sweetbread
the pancreas or thymus of an animal, eaten as food
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Midsomer Murders S9E5: English vocabulary
Season 9, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery
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wheedle
to try to get something by flattering or gently persuading someone
navvy
a laborer who does heavy manual work, especially digging or construction
sycophantic
showing too much eager praise or support to get an advantage
sorrowed
feeling or showing deep sadness, especially after a death or loss
whither
to what place
risotto
an Italian dish made with rice cooked slowly in stock
bleat
to make the sound a sheep, goat, or calf makes
semitone
a musical interval of one half step
matted
tangled into a thick mass
offal
the internal organs of an animal, especially when used as food
ingratiate
to try to make someone like or approve of you, often by flattering them
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monotone
a way of speaking or singing in one unchanging pitch
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
madrigal
a piece of music for several voices, usually sung without instruments
passable
good enough, but not very good
vestry
a room in a church where clergy change clothes and keep church items
scalping
the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price
squawk
to make a loud, harsh sound
smelt
a small silvery fish that lives in both fresh and salt water
tranquilizer
a medicine that helps a person or animal relax or sleep
smelting
the process of extracting metal from ore by heating it
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
poacher
a person who illegally hunts or catches wild animals