Episode vocabulary

Medium S1E7: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 7CrimeDramaMystery

Preview up to 100 useful vocabulary entries from this title. This is a general public list; Slovnyx personalizes it in the app.

All vocabulary stays together in one practical preview. See the methodology.

Medium S1E7 poster

100 entries

How this list is made
  • underpay

    Word

    to pay someone less than they should be paid

  • twinge

    Word

    a sudden, sharp pain or feeling

  • fixable

    Word

    able to be fixed or repaired

  • seance

    Word

    a meeting where people try to contact the spirits of the dead

  • abject

    Word

    very bad, severe, or hopeless

  • dutiful

    Word

    doing what you are expected or required to do, especially because you feel it is your duty

  • insurmountable

    Word

    too difficult or too large to overcome

  • logarithmic

    Word

    relating to logarithms or written using them

  • indiscretion

    Word

    a careless or embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or behavior

  • surmise

    Word

    to guess that something is true without having proof

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • Make it personalSave the useful vocabulary and practice it in Slovnyx.
    Continue in the app
  • shakedown

    Word

    a thorough search or inspection

  • embed

    Word

    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • bailiff

    Word

    an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers

  • conjure

    Word

    to make something seem to appear from nowhere, often by using imagination or magic

  • trot

    Word

    to run or move with short, quick steps

  • evener

    Word

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

  • glitch

    Word

    a small fault or problem in a machine, computer, or system

  • shears

    Word

    large scissors with two blades that slide past each other

  • psychics

    Word

    people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • prescribe

    Word

    to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

Show more vocabularyShow less vocabulary
  • duly

    Word

    in the proper or expected way; as required

  • formality

    Word

    the quality of being very formal and following rules of etiquette closely

  • compel

    Word

    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • yorker

    Word

    a ball bowled very close to the batsman's feet

  • ravine

    Word

    a deep, narrow valley with steep sides

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • power of attorney

    Phrase

    the legal right to act for someone else, especially in financial or legal matters

  • green earth

    Phrase

    a green mineral used as a pigment in paint

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • quadruple

    Word

    to make something four times as large or as much

  • bar examination

    Phrase

    the exam you must pass to qualify as a lawyer

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • bar exam

    Phrase

    an exam you must pass to qualify as a lawyer

  • hallelujah

    Word

    used to express praise, joy, or relief

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • solitude

    Word

    the state of being alone, often by choice

  • shear

    Word

    to cut the wool off a sheep or other animal

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • ride with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or be part of their group

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • intellect

    Word

    a person's ability to think and understand things well

  • suicidal

    Word

    having thoughts of killing yourself

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • provoke

    Word

    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • seduce

    Word

    to persuade someone to have sex with you or do something they might not otherwise do

  • tread

    Word

    to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

  • karma

    Word

    the idea that your actions affect what happens to you later

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • talk at

    Phrase

    to speak to someone in a way that ignores their replies or feelings

  • living hell

    Phrase

    a situation that is extremely unpleasant and very hard to endure

  • fun and games

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not always easy or enjoyable

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • shipwreck

    Word

    the remains of a ship that has been wrecked or sunk

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • what's the deal

    Phrase

    an informal way of asking what is happening or what the situation is

  • nag

    Word

    to keep asking someone to do something in an annoying way

  • credible

    Word

    able to be trusted or believed

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • hand off

    Phrase

    to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • watt

    Word

    a unit used to measure power

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • learner's permit

    Phrase

    a temporary driving permit for someone who is learning to drive

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • seemingly

    Word

    used to say that something appears true, although it may not be

  • forensic

    Word

    relating to the scientific study used in solving crimes

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • steward

    Word

    a person who serves passengers on a ship, plane, or train

  • cosmic

    Word

    relating to the universe and outer space

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • go for it

    Phrase

    used to encourage someone to do something or try something

  • whatsoever

    Word

    at all; used for emphasis in negative statements

  • debating

    Word

    the activity of discussing a topic in a formal way, especially to argue different sides

  • implication

    Word

    a result or meaning that is suggested but not stated directly

  • breaker

    Word

    a large wave that breaks into foam near the shore

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • investigator

    Word

    a person who carries out an investigation, especially for the police or another organization

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • cellular

    Word

    relating to living cells

  • bribe

    Word

    a gift of money or something else given to persuade someone to do something dishonest or illegal

  • vector

    Word

    a quantity that has both size and direction

  • dialing

    Word

    the act of entering a phone number to call someone

Continue in Slovnyx

Turn this preview into your personal study list.

Install Slovnyx to filter out words you know, save the useful ones, and practice them before you press play.