prescience
the ability to know or guess what will happen before it happens
Episode vocabulary
Medium S1E9: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 9CrimeDramaMystery
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scratcher
a thing or person that scratches
cribbing
the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission
molester
a person who sexually abuses someone, especially a child
jogger
a person who runs slowly and regularly for exercise
ogre
a large, ugly creature in stories that is usually very cruel and may eat people
jacketed
covered with a protective outer layer
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
boning
the process of removing bones from meat or fish
penitentiary
a prison for people who have committed serious crimes
beneficiary
a person or group that receives money, property, or other benefits
carding
the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers
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compel
to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it
abduct
to take someone away illegally by force or trickery
with young
pregnant, used about a female animal
tripping
moving or walking with quick, light steps
gassing
to talk in a casual, lively way
scarring
the process of forming scars as a wound heals
fives
a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
shotted
past tense and past participle of shoot
tabling
the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion
gun down
to shoot someone and kill them
light on
to land or settle lightly on something
rapped
to hit a surface with short, quick knocks