underpay
to pay someone less than they should be paid
Episode vocabulary
Medium S1E7: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 7CrimeDramaMystery
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twinge
a sudden, sharp pain or feeling
fixable
able to be fixed or repaired
seance
a meeting where people try to contact the spirits of the dead
abject
very bad, severe, or hopeless
dutiful
doing what you are expected or required to do, especially because you feel it is your duty
insurmountable
too difficult or too large to overcome
logarithmic
relating to logarithms or written using them
indiscretion
a careless or embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or behavior
surmise
to guess that something is true without having proof
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
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shakedown
a thorough search or inspection
embed
to put something firmly inside or into something else
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
bailiff
an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers
conjure
to make something seem to appear from nowhere, often by using imagination or magic
trot
to run or move with short, quick steps
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
glitch
a small fault or problem in a machine, computer, or system
shears
large scissors with two blades that slide past each other
psychics
people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future
loaning
the act of lending something to someone
prescribe
to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment