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Dexter S8E11: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 11CrimeDramaMystery

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  • indistinctly

    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • welcomer

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • leavings

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

  • sanitarium

    a place where people stay to recover from illness or get long-term medical care

  • cathartic

    relieving strong feelings by expressing them openly

  • canvass

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • veiled

    hidden or expressed in a way that is not direct or obvious

  • grisly

    causing horror or disgust because it is very shocking or gruesome

  • straddle

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

  • skillet

    a frying pan, especially a heavy one made of cast iron

  • copped

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

  • disengage

    to separate something from what it is attached to or connected with

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  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • requisition

    to officially take and use something, especially property or supplies, for a particular purpose

  • swab

    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

  • marshaling

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • subdued

    quiet, soft, or less strong than usual

  • combing

    the act of combing hair

  • stitching

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

  • evener

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

  • scour

    to clean something by rubbing it hard

  • stapler

    a small device used for fastening sheets of paper together with staples

  • quits

    used in the phrase call it quits: to stop doing something or end a relationship or argument

  • itinerary

    a plan or schedule for a trip, including the places you will go

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