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Midsomer Murders S5E3: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 3CrimeDramaMystery

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  • lechery

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    strong and offensive sexual desire

  • expiation

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    the act of making up for wrongdoing or guilt

  • bristly

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    having stiff, short hairs or sharp points sticking out

  • wheeze

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    to breathe with a whistling sound, usually because of a blocked airway

  • slink

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    move quietly and secretly, often because you want to avoid being seen

  • morass

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    a difficult, confusing, or unpleasant situation

  • cantankerous

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    bad-tempered and often complaining or arguing

  • sacrilegious

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    showing disrespect for something sacred or holy

  • whelk

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    a sea snail with a spiral shell, often eaten as food

  • cacophony

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    a harsh mixture of loud, unpleasant sounds

  • arthritic

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    relating to arthritis or caused by arthritis

  • efficacious

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    effective in producing the result you want

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  • sideboard

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    a long piece of furniture used for storing dishes and serving food

  • ail

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    to cause pain, worry, or trouble

  • harpy

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    a mythical creature with a woman's face and a bird's body or wings

  • contusion

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    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • gratify

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    to give someone pleasure or satisfaction

  • desperado

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    a bold, reckless person, especially a criminal or outlaw

  • unfurl

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    to open out from a rolled or folded state

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • sanctify

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    to make something holy or sacred

  • tryst

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    a secret meeting between lovers

  • peal

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    a loud ringing sound made by bells

  • aphrodisiac

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    a food, drink, or drug believed to increase sexual desire

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  • wormed

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    treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

  • mutineer

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    a person who joins a mutiny or rebels against authority, especially in the military or on a ship

  • spineless

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    lacking courage, strength of character, or determination

  • goad

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    to annoy or pressure someone into doing something

  • legible

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    easy to read or see clearly

  • proviso

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    a condition or limit added to an agreement or statement

  • loathsome

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    very unpleasant, disgusting, or morally offensive

  • badgering

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    to annoy someone by asking or telling them to do something again and again

  • humbles

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    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • blameless

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    free from blame or wrongdoing

  • abstention

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    the act of not voting, especially on purpose

  • mooned

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    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • blasphemous

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    showing disrespect for God or sacred things

  • obliging

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    willing and quick to help other people

  • carnal

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    relating to physical desire or sex

  • vestry

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    a room in a church where clergy change clothes and keep church items

  • cubby

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    a small enclosed space or compartment for storing things

  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

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

  • clapper

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    the part inside a bell that hits the side to make it ring

  • asthmatic

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    suffering from asthma or relating to asthma

  • belfry

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    a bell tower, especially one attached to a church

  • astound

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    to surprise or amaze someone greatly

  • verbatim

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    using exactly the same words as the original

  • runt

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    the smallest or weakest animal in a group of newborn animals

  • senile

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    showing mental decline that can happen in old age

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • dogged

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    showing strong determination and persistence

  • anxiously

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    in a worried or uneasy way

  • cask

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    a large wooden barrel used for storing drinks, especially wine or beer

  • womanhood

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    the state of being an adult woman

  • peppering

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    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • trifling

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    small and not important; not worth much attention

  • archivist

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    a person whose job is to collect, organize, and look after archives

  • palmed

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    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • entitle

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    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • fascinate

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    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • payer

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    a person who pays money, especially a bill or debt

  • euphemism

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    a mild or indirect word or phrase used instead of a harsher one

  • wickedness

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    the quality of being evil or morally wrong

  • prizing

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    to value something very highly

  • frightful

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    causing fear or dread; very scary

  • parochial

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    relating to a church parish

  • fume

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    a strong smell, especially smoke, gas, or vapor

  • bugger

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    an annoying or unpleasant person

  • shredding

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    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • sordid

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    morally bad, unpleasant, or shameful

  • heathen

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    a person who does not follow a major religion, especially one who is not Christian, Jewish, or Muslim

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • resilient

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    able to recover quickly from problems or difficult changes

  • piped

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    carried or supplied through pipes

  • charmer

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    a person who is very charming and good at making people like them

  • racking

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    causing a lot of pain or suffering

  • prod

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    to poke or push something with a finger or a pointed object

  • slighting

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    showing disrespect or contempt

  • swoop

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    to move quickly down through the air

  • allege

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    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • charade

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    something that hides the truth or makes a situation seem better than it is

  • yearn

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    to want something very much, especially something you have lost or cannot have

  • thereof

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    of or about the thing just mentioned

  • pitying

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    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • fleeting

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    lasting only a very short time

  • labrador

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    a friendly dog breed with a short, thick coat

  • pictorial

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    using pictures or illustrations

  • ringer

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    a person or thing that is very similar to someone or something else

  • decidedly

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    in a clear and definite way; without doubt

  • femme

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    a woman who is very attractive and uses that to influence or seduce people

  • perfectionist

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    someone who wants everything to be exactly right and is hard to satisfy

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • evener

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

  • inhale

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    to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

  • blatant

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    very obvious and often shocking in a bad way

  • constabulary

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    the police force in a particular area

  • hissing

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    making a long, sharp s sound

  • hiss

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    a sharp sibilant sound, like a snake or steam making a noise

  • churchyard

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    the area around a church, often used as a burial ground

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