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The Blacklist S8E20: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 20DramaCrimeMystery

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  • whinny

    to make a high, soft sound like a horse

  • whir

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • neigh

    to make the high sound a horse makes

  • gumption

    practical confidence and the ability to deal with problems

  • paring

    the act of cutting off small pieces from something

  • fulcrum

    the point on which a lever turns or balances

  • blare

    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • materiel

    military equipment, vehicles, and supplies

  • eerily

    in a strange and frightening way

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • disavow

    to say that you do not support or are not responsible for something

  • bayed

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

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  • entrails

    the internal organs of a person or animal, especially when removed or exposed

  • scoff

    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • confidante

    a woman you trust and talk to about private matters

  • godlike

    having the power, beauty, or qualities of a god

  • silvering

    the process of turning silver in color

  • forger

    a person who makes fake copies of documents, money, or works of art

  • impossibly

    to an extreme degree; almost unbelievably

  • hydraulics

    the use of pressurized liquid to power machines or equipment

  • rheumatism

    pain and stiffness in the joints or muscles

  • entitle

    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • bosom

    the chest, especially when thought of as the place where feelings are held

  • nibble

    to take small bites of something

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