Episode vocabulary

The Blacklist S9E12: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 12DramaCrimeMystery

Preview up to 100 useful vocabulary entries from this title. This is a general public list; Slovnyx personalizes it in the app.

All vocabulary stays together in one practical preview. See the methodology.

The Blacklist S9E12 poster

100 entries

How this list is made
  • colicky

    having colic, especially a baby who cries a lot because of stomach pain

  • scrunch

    to squeeze or crush something into a smaller shape

  • desecrate

    to treat a sacred place or object with disrespect

  • usury

    the practice of lending money at very high interest rates, especially illegally

  • decentralize

    to move power, control, or decision-making from a central authority to local groups or offices

  • exhume

    to dig up something buried, especially a body

  • teeter

    to move or stand unsteadily, as if you might fall

  • exhumation

    the act of digging up a buried body

  • stomaching

    the present participle of stomach

  • muscled

    having strong, well-developed muscles

  • fraying

    the process of becoming worn and starting to come apart at the edge

  • misplace

    to put something in the wrong place and then be unable to find it

  • Make it personalSave the useful vocabulary and practice it in Slovnyx.
    Continue in the app
  • blackmailer

    a person who demands money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging or embarrassing information

  • lashing

    a rope or cord used for tying or fastening things

  • bask

    to relax in warmth or sunlight

  • dismember

    to cut a body into pieces

  • nosing

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • concierge

    a person in a hotel or large building who helps guests with requests and arrangements

  • disseminate

    to spread information, ideas, or news widely

  • pallet

    a flat wooden platform used for moving and storing goods

  • ringleader

    the person who leads a group, especially one doing something bad or illegal

  • sizzle

    to make a hissing sound while frying or cooking

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • sizzling

    hot and making a hissing sound while cooking

Continue in Slovnyx

Turn this preview into your personal study list.

Install Slovnyx to filter out words you know, save the useful ones, and practice them before you press play.