remiss
not careful enough about something you should do
Episode vocabulary
24 S8E17: English vocabulary
Season 8, Episode 17Action & AdventureDramaCrime
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galvanize
to make people feel excited and ready to act
fractious
irritable and hard to deal with
irk
to annoy or irritate someone
reticence
a tendency to say little or keep your thoughts private
dignitary
a person who is important because of a high rank or official position
carotid
either of the two main arteries that carry blood to the head and neck
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
figurehead
a leader who has the title but little real power
toxicology
the study of poisons and how they affect living things
duress
pressure or threats that force someone to do something
emissary
a person sent to represent someone or carry out a special mission
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condolence
an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died
tarnish
to make something, especially a reputation, seem less good or less respected
trample
to step heavily on something or crush it under your feet
ratify
to make an agreement, treaty, or contract officially valid by signing or approving it
vitals
the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
astute
good at understanding people and situations and making smart decisions
milligram
a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram
contentious
causing or likely to cause arguments
resourceful
good at finding quick and clever ways to solve problems
interrogate
to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level