Dexter S6E8: English vocabulary

a dish made by cooking beaten eggs in a pan, often with other ingredients

boring, ordinary, and not interesting

something done to show regret for a wrong action, often as a religious duty

having spikes or sharp points

done without conscious control

a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

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

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

to clean something thoroughly, especially by removing dirt or harmful substances

having raised ridges or lines

a person or system that closely watches people and limits their privacy

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

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

marks or scars on the skin caused by repeated drug injections

a person or thing that has the same name as another

to honor an event or place by being present

the line where two pieces of cloth or other material are sewn together

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

to move backward suddenly after hitting something hard

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to land or settle lightly on something

to fill something too full so that it bulges or spills out

the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

to bring up something irrelevant in a discussion

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

to hint at or reveal something indirectly, often a secret or embarrassing fact

to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

to openly refuse to obey or accept something

a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

an exclamation used to show surprise or shock

the third person of the Christian Trinity

producing fruit

a serious illness that slowly damages the brain and causes problems with memory and thinking

to start living in a way that is better for the environment

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

looking neat, smart, or well dressed

the process of making something smaller or tighter by pressing it together

to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

a vegetable, especially when spoken about informally

coated or mixed with sugar

something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

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

to combine separate things into one total or group

used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

to upset or disturb someone badly

work that involves carefully finding out facts or solving a mystery

a very unpleasant or painful situation

to change the order or position of things

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

a way of behaving that avoids attracting attention

a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

to cause someone to make a mistake or lose their balance

behaving in a secretive or dishonest way

a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

land covered with grass for animals to graze on

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to speak or act more quickly

to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

a person who has sex for money

wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

a house or other place where someone lives

to live in a particular place

respect and admiration for someone or something

as; in the same way that

to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

marked or decorated with letters or writing

time when a machine, system, or person is not working or being used

having a collar

past tense and past participle of bed