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Castle S3E19: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 19DramaCrime

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  • contrive

    Word

    to manage to do something, especially with difficulty or cleverness

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • incarcerate

    Word

    to put someone in prison

  • dibs

    Word

    a claim to something, especially when people say they want it first

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • crinkle

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    to make small wrinkles or folds on a surface

  • acquit

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    to say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime

  • embroil

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    to involve someone deeply in a conflict or difficult situation

  • shoplifting

    Word

    to steal goods from a store

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • mistrial

    Word

    a trial that is ended and declared invalid because of a serious legal error

  • exonerate

    Word

    to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame

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  • convoluted

    Word

    very complicated and hard to understand

  • retrial

    Word

    a new trial of a case that has already been decided

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • leavings

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    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • pothole

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    a hole or broken place in a road surface

  • magnification

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    the amount by which something is enlarged, especially in a microscope or lens

  • diabolical

    Word

    extremely evil or cruel

  • devastate

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    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • railroading

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    the act of forcing a decision, plan, or deal through quickly and unfairly

  • savagery

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    extreme cruelty or violence

  • aggravate

    Word

    make a problem, injury, or situation worse

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  • rehabilitate

    Word

    help someone recover from illness, injury, addiction, or prison life and return to normal life

  • fiend

    Word

    a very bad or cruel person

  • dicing

    Word

    the act of cutting food into small cubes

  • copped

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    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • felon

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    a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • ingest

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    to take food, drink, or a substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it

  • impound

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    to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

  • compulsion

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    a strong urge to do something, especially one that is hard to control

  • lupus

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    a serious illness that can affect many parts of the body

  • insistent

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    showing that you want something done and will not easily accept no

  • delinquent

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    a person, especially a young person, who breaks the law or behaves badly

  • remand

    Word

    to send a case back to a lower court for further action

  • cyanide

    Word

    a very poisonous chemical compound used in some industrial processes

  • bard

    Word

    a poet in old stories who sings or recites poems about heroes and events

  • negligent

    Word

    not careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty

  • evener

    Word

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

  • deliberation

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    careful discussion before making a decision

  • intrusive

    Word

    unwelcome and annoying because it gets in the way or invades your space or privacy

  • punctured

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    damaged by a sharp object that has made a hole in it

  • adjourn

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    to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • shadowy

    Word

    dark, hard to see clearly, or partly hidden in shadow

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • intimidation

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    the act of frightening or pressuring someone to make them do something

  • bookcase

    Word

    a piece of furniture with shelves for books

  • compel

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    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • trooper

    Word

    a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit

  • eyeball

    Word

    the round part of the eye

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • juvenile hall

    Phrase

    a place where young offenders are kept

  • voir dire

    Phrase

    the process of questioning and choosing jurors before a trial

  • Renaissance man

    Phrase

    a person who is good at many different things and has wide interests

  • something awful

    Phrase

    very much; extremely

  • puncture

    Word

    a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tire

  • Big Brother

    Phrase

    a person or system that closely watches people and limits their privacy

  • tangible

    Word

    clear and easy to notice or feel

  • titanic

    Word

    extremely large, strong, or powerful

  • statistically

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    using statistics or based on statistical data

  • valiant

    Word

    showing courage and determination

  • dashing

    Word

    attractive, stylish, and confident

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • go there

    Phrase

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

  • police commissioner

    Phrase

    the person who leads a police force or police department

  • murder one

    Phrase

    a charge of murder in the first degree

  • grand theft

    Phrase

    the crime of stealing something that is worth a lot of money

  • aggravated assault

    Phrase

    a serious criminal attack that is done with a weapon or in a way that could cause serious injury

  • jury pool

    Phrase

    the group of people from which jurors are chosen

  • dig on

    Phrase

    to be attracted to someone

  • enlighten

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    to help someone understand something better

  • juror

    Word

    a person who serves on a jury

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • reasonable doubt

    Phrase

    the level of doubt needed to avoid a guilty verdict

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • brownish

    Word

    slightly brown in color

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • after the fact

    Phrase

    after something has already happened or been decided

  • wrapped up

    Phrase

    so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • silent partner

    Phrase

    a business partner who provides money but does not help run the business

  • hidden agenda

    Phrase

    a secret plan or motive that is not openly stated

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • civil right

    Phrase

    a legal right that protects a person's freedom and equal treatment

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • number seven

    Phrase

    the batter who is scheduled to bat seventh in the batting order

  • yearbook

    Word

    a book made by a school each year with photos, names, and memories of students and staff

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • hide behind

    Phrase

    to use someone or something as a way to avoid blame or responsibility

  • hack it

    Phrase

    to be able to deal with a difficult situation

  • pooling

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    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • bliss

    Word

    a feeling of perfect happiness and peace

  • do the work

    Phrase

    to do the difficult or necessary work needed to make a change or solve a problem

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