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Dallas S8E23: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 23SoapDramaFamily

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  • gusher

    Word

    a sudden strong flow of liquid, especially oil or water

  • brindle

    Word

    having a coat with dark streaks or spots on a lighter background

  • abhorrent

    Word

    causing strong disgust or moral dislike

  • muffle

    Word

    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • volition

    Word

    the act of making your own decisions or choices

  • jockeying

    Word

    competing hard for an advantage or position

  • overrule

    Word

    to use your authority to change or reject a decision

  • chloroform

    Word

    a colorless liquid once used as an anesthetic and sometimes as a solvent

  • elope

    Word

    to run away secretly to get married, often without telling your family

  • muddle

    Word

    to make something confused or untidy

  • 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

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • termite

    Word

    a small pale insect that lives in large colonies and eats wood

  • silencer

    Word

    a device on a gun that makes the shot quieter

  • subpoena

    Word

    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • bailiff

    Word

    an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers

  • bonanza

    Word

    a sudden chance to make a lot of money or get something very valuable

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • evener

    Word

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

  • adjourn

    Word

    to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

  • jeopardize

    Word

    to put someone or something in danger

  • distraught

    Word

    very upset, worried, or shocked

  • envious

    Word

    feeling unhappy because someone has something you want

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  • tycoon

    Word

    a very rich and powerful business person

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • stewardess

    Word

    a woman who works on an aircraft helping passengers

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • go outside

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • preside

    Word

    to be in charge of a meeting, court case, or ceremony

  • step down

    Phrase

    to resign from an important job or public position

  • quarreling

    Word

    arguing or fighting angrily

  • stun

    Word

    to shock or surprise someone very much

  • inflict

    Word

    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • run out on

    Phrase

    to leave a partner or commitment suddenly and without warning

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • close up

    Phrase

    at a very short distance; with little space between things

  • hoax

    Word

    a trick or lie meant to make people believe something false

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • wrench

    Word

    a tool used for gripping and turning nuts, bolts, or pipes

  • true that

    Phrase

    used to strongly agree with someone

  • don't you know

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • overload

    Word

    to put too much into something, or to make something have too much to handle

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • to tell the truth

    Phrase

    used to introduce a statement that is honest or frank

  • go at it

    Phrase

    to fight or argue intensely

  • feud

    Word

    a long, angry argument or conflict

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • under control

    Phrase

    in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • hacker

    Word

    a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

  • blacked out

    Phrase

    made dark so that light cannot pass through

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • yank

    Word

    a sudden hard pull or jerk

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • deceive

    Word

    to trick someone by making them believe something false

  • fasten

    Word

    to close or attach something securely

  • complement

    Word

    something that goes well with something else and makes it look or work better

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • break up

    Phrase

    to make a group of people separate and go away

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • time difference

    Phrase

    the difference in local time between two places or time zones

  • quarrel

    Word

    an angry argument, usually between people who know each other

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • drumming

    Word

    the act of playing drums

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • instruct

    Word

    to teach someone how to do something or how to behave

  • donna

    Word

    an Italian title used before a woman's name

  • notify

    Word

    to tell someone officially or formally about something

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • odor

    Word

    a smell, especially a bad one

  • one way

    Phrase

    allowing travel in only one direction

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • profiting

    Word

    to make money from a business or activity

  • wade

    Word

    to walk through water or another liquid with effort

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • good girl

    Phrase

    said to a female animal, especially a dog, when she has done something well

  • honorable

    Word

    deserving respect because of honest, fair, and good behavior

  • laying

    Word

    present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

  • overdose

    Word

    an amount of a drug that is too large and can be dangerous or fatal

  • instinct

    Word

    a natural feeling or reaction that makes you act without thinking

  • robe

    Word

    a loose outer garment, often worn at home or over pajamas

  • upsetting

    Word

    making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • get in touch

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially by phone, email, or message

  • oriental

    Word

    relating to East Asia or its people, culture, or things

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • hotel room

    Phrase

    a room in a hotel for guests to stay in

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