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24 S3E16: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 16Action & AdventureDramaCrime

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  • triangulate

    to find the position of something by using measurements from known points

  • decimate

    to damage or destroy something very badly

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • permeate

    to spread through something and fill it; to pass into every part of something

  • irritant

    something that causes irritation or annoyance

  • indiscretion

    a careless or embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or behavior

  • insinuate

    to suggest something bad in a sly or indirect way

  • shafting

    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

  • leavings

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

  • symptomatic

    showing symptoms of a disease or condition

  • silvering

    the process of turning silver in color

  • nosing

    the front edge of a step or stair

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  • contaminate

    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

  • inexplicable

    impossible to explain

  • perjury

    the crime of lying under oath in court

  • incubator

    a machine that keeps babies, eggs, or tiny living things in a controlled warm environment

  • cordon

    a line of police, soldiers, or guards that blocks access to an area

  • incubation

    the process of keeping eggs, cells, or microorganisms at the right temperature so they can develop

  • stabling

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

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

  • vial

    a small glass container for holding a liquid, especially medicine

  • withhold

    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

  • storeroom

    a room where things are kept for later use

  • hemorrhage

    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

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