misdirection
the use of tricks or distractions to make people notice the wrong thing
Episode vocabulary
The Mentalist S3E8: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 8CrimeDramaMystery
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incinerate
destroy something by burning it completely
humanize
to make something less harsh, formal, or impersonal
mutilate
to injure someone or something badly and permanently
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
misplace
to put something in the wrong place and then be unable to find it
cobweb
a spider's web, especially an old one covered with dust
bountiful
large in amount; plentiful
motherless
having no mother
crawler
a person or animal that crawls
clemency
kindness shown by someone in authority to a person who has been punished or could be punished
trickster
a person who tricks or deceives others
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idolize
to admire someone so much that you think they are almost perfect
devastate
to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely
holster
a holder for carrying a handgun
condolence
an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died
drape
to hang or place something loosely over something else
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
trickery
the use of lies or dishonest tricks to get what you want
ballistics
the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air
pelt
to throw or hit someone or something with a lot of small objects
sift
to pass dry ingredients through a sieve to remove lumps or coarse bits
handcuff
to put handcuffs on someone
prod
to poke or push something with a finger or a pointed object