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The Rookie S4E17: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 17CrimeDramaComedy

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  • daunt

    Word

    to make someone feel nervous or less confident

  • interlace

    Word

    to weave or link together in a crisscross pattern

  • amiss

    Word

    not quite right or normal

  • tantamount

    Word

    so important or serious that it is effectively the same as something else

  • rearer

    Word

    a person who breeds and cares for animals

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • preservative

    Word

    a substance added to food to keep it fresh for longer

  • duress

    Word

    pressure or threats that force someone to do something

  • thoughtless

    Word

    not thinking about other people’s feelings or needs

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • hunk

    Word

    a large piece of something, especially food or meat

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  • dyer

    Word

    a person whose job is to dye cloth or other materials

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • clientele

    Word

    the customers or clients of a business or professional service

  • sycamore

    Word

    a tree with broad leaves, often planted for shade

  • evener

    Word

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

  • poly

    Word

    a short form of polyester

  • spearhead

    Word

    the pointed metal tip of a spear

  • watery

    Word

    thin and weak because it has too much water

  • glitch

    Word

    a small fault or problem in a machine, computer, or system

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • hospice

    Word

    a place that gives care to people who are very ill, especially near the end of life

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

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  • prostate

    Word

    a gland in men that helps produce semen

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • prostate cancer

    Phrase

    cancer that begins in the prostate gland

  • abort

    Word

    to stop something before it is finished because of a problem

  • accountable

    Word

    responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

  • leverage

    Word

    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • methane

    Word

    a colorless, odorless gas that burns easily and is found in natural gas

  • empower

    Word

    to give someone the power or confidence to do something

  • tart

    Word

    a small open pastry with a sweet or savory filling

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • coming on

    Phrase

    almost; very nearly

  • under the influence

    Phrase

    affected by alcohol or drugs

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • insanity

    Word

    a state of severe mental illness

  • run at

    Phrase

    to rush toward someone or something in an aggressive way

  • on file

    Phrase

    officially recorded and kept for later use

  • disable

    Word

    to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • credit union

    Phrase

    a member-owned financial organization where people can save money and borrow money

  • lab work

    Phrase

    work done in a laboratory, especially for a class, test, or experiment

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • piper

    Word

    a person who plays the bagpipes or another pipe instrument

  • fertilizer

    Word

    a substance you add to soil to help plants grow

  • griffin

    Word

    a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • undertaking

    Word

    a task or project that takes a lot of effort

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • master's degree

    Phrase

    a university degree you earn after a bachelor's degree

  • catastrophic

    Word

    causing or involving very great damage, suffering, or loss

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • tied up

    Phrase

    busy and not available

  • cafeteria

    Word

    a place where people choose food from a counter and pay before eating

  • status report

    Phrase

    a short report that gives the latest information about a project or situation

  • organ donor

    Phrase

    a person who has agreed to give an organ after death for transplantation

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • underworld

    Word

    the criminal world, especially organized crime

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • order in

    Phrase

    to order food to be delivered to your home

  • pitted

    Word

    having many small holes or dents on the surface

  • step in

    Phrase

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

  • rubbing

    Word

    the act of rubbing something with your hand or a cloth

  • overwhelm

    Word

    to affect someone so strongly that they cannot think clearly or deal with things well

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • refrain

    Word

    to stop yourself from doing something

  • cardiac

    Word

    relating to the heart

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • every second

    Phrase

    every other one; each alternate one

  • accessory

    Word

    something added to make an outfit look better or work better

  • manually

    Word

    by hand, not with a machine or computer

  • concussion

    Word

    a brain injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head, often causing confusion or dizziness

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • vent

    Word

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

  • endorsement

    Word

    public support or approval for a person, product, or idea

  • fuss

    Word

    unnecessary excitement, activity, or concern about something

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • ransom

    Word

    money that is paid to free a kidnapped person or get back something stolen

  • dialing

    Word

    the act of entering a phone number to call someone

  • broker

    Word

    a person or company that arranges the buying and selling of things like property, stocks, or insurance for others

  • transplant

    Word

    an operation in which an organ or tissue is moved from one body to another

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • beached

    Word

    washed or carried onto land by the sea

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • watch it

    Phrase

    used to warn someone to be careful or stop what they are doing

  • pop tart

    Phrase

    a sweet pastry snack that you heat in a toaster

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