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Dexter S5E7: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 7CrimeDramaMystery

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  • napless

    Word

    without a soft raised surface, especially on cloth

  • putrefy

    Word

    to decay and give off a bad smell

  • topically

    Word

    in a way that relates to the subject being discussed

  • congeal

    Word

    to become thicker or solid, especially as it gets cold

  • embalm

    Word

    to preserve a dead body so it does not decay

  • studding

    Word

    the act of decorating something with studs or small metal decorations

  • contusion

    Word

    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • electrocute

    Word

    to kill someone or something with electricity

  • orifice

    Word

    an opening in a body or object

  • galore

    Word

    in large amounts; in abundance

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • formaldehyde

    Word

    a colorless chemical used to preserve biological samples and make plastics and resins

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  • roving

    Word

    moving from place to place, especially as part of a job

  • manipulator

    Word

    a person who uses other people in a clever or dishonest way to get what they want

  • cadaver

    Word

    a dead human body

  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • derail

    Word

    to make a train or tram leave its tracks

  • parasitic

    Word

    relating to parasites or to living off another organism

  • finisher

    Word

    a person who finishes a race, task, or game

  • psychics

    Word

    people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

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  • mayan

    Word

    relating to the Maya people or their civilization

  • blindfold

    Word

    a cloth or band tied over someone's eyes so they cannot see

  • bystander

    Word

    a person who sees an event or situation but does not get involved

  • relive

    Word

    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • stalker

    Word

    a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • lean in

    Phrase

    to become more actively involved and confident in a situation

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

    Word

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • bring to justice

    Phrase

    to make sure someone is arrested and tried for a crime

  • bodily

    Word

    relating to the body; physical

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • channeling

    Word

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

  • whipping

    Word

    the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

  • lay it on

    Phrase

    to exaggerate something when speaking

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • key on

    Phrase

    to tell someone important information so they know what is happening

  • play hard to get

    Phrase

    to pretend not to be interested in someone romantically so they want you more

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • on edge

    Phrase

    nervous and unable to relax

  • same exact

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that two things are exactly the same

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • no place

    Phrase

    used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • innocent bystander

    Phrase

    a person who is not involved in a situation but is hurt by it

  • weigh down

    Phrase

    to make someone or something feel heavier and harder to move

  • avenge

    Word

    to punish someone by doing harm in return for a wrong done to you or someone else

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • tied up

    Phrase

    busy and not available

  • lookout

    Word

    a person who watches for danger or for something important to appear

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • psychic

    Word

    someone who claims to have special powers to know things or see the future

  • flashlight

    Word

    a small battery-powered light you can carry in your hand

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • key in

    Phrase

    to enter information by typing it into a computer or device

  • ignition

    Word

    the part of a car that starts the engine

  • informant

    Word

    a person who gives information, especially secretly

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • oversee

    Word

    to be in charge of a project, group, or activity and make sure it runs well

  • first off

    Phrase

    before anything else; first of all

  • weathering

    Word

    the wearing away or breaking down of rock and other materials by air, water, and weather

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • you betcha

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying yes or certainly

  • coaster

    Word

    a small object you put under a glass or cup to protect a table

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • tick

    Word

    a small insect-like animal that bites animals and people and sucks blood

  • premise

    Word

    a statement or idea that forms the basis of an argument or theory

  • 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

  • oh my goodness

    Phrase

    an expression of surprise, shock, or concern

  • say again

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to repeat what they said

  • console

    Word

    to comfort someone who is sad or upset

  • stud

    Word

    a short metal pin or bolt that sticks out from a surface

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • my goodness

    Phrase

    used to express surprise, shock, or amazement

  • laying

    Word

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

  • facilitate

    Word

    to make a process or task easier

  • beached

    Word

    washed or carried onto land by the sea

  • move in

    Phrase

    to begin living in a new home

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