genuflect
to bend one knee to the floor as a sign of respect or worship
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Blue Bloods S11E10: English vocabulary
Season 11, Episode 10CrimeDrama
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intoxicate
to affect with alcohol or drugs, especially so that someone becomes confused or less clear-minded
mollify
to calm someone down, especially when they are angry or upset
lenten
relating to Lent, the period before Easter when some Christians fast or give up certain foods
anchovy
a small salty fish often eaten preserved in oil or salt
overstep
to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed
pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
bayed
to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound
obligate
to make someone legally or morally required to do something
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
balk
to hesitate or refuse to do something because you are unwilling or uncomfortable
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forfeiture
the loss of something as a punishment or because a rule was broken
peddle
to try to sell things by going from place to place
leniency
kindness or mercy shown when someone is punished or judged
maim
to injure someone very badly, often permanently
streamer
a person who streams video online, especially as a job or hobby
catechism
a book or set of questions and answers used to teach Christian beliefs
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
infraction
a small breaking of a law or rule
fib
a small, harmless lie
hearsay
information that you heard from other people, not from direct knowledge or proof
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
loophole
a way of getting around a rule or law because of a gap or weakness in it