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Dexter S7E10: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 10CrimeDramaMystery

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  • whiffing

    Word

    moving or drifting out in small puffs or wisps

  • coddle

    Word

    to treat someone with too much care or protection

  • fastidious

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    very careful about details and standards

  • cannoned

    Word

    to hit or move into something with sudden force

  • smithereens

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    very small pieces after something breaks or explodes

  • spanking

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    a physical punishment in which someone is hit on the buttocks with an open hand

  • fireproofing

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    the process of making something resistant to fire

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • anise

    Word

    a plant grown for its seeds, which are used for flavoring

  • spatter

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    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • bayed

    Word

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

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

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  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • crawfish

    Word

    a small freshwater animal with a hard shell and claws, like a tiny lobster

  • leavings

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

  • lockup

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    a jail or prison, especially a small one used for short-term holding

  • deflate

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    to let air or gas out of something, or to become empty of air

  • cloaking

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    the act of hiding something so it is not easily seen or detected

  • whiff

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    a brief smell that you notice for a moment

  • butchering

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    the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

  • licorice

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    a sweet made with licorice root flavor

  • methodical

    Word

    careful and organized, with each step done in a planned way

  • fume

    Word

    a strong smell, especially smoke, gas, or vapor

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

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  • felon

    Word

    a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

  • repaint

    Word

    to paint something again

  • scribble

    Word

    to write or draw something quickly and carelessly

  • pining

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    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • fireproof

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    made to resist fire or high heat

  • compulsion

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    a strong urge to do something, especially one that is hard to control

  • dishing

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    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • stitching

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

  • evener

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

  • retard

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    to delay or slow something down

  • overdo

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    to do something too much or too intensely

  • intrude

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    to enter a place or situation where you are not wanted or invited

  • spank

    Word

    to hit someone on the buttocks with an open hand, usually as punishment

  • voided

    Word

    made invalid or no longer legally effective

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • cliche

    Word

    a phrase, idea, or remark that has been used so often it is no longer original

  • dumb fuck

    Phrase

    a very stupid person

  • soot

    Word

    a black powder made by smoke, especially from fire or burning fuel

  • logically

    Word

    in a way that follows clear reasoning and makes sense

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • manipulative

    Word

    trying to control or influence people in a dishonest way for your own benefit

  • whine

    Word

    to complain in a high, annoying voice

  • wiggle

    Word

    to move with small quick side-to-side or up-and-down motions

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • bucking

    Word

    moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

  • drug runner

    Phrase

    a person who smuggles illegal drugs

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • conveniently

    Word

    in a way that is useful or fits a plan or situation well

  • your man

    Phrase

    the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

  • brag

    Word

    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • drive back

    Phrase

    to force an enemy or crowd to move back

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • kerosene

    Word

    a type of fuel used in lamps, heaters, and some engines

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • fives

    Word

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

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • drug lord

    Phrase

    the leader of a criminal group that sells illegal drugs

  • bunk

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    a bed, especially one on a ship or in a train or bus

  • profiling

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

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • spree

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    a short period of doing a lot of one activity, often in an uncontrolled way

  • flamingo

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    a large pink bird with long legs and a long neck

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • janitor

    Word

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

  • Fourth of July

    Phrase

    the U.S. holiday on July 4, celebrating American independence

  • butt out

    Phrase

    to tell someone to stop interfering in your affairs

  • plain and simple

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that something is completely true or definite

  • back to square one

    Phrase

    to start again from the beginning after a failure or setback

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • arson

    Word

    the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

  • go public

    Phrase

    to make something secret known publicly

  • arming

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    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • sniff

    Word

    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • my man

    Phrase

    a friendly way to address a man or show approval or excitement

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • wheeled

    Word

    equipped with wheels

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • close in on

    Phrase

    to get closer to someone or something, especially while chasing or searching

  • sonny boy

    Phrase

    a friendly or slightly teasing way to address a boy or young man

  • meal ticket

    Phrase

    a person or thing that provides someone with money or support

  • prone

    Word

    likely to experience something bad or unwanted

  • hooker

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • tied up

    Phrase

    busy and not available

  • lay off

    Phrase

    to stop bothering or criticizing someone

  • framing

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    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • ungrateful

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    not showing gratitude

  • lag

    Word

    to fall behind in movement, progress, or development

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

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