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The Mentalist S2E2: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 2CrimeDramaMystery

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  • bumptious

    Word

    too proud and self-assertive in a way that annoys other people

  • estrange

    Word

    to make people less close or friendly

  • strumpet

    Word

    an insulting word for a woman who is thought to have many sexual partners

  • sleepyhead

    Word

    a person, especially a child, who is sleepy or slow to get out of bed

  • decedent

    Word

    a person who has died, especially in legal or official language

  • basset

    Word

    a breed of dog with short legs and long ears

  • arraign

    Word

    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • vastness

    Word

    the quality of being very large or wide

  • impressionable

    Word

    easily influenced by other people or by what happens around you

  • ergo

    Word

    therefore; as a result

  • incise

    Word

    to cut into a surface or make a cut in something, especially in surgery

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  • leniency

    Word

    kindness or mercy shown when someone is punished or judged

  • accost

    Word

    to approach and speak to someone in a bold or threatening way

  • hounding

    Word

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

  • trashy

    Word

    cheap-looking, low-quality, or tasteless

  • ransack

    Word

    to search a place or container quickly and in a messy way

  • subvert

    Word

    to weaken or destroy the power or authority of a system or institution

  • methodical

    Word

    careful and organized, with each step done in a planned way

  • fluke

    Word

    a lucky result that seems unlikely or accidental

  • pelt

    Word

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

  • stepbrother

    Word

    your stepfather's or stepmother's son

  • startle

    Word

    to make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

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  • patronize

    Word

    to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them

  • technicals

    Word

    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

  • evener

    Word

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

  • notching

    Word

    make small cuts or grooves in something

  • revoke

    Word

    to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement

  • stepdaughter

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    the daughter of your husband or wife from an earlier relationship

  • memento

    Word

    something kept to remind you of a person, place, or event

  • concubine

    Word

    a woman who lives with a man and has a lower legal or social status than his wife or wives

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • blot

    Word

    to make a mark or stain on something, especially with ink or dirt

  • figurine

    Word

    a small model or decorative figure of a person or animal

  • shopkeeper

    Word

    a person who owns or runs a shop

  • legislator

    Word

    a person who makes or votes on laws, especially in a parliament or congress

  • obstruct

    Word

    to block a place or path, or make movement difficult

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • pathology

    Word

    the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

  • articulate

    Word

    able to speak or express yourself clearly and confidently

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • broken in

    Phrase

    used to describe an animal that has been trained to be calm and easy to handle

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • overhear

    Word

    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • adultery

    Word

    sex between a married person and someone who is not their spouse

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • go there

    Phrase

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

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • anterior

    Word

    located at the front of something

  • floor it

    Phrase

    to press the gas pedal all the way down

  • commend

    Word

    to praise someone or something, especially publicly

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • superficial

    Word

    not deep or detailed enough

  • fling

    Word

    to throw something with a lot of force

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • seduce

    Word

    to persuade someone to have sex with you or do something they might not otherwise do

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • down low

    Phrase

    done secretly or kept private

  • lock in

    Phrase

    to make a deal, price, or plan definite and final

  • get straight

    Phrase

    to make something clear or settled

  • read minds

    Phrase

    to know what someone is thinking without being told

  • waste of space

    Phrase

    an insulting way to say that someone is useless or worthless

  • coroner

    Word

    an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

  • sham

    Word

    something that is fake or meant to deceive

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • tee

    Word

    a small object you place a golf ball on before hitting it

  • wrench

    Word

    a tool used for gripping and turning nuts, bolts, or pipes

  • no kidding

    Phrase

    used to show surprise, disbelief, or agreement that something is obvious

  • miscarriage

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    the loss of a pregnancy before the baby can survive

  • loose ends

    Phrase

    unfinished things that still need attention

  • in your dreams

    Phrase

    used to say that something is impossible or very unlikely

  • bogus

    Word

    not real, true, or honest; fake

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • obstruction

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    something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

  • hustle

    Word

    to move or act quickly, especially because you are in a hurry

  • stroll

    Word

    a short, relaxed walk

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • loose end

    Phrase

    a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention

  • conference call

    Phrase

    a phone call that includes several people at once

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • listen in

    Phrase

    to listen secretly to a conversation or broadcast

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • time line

    Phrase

    another spelling of timeline

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • flatter

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    to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

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