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The Mentalist S1E20: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 20CrimeDramaMystery

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  • misinform

    to give someone wrong or misleading information

  • mafioso

    a member of the Mafia or another criminal gang

  • stomaching

    the present participle of stomach

  • mesquite

    a thorny tree or shrub that grows in dry parts of North America

  • tumbleweed

    a dry plant that breaks off at the root and rolls along in the wind

  • acuity

    the sharpness of sight, hearing, or thought

  • ratting

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • docket

    a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court

  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

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

  • fingering

    the way a musician uses the fingers on an instrument

  • fingered

    to touch or move something with your fingers

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  • purview

    the range of things that someone is responsible for or allowed to deal with

  • hounding

    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

  • palmed

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • manipulator

    a person who uses other people in a clever or dishonest way to get what they want

  • caroling

    singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house

  • copped

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

  • pelt

    to throw or hit someone or something with a lot of small objects

  • inking

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • prod

    to poke or push something with a finger or a pointed object

  • slighting

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • bolting

    running away suddenly and quickly

  • marshaling

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

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