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S.W.A.T. S5E16: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 16CrimeAction & AdventureDrama

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  • nitroglycerin

    Word

    a poisonous liquid used in some medicines and explosives

  • overstay

    Word

    to stay longer than you are allowed or longer than you planned

  • overzealous

    Word

    too eager or enthusiastic, in a way that can be annoying

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • rearer

    Word

    a person who breeds and cares for animals

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • copped

    Word

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

  • sully

    Word

    to damage the good name or purity of something

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • tempering

    Word

    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • retraction

    Word

    the act of taking back a statement, claim, or promise

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • vendetta

    Word

    a long-running bitter feud or revenge between people or families

  • retaliate

    Word

    to hurt or punish someone in return for something they did to you

  • duff

    Word

    a steamed pudding, often with dried fruit

  • extradition

    Word

    the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • defunct

    Word

    no longer in use or no longer working

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • swat

    Word

    to hit something quickly with your hand

  • come at me

    Phrase

    Used to challenge someone to fight or compete

  • replicate

    Word

    to make an exact copy of something or repeat an experiment or result

  • Big Brother

    Phrase

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

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  • internal affairs

    Phrase

    a police department that investigates complaints against officers

  • your boy

    Phrase

    I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

  • dashing

    Word

    attractive, stylish, and confident

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • ride with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or be part of their group

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • accountable

    Word

    responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

  • caption

    Word

    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • tempting

    Word

    so attractive or appealing that it is hard to resist

  • cop killer

    Phrase

    a person who kills a police officer

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • wrestle with

    Phrase

    to struggle to deal with a difficult problem, decision, or feeling

  • cameo

    Word

    a small part in a film, play, or TV show, often played by a famous person

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • hide out

    Phrase

    to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

  • doctor's orders

    Phrase

    used to say that something is being done because a doctor said it should be done

  • deacon

    Word

    a Christian minister who helps with church services and some other duties

  • and counting

    Phrase

    used after a number to show that there are more of the same kind than the number mentioned

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • the hard way

    Phrase

    in a way that is more difficult than necessary

  • rendezvous

    Word

    a meeting that has been arranged for a particular time and place

  • go way back

    Phrase

    to have known someone for a very long time

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • superman

    Word

    a man with extraordinary strength, ability, or courage

  • slip out

    Phrase

    to leave a place quietly so no one notices

  • rescue mission

    Phrase

    an operation to rescue people from danger

  • hit up

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially casually or to ask for something

  • active duty

    Phrase

    the period when a member of the armed forces is serving full-time

  • avenge

    Word

    to punish someone by doing harm in return for a wrong done to you or someone else

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • sideways

    Word

    toward or to the side

  • what do you say

    Phrase

    used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • savior

    Word

    a person who saves someone from danger or serious trouble

  • edit out

    Phrase

    to remove a part of a film, recording, or text during editing

  • rogue

    Word

    a dishonest or unprincipled person

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • hacker

    Word

    a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • burn down

    Phrase

    to be destroyed by fire

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • turn on

    Phrase

    to depend on something; to be decided by something

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • clue in

    Phrase

    to tell someone important information they need to know

  • step in

    Phrase

    to get involved in a situation to help, stop something, or take control

  • pull into

    Phrase

    to drive a vehicle into a place and stop there

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • bumper

    Word

    the bar on the front or back of a car that helps protect it in a crash

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • cruiser

    Word

    a warship that is smaller than a battleship and faster than many other ships

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • ai

    Word

    a type of computer technology that can do tasks that usually need human intelligence

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • unarmed

    Word

    not carrying a weapon

  • birch

    Word

    a tree with smooth white bark and thin branches

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • mourning

    Word

    the feeling and actions of sadness after someone has died

  • head south

    Phrase

    to travel toward the south

  • logging

    Word

    the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • grudge

    Word

    a lasting feeling of anger or resentment about something that happened in the past

  • vent

    Word

    to talk or write about your feelings or problems in order to feel better

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

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