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Dexter S8E9: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 9CrimeDramaMystery

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  • abet

    Word

    to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal

  • clingy

    Word

    wanting too much attention or closeness from other people

  • toweling

    Word

    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • bludgeon

    Word

    a heavy stick or club used as a weapon

  • juke

    Word

    to make a quick, sharp move to dodge someone or something

  • bayed

    Word

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

  • hawked

    Word

    to try to sell things in public by calling out to people

  • 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

  • uproot

    Word

    pull a plant or tree out of the ground

  • straddle

    Word

    to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something

  • copped

    Word

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

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  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • spook

    Word

    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • preposterous

    Word

    so silly or unreasonable that it is hard to believe

  • marshaling

    Word

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • scraping

    Word

    small bits or pieces left after something has been scraped away

  • intrude

    Word

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

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • shit yeah

    Phrase

    an excited, informal way of saying yes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • old time

    Phrase

    the distant past

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  • potion

    Word

    a liquid drink used as a medicine or in magic

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • even as

    Phrase

    at the same time that something else is happening

  • revisit

    Word

    to go back to a place, topic, or situation and deal with it again

  • fucked up

    Phrase

    in a very bad, damaged, or disordered state

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • go there

    Phrase

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

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • coming together

    Phrase

    the act of people or things joining together as one

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • hide out

    Phrase

    to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

  • pooling

    Word

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

  • anticipate

    Word

    to expect something or think it will happen

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • smoothing

    Word

    the process of making a surface or material smooth

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • horribly

    Word

    to a very bad or unpleasant degree

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • kid around

    Phrase

    to joke or behave playfully

  • police protection

    Phrase

    protection or security given by the police

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • avenge

    Word

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

  • perish

    Word

    to die or be destroyed, especially in a sudden or tragic way

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • step up

    Phrase

    to take action and become more involved or helpful

  • pull off

    Phrase

    to succeed in doing something difficult

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • lay off

    Phrase

    to stop bothering or criticizing someone

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • pay the rent

    Phrase

    to earn enough money to cover your rent

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • fugitive

    Word

    a person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger

  • deceive

    Word

    to trick someone by making them believe something false

  • follow up on

    Phrase

    to check on something later or continue dealing with it

  • underestimate

    Word

    to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

  • saxon

    Word

    a member of the Saxons, a Germanic people who lived in northern Europe and later settled in England

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • have nots

    Phrase

    people who have little money or wealth

  • wrecking

    Word

    the act of destroying something or causing serious damage

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • go for it

    Phrase

    used to encourage someone to do something or try something

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • rational

    Word

    based on reason and logic, not feelings

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • alias

    Word

    a false or different name used by someone

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • inside out

    Phrase

    with the inside surface turned outward

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • abruptly

    Word

    suddenly and unexpectedly

  • laying

    Word

    present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

  • whereabouts

    Word

    the place where someone or something is

  • either way

    Phrase

    used to say that the result is the same no matter which choice happens

  • depend on

    Phrase

    to be controlled or affected by something

  • brain surgeon

    Phrase

    a doctor who specializes in operations on the brain

  • coffee break

    Phrase

    a short break from work or study, often for drinking coffee

  • too late

    Phrase

    so late that something can no longer be done or changed

  • meant to

    Phrase

    supposed to; expected or required to do something

  • send away

    Phrase

    to make someone leave your presence

  • every time

    Phrase

    used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

  • upsetting

    Word

    making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

  • get in touch

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially by phone, email, or message

  • rock star

    Phrase

    a very famous and successful rock musician

  • square one

    Phrase

    the starting point you return to when a plan fails and you have to begin again

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • somewhere else

    Phrase

    in or to a different place

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