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The Blacklist S8E8: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 8DramaCrimeMystery

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  • itemize

    Word

    to list or describe things separately, one by one

  • irreparably

    Word

    in a way that cannot be repaired or fixed

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • amply

    Word

    more than enough; to a sufficient degree

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • vaporize

    Word

    to change a liquid or solid into a gas

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • warbler

    Word

    a small bird that sings a sweet, warbling song

  • ulterior

    Word

    hidden or not openly stated, especially about a motive or purpose

  • earmark

    Word

    to set money, time, or resources aside for a particular purpose

  • rearer

    Word

    a person who breeds and cares for animals

  • cottonwood

    Word

    a North American poplar tree

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  • liquidity

    Word

    the amount of cash or easily sold assets a person or business has

  • truffle

    Word

    an edible fungus that grows underground and is used in cooking

  • nay

    Word

    no; not so

  • isis

    Word

    the ancient Egyptian goddess of magic and motherhood

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • resourceful

    Word

    good at finding quick and clever ways to solve problems

  • shrug

    Word

    to raise your shoulders to show that you do not know, do not care, or cannot answer

  • melodramatic

    Word

    showing too much emotion in a way that seems exaggerated or fake

  • diviner

    Word

    a person who is believed to be able to predict the future

  • grandeur

    Word

    great beauty, size, or importance that is impressive

  • technicals

    Word

    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

  • brood

    Word

    a group of young animals born or hatched at the same time

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • bureaucrat

    Word

    a government official, especially one who is seen as slow or too focused on rules and paperwork

  • commendation

    Word

    praise or approval for something someone has done

  • appropriation

    Word

    the act of taking or using something as your own, often without permission

  • yea

    Word

    yes; used to show agreement or approval

  • marquee

    Word

    a large tent used for a party, wedding, or other event

  • retainer

    Word

    a fee paid in advance to keep someone's services available

  • extradition

    Word

    the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

  • exemplary

    Word

    so good that it deserves praise and imitation

  • projectile

    Word

    an object that is thrown or fired through the air

  • ambiguity

    Word

    the fact that something can be understood in more than one way

  • undeniable

    Word

    impossible to deny or question

  • infiltrate

    Word

    to enter a place, organization, or group secretly in order to get information or cause harm

  • reaper

    Word

    a person who cuts and gathers crops

  • screenings

    Word

    the showing of a film or TV program to an audience

  • adversary

    Word

    a person or group you are competing or fighting against

  • invoke

    Word

    to mention or use something as support for an argument or action

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • outweigh

    Word

    to be more important, valuable, or serious than something else

  • less than three

    Phrase

    to love, written in internet slang as <3

  • corpus

    Word

    a large collection of written or spoken texts used for study or analysis

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • bidder

    Word

    a person or company that makes a formal offer to buy something, especially at an auction

  • admirable

    Word

    deserving respect and approval

  • delusion

    Word

    a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • Intelligence Community

    Phrase

    the government agencies that collect and analyze secret information for a country

  • fly out

    Phrase

    a ball hit high in the air that is caught for an out

  • assassinate

    Word

    to kill an important person, especially for political reasons

  • laden

    Word

    covered with or weighed down by something heavy

  • murderous

    Word

    showing a strong wish to kill or harm someone

  • cripple

    Word

    to seriously damage or weaken something

  • calculating

    Word

    carefully planning what to do in a way that is often selfish or dishonest

  • fives

    Word

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • vulnerability

    Word

    the state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism

  • commend

    Word

    to praise someone or something, especially publicly

  • coupon

    Word

    a paper or digital voucher that gives you a discount

  • smoker

    Word

    a person who smokes tobacco regularly

  • hitch

    Word

    to fasten something to a hook, rope, chain, or strap

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • nominal

    Word

    officially so, but not really important or real

  • occupant

    Word

    a person who is in a place, vehicle, or building at a particular time

  • allocation

    Word

    the act of giving something to a person, group, or purpose

  • operational

    Word

    working properly and ready to use

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • scramble

    Word

    to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

  • rendering

    Word

    a way of showing or presenting something, especially in art, film, or speech

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • tickled pink

    Phrase

    very pleased or delighted

  • powerless

    Word

    unable to act, influence events, or change a situation

  • 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

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • disposition

    Word

    a person's usual mood or character

  • 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

  • ambiguous

    Word

    having more than one possible meaning or interpretation

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • no go

    Phrase

    something that is not possible or not acceptable

  • thin air

    Phrase

    used in the phrase into thin air to mean that something disappears completely or seems to vanish

  • run at

    Phrase

    to rush toward someone or something in an aggressive way

  • look the other way

    Phrase

    to ignore something wrong on purpose

  • in the black

    Phrase

    having more money coming in than going out, so that there is a profit

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • fundamentally

    Word

    in a basic or essential way

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • go back on

    Phrase

    to fail to keep a promise or agreement

  • zone in

    Phrase

    focus closely on something

  • solar flare

    Phrase

    a sudden burst of energy from the sun

  • life long

    Phrase

    lasting for a person's whole life

  • spy satellite

    Phrase

    a satellite used to collect secret information

  • polish off

    Phrase

    finish all of something, especially food or drink

  • prone

    Word

    likely to experience something bad or unwanted

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

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