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Game of Thrones S4E8: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 8Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAction & Adventure

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  • hangnail

    Word

    a small piece of torn skin near a fingernail

  • matricide

    Word

    the act of killing one's mother

  • whinny

    Word

    to make a high, soft sound like a horse

  • patricide

    Word

    the killing of one's father

  • husking

    Word

    the act of removing husks from corn or grain

  • fratricide

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    the killing of one's brother or sister

  • wherewithal

    Word

    the money or other means needed to do something

  • inordinate

    Word

    much more than is normal or reasonable

  • unadulterated

    Word

    not mixed with anything else; pure and complete

  • teat

    Word

    the nipple of an animal, especially a cow, goat, or sheep

  • caw

    Word

    the harsh cry of a crow

  • cower

    Word

    to crouch low because you are afraid

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  • regicide

    Word

    the act of killing a king

  • flay

    Word

    to remove the skin or outer layer from a person or animal

  • infanticide

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    the crime of killing a baby or very young child

  • castrate

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    to remove the testicles of a male animal or person

  • tormenting

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    causing someone to feel great pain or suffering

  • fraying

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    the process of becoming worn and starting to come apart at the edge

  • clamor

    Word

    a loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people

  • slaver

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    to let saliva run out of the mouth

  • wormed

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    treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

  • predilection

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    a strong liking for something

  • taster

    Word

    a person who tastes food or drink to judge its quality

  • bayed

    Word

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

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  • usurper

    Word

    a person who takes power or a position illegally or by force

  • plaything

    Word

    a toy or object used for play

  • mooned

    Word

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • grubby

    Word

    dirty and untidy

  • reek

    Word

    to smell very bad

  • hounding

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    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

  • clang

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    to make a loud, sharp metallic sound

  • imp

    Word

    a mischievous child

  • belch

    Word

    to let gas out of your stomach through your mouth with a noise

  • afflict

    Word

    to cause pain or suffering to someone or something

  • implore

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    to beg someone strongly and sincerely to do something

  • condolence

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    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • affliction

    Word

    great suffering, especially from illness, hardship, or loss

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • breech

    Word

    the back part of a gun where the cartridge is loaded

  • husk

    Word

    the dry outer covering of a seed or grain

  • lurk

    Word

    to stay hidden and wait for a chance to act

  • eunuch

    Word

    a man who has been castrated, especially one who served in a royal court or guarded women’s quarters in the past

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • behead

    Word

    to cut off someone's head, especially as a form of execution

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • fawn

    Word

    to try to get someone’s approval by praising them too much

  • cocking

    Word

    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • mutter

    Word

    to speak quietly and unclearly, often because you are annoyed or upset

  • keg

    Word

    a small barrel, often used for beer or other drinks

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • mutton

    Word

    meat from an adult sheep, used as food

  • ascertain

    Word

    to find out something for certain

  • licking

    Word

    the act of moving your tongue over something

  • sickly

    Word

    looking weak, unhealthy, or slightly ill

  • fray

    Word

    a fight or struggle, especially one involving many people

  • unravel

    Word

    to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

  • relentless

    Word

    continuing without stopping or weakening

  • smuggle

    Word

    to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

  • viper

    Word

    a venomous snake with long fangs and a thick body

  • illuminate

    Word

    to light something up or make it brighter

  • mindless

    Word

    showing no thought, care, or intelligence

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • hoot

    Word

    the sound an owl makes

  • stony

    Word

    hard, cold, and unfriendly in appearance or manner

  • deter

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    to make someone less likely to do something by making it seem difficult, risky, or unpleasant

  • hereby

    Word

    using these words or actions to make something official

  • sizing

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    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • slump

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    to sit, lean, or fall heavily, often with a bent back

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • moat

    Word

    a deep, wide ditch around a castle, fort, or town, often filled with water for protection

  • outnumber

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    to be greater in number than someone or something

  • graced

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    to honor an event or place by being present

  • affinity

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    a natural liking for or connection with someone or something

  • sacking

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    the act of being dismissed from a job

  • cripple

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    to seriously damage or weaken something

  • growl

    Word

    to make a low, rough sound, especially in anger or warning

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • melancholy

    Word

    a feeling of sadness, often without a clear reason

  • my Lord

    Phrase

    a respectful way to address a lord, bishop, or judge

  • mumble

    Word

    to speak quietly and unclearly, so that it is hard to understand

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • dread

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    to feel worried or afraid about something that may happen

  • stinking

    Word

    very unpleasant-smelling

  • fawn over

    Phrase

    to praise or flatter someone too much, usually to get favor or advantage

  • invader

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    a person, group, or animal that enters a place by force or without permission

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • harshly

    Word

    in a rough or severe way

  • by the score

    Phrase

    in large numbers or in a large amount

  • weeping

    Word

    crying or showing tears

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • rattle

    Word

    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • vale

    Word

    a valley

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • to tell the truth

    Phrase

    used to introduce a statement that is honest or frank

  • white flag

    Phrase

    a sign that someone is giving up or asking for a pause in fighting

  • drone on

    Phrase

    to talk for a long time in a dull, monotonous way

  • prone

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    likely to experience something bad or unwanted

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