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The Blacklist S8E6: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 6DramaCrimeMystery

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  • hedonist

    Word

    a person who believes pleasure is the most important thing in life

  • bawl

    Word

    to cry loudly and uncontrollably

  • unburden

    Word

    to relieve someone by letting them talk about their feelings or problems

  • tableware

    Word

    dishes, glasses, and utensils used for serving and eating meals

  • tormenting

    Word

    causing someone to feel great pain or suffering

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • potluck

    Word

    a meal or party where everyone brings a dish to share

  • arraign

    Word

    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • abscond

    Word

    to leave secretly, especially to avoid being caught

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • tacit

    Word

    understood or implied without being said directly

  • cremate

    Word

    to burn a dead body to ashes, usually as part of a funeral process

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  • antic

    Word

    playful, funny, or slightly silly

  • singularly

    Word

    in a way that is especially noticeable or unusual

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • snub

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    to deliberately ignore or reject someone in a rude way

  • cloaking

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    the act of hiding something so it is not easily seen or detected

  • predate

    Word

    to exist or happen before something else

  • mantel

    Word

    a shelf above a fireplace

  • confessional

    Word

    a small booth in a church where people confess their sins to a priest

  • infuriate

    Word

    to make someone extremely angry

  • carelessly

    Word

    in a careless way, without enough attention

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • rousing

    Word

    very exciting and able to make people feel enthusiastic

  • dishing

    Word

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • composure

    Word

    the ability to stay calm and in control of your feelings

  • couched

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    to express something in a particular way

  • dispatcher

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    a person who sends workers, vehicles, or emergency services to where they are needed

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • eulogy

    Word

    a speech or piece of writing that praises someone, especially after they have died

  • evener

    Word

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

  • expressly

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    used to say that something is stated clearly and directly

  • meningitis

    Word

    a serious illness that causes swelling around the brain and spinal cord

  • momentarily

    Word

    for a very short time

  • blacklist

    Word

    a list of people or things that are not allowed or are treated with suspicion

  • illicit

    Word

    illegal or not allowed by law, rules, or custom

  • culinary

    Word

    related to cooking or the art of cooking

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • madden

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    to make someone very angry or annoyed

  • omelet

    Word

    a dish made by cooking beaten eggs in a pan, often with other ingredients

  • aptitude

    Word

    a natural ability to learn or do something well

  • brighten

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    to make something brighter or lighter in color

  • quid

    Word

    British slang for a pound sterling

  • neutrality

    Word

    the state of not taking sides in a conflict or disagreement

  • simultaneous

    Word

    happening or done at the same time

  • on the low

    Phrase

    secretly; without other people knowing

  • gall

    Word

    shameless boldness

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • dashing

    Word

    attractive, stylish, and confident

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • military tribunal

    Phrase

    a court that tries members of the armed forces

  • extravagant

    Word

    spending or using more money or resources than is sensible

  • groundwork

    Word

    the basic work or preparation needed before something can succeed

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • fives

    Word

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

  • tracker

    Word

    a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

  • discreet

    Word

    careful about what you say or do, especially to keep something private

  • 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

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • critique

    Word

    a careful, detailed criticism or analysis of something

  • prosecute

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    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • party down

    Phrase

    to party very hard; to celebrate in a lively, enthusiastic way

  • remorse

    Word

    a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did

  • hit with

    Phrase

    to tell someone something surprising or unpleasant, especially suddenly

  • be onto

    Phrase

    to realize that someone is investigating you or has discovered something about you

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • why in the world

    Phrase

    used to show strong surprise, anger, or emphasis in a question

  • with flying colors

    Phrase

    in a very successful way

  • discretion

    Word

    careful behavior or speech that avoids offending people or revealing private information

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • flying colours

    Phrase

    used to say that someone has succeeded very well

  • arson

    Word

    the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

  • the finger

    Phrase

    an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

  • arming

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

  • dane

    Word

    a person from Denmark

  • progression

    Word

    a gradual change or development toward a more advanced stage

  • errand

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    a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

  • prose

    Word

    ordinary written language that is not poetry

  • stirring

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    moving or able to move people strongly

  • flying colors

    Phrase

    a great success

  • muse

    Word

    to think deeply or quietly

  • inclined

    Word

    willing or likely to do something; having a tendency to do it

  • interpreter

    Word

    a person who translates spoken words from one language to another, or into sign language

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • falling out

    Phrase

    a quarrel that ends a friendship or makes a relationship worse

  • torment

    Word

    severe physical or mental suffering

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • tied up

    Phrase

    busy and not available

  • freak out

    Phrase

    to become very upset, frightened, or excited

  • sleep on

    Phrase

    to wait until the next day before deciding something

  • tribunal

    Word

    an official body that hears and decides legal cases

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • bounty

    Word

    a reward, especially one offered for catching someone or finding something

  • scotch

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    to stop something from happening or continuing

  • audit

    Word

    an official check of a company's accounts or finances

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