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Dexter S4E5: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery

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  • untreatable

    Word

    not able to be cured or successfully treated

  • heft

    Word

    the amount of weight something has; heaviness

  • riddling

    Word

    hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling

  • bludgeon

    Word

    a heavy stick or club used as a weapon

  • laminate

    Word

    to cover paper or another flat item with a thin plastic layer to protect it

  • shoplifting

    Word

    to steal goods from a store

  • unseal

    Word

    to remove a seal from something so it can be opened

  • scurry

    Word

    to move quickly with short, hurried steps

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • agitate

    Word

    to make someone feel worried or upset

  • interlock

    Word

    to connect or fit together so that the parts lock

  • scalpel

    Word

    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

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  • methodical

    Word

    careful and organized, with each step done in a planned way

  • dicing

    Word

    the act of cutting food into small cubes

  • renter

    Word

    a person who rents a home or apartment from someone else

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • rifling

    Word

    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • stitching

    Word

    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • rudimentary

    Word

    basic and not yet well developed

  • evener

    Word

    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • syringe

    Word

    a medical tool used to inject or remove liquid

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  • scorn

    Word

    a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of respect

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • syphilis

    Word

    a serious bacterial infection that is usually spread through sexual contact

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • omelet

    Word

    a dish made by cooking beaten eggs in a pan, often with other ingredients

  • deviate

    Word

    to move away from a usual course, rule, or pattern

  • adversary

    Word

    a person or group you are competing or fighting against

  • laborer

    Word

    a person who does hard physical work for a living

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • surgeon general

    Phrase

    the top public health official in the United States

  • enigma

    Word

    something that is hard to understand or explain

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • senseless

    Word

    stupid, pointless, or not sensible

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • prick

    Word

    to make a small hole or mark in something with a sharp point

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • channeling

    Word

    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • control freak

    Phrase

    a person who wants to control other people or every detail of a situation

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • disclosure

    Word

    the act of making secret or unknown information known

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • karma

    Word

    the idea that your actions affect what happens to you later

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • piece of the puzzle

    Phrase

    one part of a bigger situation, explanation, or plan

  • spar

    Word

    to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • hover

    Word

    to stay in one place in the air

  • mean the world to

    Phrase

    to be very important or deeply meaningful to someone

  • go at it

    Phrase

    to fight or argue intensely

  • defense attorney

    Phrase

    a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

  • security deposit

    Phrase

    money paid in advance for a rental or service, returned if nothing is damaged or owed

  • foot traffic

    Phrase

    the number of people passing by or visiting a place, especially a shop or business

  • leasing

    Word

    the act of renting something, especially a car or equipment, for a period of time

  • meth

    Word

    methamphetamine, a highly addictive illegal drug

  • vulture

    Word

    a large bird that eats dead animals

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • caffeine

    Word

    a substance in coffee, tea, and some other plants that makes you feel more awake

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • bathtub

    Word

    a large tub that you fill with water for washing your body

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • hand off

    Phrase

    to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it

  • tavern

    Word

    a place where people go to drink and eat

  • underestimate

    Word

    to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • rye

    Word

    a grain used for making flour, bread, and whiskey

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • versatile

    Word

    able to do many different things or be used in many different ways

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • kin

    Word

    your family and relatives

  • riddle

    Word

    a question or statement that is meant to be solved as a game or puzzle

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • blur

    Word

    a blurred or unclear image, shape, or mark

  • concussion

    Word

    a brain injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head, often causing confusion or dizziness

  • notify

    Word

    to tell someone officially or formally about something

  • logging

    Word

    the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • adore

    Word

    to love or like someone or something very much

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • get better

    Phrase

    to become healthier or improve

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