bumptious
too proud and self-assertive in a way that annoys other people
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The Mentalist S2E2: English vocabulary
Season 2, Episode 2CrimeDramaMystery
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estrange
to make people less close or friendly
strumpet
an insulting word for a woman who is thought to have many sexual partners
sleepyhead
a person, especially a child, who is sleepy or slow to get out of bed
decedent
a person who has died, especially in legal or official language
basset
a breed of dog with short legs and long ears
arraign
to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
vastness
the quality of being very large or wide
impressionable
easily influenced by other people or by what happens around you
ergo
therefore; as a result
incise
to cut into a surface or make a cut in something, especially in surgery
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leniency
kindness or mercy shown when someone is punished or judged
accost
to approach and speak to someone in a bold or threatening way
hounding
to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them
trashy
cheap-looking, low-quality, or tasteless
ransack
to search a place or container quickly and in a messy way
subvert
to weaken or destroy the power or authority of a system or institution
methodical
careful and organized, with each step done in a planned way
fluke
a lucky result that seems unlikely or accidental
pelt
to throw or hit someone or something with a lot of small objects
stepbrother
your stepfather's or stepmother's son
startle
to make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed
couched
to express something in a particular way