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Dexter S6E1: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 1CrimeDramaMystery

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  • disembowel

    Word

    to cut open a person or animal and remove the organs inside

  • reverent

    Word

    showing deep respect, often in a quiet or serious way

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • smite

    Word

    to hit or punish someone or something severely

  • rusher

    Word

    a person who rushes forward quickly, especially in a game or attack

  • spatter

    Word

    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • bruiser

    Word

    a strong, tough, or aggressive person

  • sheeting

    Word

    cloth or material sold in large sheets

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • prizing

    Word

    to value something very highly

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  • terrorize

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear and distress

  • catechism

    Word

    a book or set of questions and answers used to teach Christian beliefs

  • wishbone

    Word

    the forked bone from a bird's chest that people break and pull apart to make a wish

  • lancet

    Word

    a small surgical knife with a sharp point

  • copped

    Word

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

  • cradling

    Word

    holding something gently and protectively

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • alumnus

    Word

    a person who has graduated from a school, college, or university

  • fetal

    Word

    relating to a fetus

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • buttock

    Word

    either of the two rounded parts at the back of the body below the waist

  • blasphemy

    Word

    speech or an act that shows disrespect for God or sacred things

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  • dissect

    Word

    to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

  • stitching

    Word

    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • evener

    Word

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

  • lineman

    Word

    a worker who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines

  • incision

    Word

    a small cut made in the body, usually during an operation

  • crucifix

    Word

    a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it

  • crafty

    Word

    clever in a way that is a little dishonest or sneaky

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • repent

    Word

    to feel sorry and guilty about something wrong you have done

  • pathology

    Word

    the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • post mortem

    Phrase

    done or happening after death

  • big boys

    Phrase

    important or experienced people, especially those with power or authority

  • tree of life

    Phrase

    a symbol or idea of life, growth, and the connection between all living things

  • harvesting

    Word

    the act of gathering a crop from the fields

  • fly under the radar

    Phrase

    to avoid being noticed or attracting attention

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • sharpen

    Word

    to make something sharp or sharper

  • prominently

    Word

    in a way that is easy to see or notice

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • voodoo

    Word

    a religion and set of spiritual practices that developed in Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • work camp

    Phrase

    a camp where people are forced to do hard work

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • rise up

    Phrase

    to rebel against authority or start a revolt

  • fives

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • wrap around

    Phrase

    to move text automatically onto the next line when it reaches the end of a line

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • prick

    Word

    to make a small hole or mark in something with a sharp point

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • serpent

    Word

    a snake, especially one that is large or seen as dangerous

  • indifferent

    Word

    not interested in something and not caring about it

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • rigorous

    Word

    very careful, thorough, and exact

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • not the end of the world

    Phrase

    not very serious or important; something to stay calm about

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • ashore

    Word

    toward or onto land from the water

  • pooling

    Word

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

  • dog it

    Phrase

    to work or perform badly because you are not making enough effort

  • affiliation

    Word

    the fact of being connected with a group, organization, or cause

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • obituary

    Word

    a newspaper notice about someone's death, often with a short life story

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • the finest

    Phrase

    the police

  • reconcile

    Word

    to make friendly again after an argument or disagreement

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • thundering

    Word

    making a loud, deep, rumbling sound

  • intestine

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    the long tube in your body that takes food from the stomach and absorbs nutrients

  • feeder

    Word

    something that supplies food, water, or other resources

  • prestige

    Word

    great respect and admiration that people have for someone or something because of its quality or success

  • errand

    Word

    a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

  • omega

    Word

    the last letter of the Greek alphabet, written as Ω or ω

  • poultry

    Word

    the meat from chickens, turkeys, ducks, and similar birds

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • as ever

    Phrase

    as usual; as always

  • blood sample

    Phrase

    a small amount of blood taken from the body for testing

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • avenge

    Word

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

  • everlasting

    Word

    lasting forever; never ending

  • straight out

    Phrase

    in a frank and direct way

  • rule on

    Phrase

    to make an official decision about a case or issue

  • toss in

    Phrase

    to add something casually, especially a comment or extra detail

  • reflex

    Word

    a quick automatic reaction to something, without thinking

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

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