envelopment
the act of surrounding or covering something
Episode vocabulary
Columbo S2E2: English vocabulary
Season 2, Episode 2CrimeDramaMystery
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corsage
a small bunch of flowers worn pinned to clothing
pocketknife
a small knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle
spendthrift
a person who spends money carelessly and too quickly
rumple
to make cloth or paper wrinkled or untidy
solarium
a room with large windows or glass walls that lets in a lot of sunlight
jibe
agree or match
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
clod
a lump of earth or clay
fancier
more elaborate or expensive than usual
rummage
to search through things in a messy or casual way
prowler
a person who moves around quietly, especially to steal or break into places
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wagering
the activity of betting money on uncertain results
weakling
a person who is weak and easily controlled by others
glaring
very bright and hard to look at
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
substantiate
to provide evidence that something is true
thumbed
past tense and past participle of thumb through
captor
a person who has captured and is holding someone prisoner
grisly
causing horror or disgust because it is very shocking or gruesome
rigor
careful, exact, and thorough work or study
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
ballistics
the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air