dextrous
skilled and quick with your hands
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Dexter S5E4: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 4CrimeDramaMystery
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hospitalize
to admit someone to a hospital for treatment
methinks
an old-fashioned way of saying 'I think' or 'it seems to me
tranquilize
to give a person or animal a drug that makes them calm or unconscious
crotchety
bad-tempered and easily annoyed
prepay
to pay for something before it is due or before you receive it
hypochondriac
a person who worries too much about their health and thinks they are ill when they are not
dehydrate
to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer
chomp
to bite or chew something noisily and with force
drunkenly
in a drunken way; while drunk
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
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botch
to do something badly or carelessly
formaldehyde
a colorless chemical used to preserve biological samples and make plastics and resins
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
vertebra
one of the small bones that make up the spine
preventative
intended to stop something before it happens
scurvy
a disease caused by not getting enough vitamin C, which can make gums bleed and teeth loosen
perceptive
good at noticing and understanding things quickly
clout
influence or power, especially in business or politics
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
swab
a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample
chivalry
the traditional qualities of a knight, such as honor, courage, and courtesy