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Monk S2E12: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 12DramaComedyCrime

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  • spectroscope

    Word

    an instrument used to study the colors in light from a source

  • intoxicate

    Word

    to affect with alcohol or drugs, especially so that someone becomes confused or less clear-minded

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • polygraph

    Word

    a device used to record a person's breathing, pulse, and other body changes, often used in lie-detection tests

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • rearer

    Word

    a person who breeds and cares for animals

  • infallible

    Word

    unable to make mistakes or be wrong

  • entitle

    Word

    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • alimony

    Word

    money that one ex-spouse pays to the other after a divorce

  • observant

    Word

    good at noticing small details

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • syndication

    Word

    the sale or distribution of a TV show, article, or other content to several outlets at once

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  • slasher

    Word

    a horror film with a lot of violent killings

  • deranged

    Word

    mentally ill or behaving in a wild, uncontrolled way

  • candlestick

    Word

    a stand that holds a candle

  • hundredth

    Word

    number 100 in a sequence

  • perfectionist

    Word

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

  • evener

    Word

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

  • petitioning

    Word

    to formally ask an authority or organization for something

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • cartel

    Word

    a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

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  • let's dance

    Phrase

    a slang way of challenging someone to fight or come at you

  • polymer

    Word

    a substance made of very large molecules, used especially in plastics

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • rough up

    Phrase

    to attack and beat someone severely

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • come to the party

    Phrase

    to agree to a plan or support it

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • slay

    Word

    to kill a person or animal in a violent way

  • seduce

    Word

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

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • soaking

    Word

    completely wet

  • with flying colors

    Phrase

    in a very successful way

  • coroner

    Word

    an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • big one

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way of saying death

  • flying colours

    Phrase

    used to say that someone has succeeded very well

  • beat up

    Phrase

    to attack someone and hit them hard

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • frat party

    Phrase

    a party held by a fraternity, especially a college fraternity

  • dub

    Word

    to give someone or something an unofficial name or title

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • flip out

    Phrase

    to react in a sudden, very upset, angry, or excited way

  • first team

    Phrase

    the main team of a sports club or school

  • flying colors

    Phrase

    a great success

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • hooker

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • open mind

    Phrase

    a willingness to consider new ideas or opinions

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • hillside

    Word

    the sloping side of a hill

  • scotch

    Word

    to stop something from happening or continuing

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • upstream

    Word

    in the direction opposite to the flow of a river or stream

  • syndicate

    Word

    a group of people or companies that work together for a common purpose

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • deception

    Word

    the act of tricking someone, or the fact of being tricked

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • sneaking

    Word

    done in a quiet, secret way

  • staging

    Word

    the way a play, show, or event is arranged and presented

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • cocaine

    Word

    an illegal drug that can make people feel very excited and energetic for a short time

  • road trip

    Phrase

    a trip taken by car for pleasure, often over a long distance

  • slug

    Word

    a small shell-less land mollusk that moves slowly and leaves a trail of slime

  • ounce

    Word

    a unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound, or about 28.35 grams

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • stand around

    Phrase

    to stand somewhere and waste time doing nothing useful

  • bottled

    Word

    preserved or sold in bottles

  • sheer

    Word

    used for emphasis to mean complete or extreme

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • blouse

    Word

    a woman's shirt-like top, often with buttons or a collar

  • just wondering

    Phrase

    used to introduce a question or comment that you are making out of curiosity

  • regular guy

    Phrase

    an ordinary man, especially one who is friendly and easy to get along with

  • harass

    Word

    to repeatedly annoy, threaten, or pressure someone

  • yeah right

    Phrase

    an expression used to show that you do not believe what someone has said

  • yoga

    Word

    a system of physical exercises and breathing used to improve health and relaxation

  • dissolve

    Word

    to mix a solid into a liquid so that it disappears into it

  • synthetic

    Word

    made by chemical processes rather than found in nature

  • handwriting

    Word

    the way someone writes by hand

  • oh oh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used when something goes wrong or seems about to go wrong

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • sixth grade

    Phrase

    the school year or school level for children around 11 or 12 years old, after fifth grade and before seventh grade

  • massacre

    Word

    the killing of many people in a cruel or violent way

  • later on

    Phrase

    at some time after the one mentioned or understood

  • don't worry

    Phrase

    A friendly way to tell someone not to be anxious or upset

  • say no

    Phrase

    to refuse to do or accept something

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