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Breaking Bad S5E8: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 8DramaCrime

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  • silverfish

    Word

    a small insect with a silvery body that lives in damp places

  • borage

    Word

    a plant with bright blue flowers and leaves that smell a little like cucumber

  • whacking

    Word

    very large or extreme

  • amenable

    Word

    willing to accept suggestions or changes

  • spate

    Word

    a large number of similar things happening in a short time

  • doable

    Word

    possible to do or achieve

  • madrigal

    Word

    a piece of music for several voices, usually sung without instruments

  • douche

    Word

    an insulting word for a rude, unpleasant, or contemptible person

  • peekaboo

    Word

    a game for babies or small children in which you hide your face and then show it again, saying “peekaboo

  • diversification

    Word

    the process of making something more varied or less dependent on one thing

  • prenatal

    Word

    relating to the time before a baby is born

  • copped

    Word

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

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  • hunk

    Word

    a large piece of something, especially food or meat

  • blanketing

    Word

    covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

  • inertia

    Word

    a lack of movement or change; a tendency to stay the same

  • samaritan

    Word

    a very helpful or kind person, especially one who helps a stranger

  • sunburn

    Word

    red, painful skin caused by too much sun

  • tailed

    Word

    having a tail

  • factoring

    Word

    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • correctional

    Word

    relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • anyways

    Word

    used in speech to mean “anyway” or “in any case,” often when changing the subject or continuing a point

  • hitter

    Word

    a player who hits the ball in baseball or softball

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  • chow

    Word

    food; a meal or something to eat

  • earthly

    Word

    relating to the earth or to life on earth

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • laden

    Word

    covered with or weighed down by something heavy

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • on the face of

    Phrase

    used to say that something seems true or reasonable at first, but may not be when you look more closely

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • denomination

    Word

    the amount or value of a coin or bill

  • furnish

    Word

    to put furniture and other items into a room or house

  • slam dunk

    Phrase

    something that is very easy to do or achieve

  • contend

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation or problem

  • do you know what I'm saying

    Phrase

    used at the end of a sentence to check that someone is following or agrees

  • hoop

    Word

    a circular ring or band

  • glossy

    Word

    shiny and smooth, with a surface that reflects light

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • run out of gas

    Phrase

    to become very tired and unable to continue

  • hunk of junk

    Phrase

    a thing that is badly made, broken, or useless

  • rattle

    Word

    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • loose ends

    Phrase

    unfinished things that still need attention

  • brew

    Word

    to make beer, tea, or coffee by soaking or boiling ingredients in water

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • skid

    Word

    to slide out of control on a surface, especially because it is wet or icy

  • play around

    Phrase

    to behave in a casual or unserious way, especially with money or ideas

  • loose end

    Phrase

    a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention

  • power steering

    Phrase

    a system in a car that makes the steering wheel easier to turn

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • launder

    Word

    wash clothes, sheets, or other fabric items

  • metric

    Word

    relating to the metric system

  • burner

    Word

    a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

  • meth

    Word

    methamphetamine, a highly addictive illegal drug

  • halo

    Word

    a ring of light around the sun, moon, or another bright object

  • bum

    Word

    a person who is lazy and avoids work

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • contend with

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem or difficult situation

  • brew up

    Phrase

    to make tea, coffee, or another hot drink by brewing it

  • hire out

    Phrase

    to let someone use something for money

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • disconnect

    Word

    to break or end a connection between things

  • wind up

    Phrase

    to end up in a particular place, situation, or state

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • unanimous

    Word

    in complete agreement; with everyone voting the same way

  • penned

    Word

    wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • purity

    Word

    the quality of being clean, unmixed, or not contaminated

  • hank

    Word

    a loose coil of yarn, rope, or hair

  • jerry can

    Phrase

    a large metal container used for carrying or storing fuel

  • flex

    Word

    to bend or tighten a muscle

  • profiting

    Word

    to make money from a business or activity

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • idle

    Word

    not active, working, or being used

  • out of gas

    Phrase

    with no fuel left

  • beach bum

    Phrase

    an informal word for a person who spends a lot of time relaxing at the beach

  • pounding

    Word

    a heavy, repeated beating or striking sound

  • one moment

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to wait for a short time

  • earring

    Word

    a piece of jewelry worn on the ear

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • no good

    Phrase

    bad, useless, or not worth using

  • piles

    Word

    a large amount of something

  • beached

    Word

    washed or carried onto land by the sea

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • baseball card

    Phrase

    a card with a picture of a baseball player, often collected or traded

  • spray can

    Phrase

    a metal container that sprays out paint or another liquid when you press the nozzle

  • holly

    Word

    a shrub or tree with sharp, shiny leaves and red berries

  • valencia

    Word

    a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean coast

  • immunity

    Word

    protection from being punished, sued, or forced to do something

  • oh oh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used when something goes wrong or seems about to go wrong

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • pitching

    Word

    the act of pitching a baseball

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

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