picayune
small and unimportant; petty
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The Mentalist S3E11: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 11CrimeDramaMystery
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heritable
able to be passed from parents to children through genes
striation
a pattern of lines, ridges, or grooves on a surface
predispose
to make someone more likely to have a feeling, behavior, or condition
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
narcissus
a plant with a bulb and a bright spring flower, often yellow or white
laminate
to cover paper or another flat item with a thin plastic layer to protect it
dimly
in a way that is not bright or clear
microcosm
something that shows the main features of a much larger group or situation in a smaller way
pummel
to hit someone or something many times, especially with your fists
egotistical
too proud of yourself and thinking you are better than other people
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
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agitate
to make someone feel worried or upset
plastering
the work of covering a wall or other surface with plaster
criminality
the amount or level of crime in a place
manipulator
a person who uses other people in a clever or dishonest way to get what they want
posit
to suggest an idea or explanation as a starting point
vanquish
to defeat someone or something completely
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
rifling
the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin
ballistics
the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air
falsehood
a lie or false statement
cranial
relating to the skull
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else