animus
strong dislike or hostility toward someone or something
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The Mentalist S1E10: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 10CrimeDramaMystery
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pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
congenial
pleasant and easy to get along with
acuity
the sharpness of sight, hearing, or thought
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
inadmissible
not allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation
falsify
to change information, records, or evidence in order to deceive people
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
exonerate
to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame
combative
ready to argue or fight; aggressive in manner
surly
bad-tempered and unfriendly in a way that can seem rude
calibrate
to adjust a measuring instrument so it gives accurate results
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muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
hoarding
the act of keeping and storing a lot of things, often too many
ironclad
so strong or certain that it cannot be changed or broken
manipulator
a person who uses other people in a clever or dishonest way to get what they want
readjust
to adjust something again
dyeing
the process of coloring fabric or other materials
putt
to hit a golf ball gently so it rolls toward the hole
pelt
to throw or hit someone or something with a lot of small objects
slaughterhouse
a place where animals are killed for meat
alumnus
a person who has graduated from a school, college, or university
calibration
the process of checking or adjusting a measuring device so it gives accurate results
saturation
the point at which nothing more can be added or absorbed