pragmatist
a person who makes decisions based on practical facts rather than theory or ideals
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Dexter S8E7: English vocabulary
Season 8, Episode 7CrimeDramaMystery
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unsettle
to make someone feel worried, uneasy, or disturbed
bludgeon
a heavy stick or club used as a weapon
obligate
to make someone legally or morally required to do something
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
chump
a foolish or easily fooled person
carotid
either of the two main arteries that carry blood to the head and neck
agitate
to make someone feel worried or upset
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
poling
the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water
spurt
to come out in a sudden, forceful stream
desist
to stop doing something or to stop yourself from doing something
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abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
roost
a place where birds rest or sleep
intolerant
not willing to accept other people's beliefs, opinions, or ways of behaving
topless
with no clothes on the upper body
faxed
to send something by fax
marshaling
the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way
dented
slightly damaged by a dent
braving
while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
vortex
a mass of air or water that spins around very fast
derail
to make a train or tram leave its tracks
necking
kissing and touching someone in a sexual way