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Prison Break S4E23: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 23Action & AdventureCrimeDrama

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  • incarcerate

    Word

    to put someone in prison

  • electrify

    Word

    to make something carry or use electricity

  • ameliorate

    Word

    to make something bad or difficult better

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • exonerate

    Word

    to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • preferential

    Word

    giving someone special treatment or an advantage

  • reciprocate

    Word

    to respond to a kind act, feeling, or gesture with one of your own

  • kneecap

    Word

    the bone at the front of the knee

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • indigestion

    Word

    pain or discomfort in your stomach after eating

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  • gens

    Word

    a group of families in ancient Rome who claimed the same ancestor

  • spook

    Word

    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • clipping

    Word

    a small piece cut off something

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • evener

    Word

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

  • visitation

    Word

    the act of visiting someone, especially in a hospital or prison

  • shale

    Word

    a hard rock made of layers of mud and clay

  • revoke

    Word

    to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement

  • lapsed

    Word

    no longer valid because it has expired or was not renewed

  • reinstate

    Word

    to give someone back their job, rank, or previous position

  • lapse

    Word

    a small mistake or failure in concentration, memory, or judgment

  • penitentiary

    Word

    a prison for people who have committed serious crimes

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  • raving

    Word

    showing strong enthusiasm or excitement

  • repository

    Word

    a place where things are stored or kept for future use

  • ascertain

    Word

    to find out something for certain

  • motoring

    Word

    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • pivot

    Word

    the central point or part that something turns around

  • apprehend

    Word

    to arrest someone, especially a suspect

  • revisit

    Word

    to go back to a place, topic, or situation and deal with it again

  • your boy

    Phrase

    I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

  • attest

    Word

    to show clearly that something is true or real

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • behold

    Word

    to look at something with attention or wonder

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • surrogate

    Word

    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • contraction

    Word

    the process of becoming smaller or shorter, or of squeezing together

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • burrow

    Word

    a hole or tunnel dug by an animal, especially a rabbit, for living in

  • induce

    Word

    to persuade or influence someone to do something

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • laid up

    Phrase

    staying in bed or at home because you are ill or injured

  • intimidate

    Word

    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • tough going

    Phrase

    a difficult or unpleasant period or situation

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • infirmary

    Word

    a room or area in a school, hospital, or other large place where sick people can get basic medical care

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • budget cut

    Phrase

    a reduction in planned spending

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • morse

    Word

    a system of dots and dashes used to send messages

  • unborn

    Word

    not yet born

  • loading dock

    Phrase

    a place where trucks are loaded and unloaded

  • public property

    Phrase

    property owned by the government or open for everyone to use

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • credible

    Word

    able to be trusted or believed

  • pull off

    Phrase

    to succeed in doing something difficult

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • take it away

    Phrase

    a cheerful way to tell someone to start speaking or performing

  • agony

    Word

    severe physical or mental pain

  • pass along

    Phrase

    to tell someone something so they can tell other people

  • sufficiently

    Word

    to a degree that is enough or acceptable

  • 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

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • taxpayer

    Word

    a person who pays taxes

  • hand off

    Phrase

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

  • drop in

    Phrase

    to visit someone briefly and informally

  • hang in

    Phrase

    to keep going in a difficult situation and not give up

  • charcoal

    Word

    a black substance made by heating wood or other material without air, used as fuel or for drawing

  • laser

    Word

    a device that produces a narrow beam of light for use in technology, medicine, and science

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • handicap

    Word

    a physical or mental condition that makes it harder for someone to do things in everyday life

  • break up

    Phrase

    to make a group of people separate and go away

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • warden

    Word

    a person who is in charge of a prison or another place and makes sure rules are followed

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • supervise

    Word

    to be in charge of a person, group, or activity and make sure it is done properly

  • whatsoever

    Word

    at all; used for emphasis in negative statements

  • probation

    Word

    a period when someone is watched to see if they behave well, especially after a crime or before a job becomes permanent

  • wiring

    Word

    the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

  • rave

    Word

    a party with loud electronic music and dancing

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • lure

    Word

    to attract or tempt someone or something, often by offering something appealing

  • structural

    Word

    relating to the structure or basic framework of something

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

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