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The Blacklist S7E16: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 16DramaCrimeMystery

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  • brutalize

    Word

    to treat someone very cruelly or violently

  • inseminate

    Word

    to put semen into an animal or person for reproduction

  • pockmark

    Word

    a small hollow or scar on the skin, often left by acne or an illness

  • dispensable

    Word

    not necessary; able to be left out

  • circuitous

    Word

    longer or less direct than the shortest route

  • exhume

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    to dig up something buried, especially a body

  • upend

    Word

    to turn something over so it rests on its end or upside down

  • angina

    Word

    a medical condition that causes pain or tightness in the chest because the heart is not getting enough blood

  • bolo

    Word

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

  • insufferable

    Word

    too bad, unpleasant, or extreme to endure

  • pleadings

    Word

    formal written statements submitted by each side in a lawsuit

  • suffocation

    Word

    the state of not being able to breathe because air cannot get into the lungs

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  • impregnate

    Word

    to make a woman or female animal pregnant

  • subterfuge

    Word

    secret or dishonest behavior used to trick someone and get what you want

  • obliging

    Word

    willing and quick to help other people

  • frolic

    Word

    to play or move about in a lively, cheerful way

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • wedlock

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    the state of being married

  • placenta

    Word

    an organ in a pregnant woman or female mammal that gives the baby oxygen and food before birth

  • copped

    Word

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

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • decompose

    Word

    to break down naturally into simpler substances

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • futility

    Word

    the fact that something is pointless or has no useful result

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  • precede

    Word

    to happen or come before something else in time, order, or position

  • fetal

    Word

    relating to a fetus

  • pelvic

    Word

    relating to the pelvis or the area around it

  • mortuary

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept and prepared for burial or cremation

  • mutilation

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    the act of badly injuring or cutting off part of a body

  • paternity

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    the fact of being a father

  • graver

    Word

    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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • smuggler

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    a person who moves goods illegally across a border

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • incision

    Word

    a small cut made in the body, usually during an operation

  • cleric

    Word

    a religious leader, especially a Christian priest

  • smuggle

    Word

    to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • chisel

    Word

    a tool with a sharp edge, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, or metal

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • semen

    Word

    the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

  • out of wedlock

    Phrase

    used to say that a child was born to parents who were not married to each other

  • earthly

    Word

    relating to the earth or to life on earth

  • additive

    Word

    a substance added to something, usually in small amounts, to improve it or help preserve it

  • death warrant

    Phrase

    an official order to carry out a death sentence

  • genetic material

    Phrase

    DNA or RNA that carries an organism’s hereditary information

  • disobey

    Word

    to not do what a person, rule, or order says

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • imam

    Word

    a Muslim religious leader who leads prayers in a mosque

  • fives

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

  • designate

    Word

    to officially choose someone for a job or role

  • elm

    Word

    a tall tree with rough leaves and hard wood

  • seeker

    Word

    a person who is trying to find or get something

  • extremist

    Word

    a person who supports extreme political or religious views, often in a way that can lead to violence

  • damascus

    Word

    the capital city of Syria

  • operational

    Word

    working properly and ready to use

  • wrinkle

    Word

    a small line or fold in skin, fabric, or paper

  • large scale

    Phrase

    done on a very big scale

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • livelihood

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    a way of earning the money you need to live

  • abduction

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    the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

  • small fortune

    Phrase

    a large amount of money, especially one that costs a lot

  • ligament

    Word

    a strong band of tissue that connects bones in a joint

  • good heavens

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show surprise or shock

  • birds and bees

    Phrase

    a humorous way of talking about sex education

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • safe house

    Phrase

    a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • sniff

    Word

    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • hush

    Word

    to tell someone to be quiet

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • finish with

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship with someone

  • child support

    Phrase

    money that a parent pays to help support a child after a separation or divorce

  • meal ticket

    Phrase

    a person or thing that provides someone with money or support

  • diminish

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    to make something smaller, weaker, or less important

  • unfaithful

    Word

    not faithful to a partner or spouse

  • sperm

    Word

    the male sex cell that can fertilize an egg

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • step up

    Phrase

    to take action and become more involved or helpful

  • go along

    Phrase

    to agree to something or let something happen, often reluctantly

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • round down

    Phrase

    to reduce a number to the nearest lower whole number or lower unit

  • hook up

    Phrase

    to connect a device to a power source or another device

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • hillside

    Word

    the sloping side of a hill

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • wholesale

    Word

    sold in large quantities, usually to shops that will sell the goods to customers

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • prostitute

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • ping

    Word

    to send a quick message to someone

  • childbirth

    Word

    the process of giving birth to a baby

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • track down

    Phrase

    to find someone or something after searching for them

  • freshly

    Word

    in a fresh or newly made way

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