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The Rookie S4E20: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 20CrimeDramaComedy

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  • roust

    Word

    to force someone to get up or move

  • whir

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • tedium

    Word

    the quality of being boring and lasting too long

  • incarcerate

    Word

    to put someone in prison

  • sop

    Word

    a piece of bread or food dipped in liquid

  • unsettle

    Word

    to make someone feel worried, uneasy, or disturbed

  • chowder

    Word

    a thick soup, often made with seafood, corn, potatoes, and milk or cream

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • clotted

    Word

    thickened into a solid mass or lumps

  • bolo

    Word

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

  • nepotism

    Word

    the practice of giving jobs or advantages to relatives or friends because of your position, not because they are the best choice

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

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  • humbles

    Word

    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • hairbrush

    Word

    a brush used for combing or styling hair

  • whiplash

    Word

    a neck injury caused by a sudden jerking of the head, often in a car accident

  • detonator

    Word

    a device used to set off an explosive charge

  • thumbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • playa

    Word

    a person who is good at attracting romantic or sexual partners

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • corroborate

    Word

    to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

  • credential

    Word

    an official document or piece of information that proves who you are or shows your qualifications

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

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  • pathological

    Word

    relating to disease or caused by a disease

  • combing

    Word

    the act of combing hair

  • evener

    Word

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

  • armory

    Word

    a room or building where weapons are kept

  • overpass

    Word

    a bridge or road that goes over another road

  • affirmation

    Word

    the act of saying that something is true or valid

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • chime

    Word

    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • innate

    Word

    present from birth; not learned or acquired

  • penal

    Word

    relating to crime and punishment under the law

  • clot

    Word

    a thick mass of blood or another liquid that has become partly solid

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • roadway

    Word

    the part of a road used by vehicles

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • wrapper

    Word

    a piece of paper, plastic, or similar material that covers something

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • glare

    Word

    to look at someone or something with an angry, fixed stare

  • mobilize

    Word

    to organize people or resources for a purpose

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • hit squad

    Phrase

    a group of people sent to kill someone

  • leg up

    Phrase

    an advantage that helps you get ahead or succeed

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • cripple

    Word

    to seriously damage or weaken something

  • fives

    Word

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

  • tracker

    Word

    a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • ride with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or be part of their group

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • after the fact

    Phrase

    after something has already happened or been decided

  • hit the streets

    Phrase

    to go out into the streets to protest

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • sensory

    Word

    relating to the senses, especially sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • penal colony

    Phrase

    a place where prisoners are sent to live and work as punishment, often far from home

  • pay grade

    Phrase

    a pay level in a system that sets how much someone earns, especially in the military or government

  • longitude

    Word

    the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • round up

    Phrase

    to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

  • game face

    Phrase

    a serious, determined expression before doing something difficult

  • people person

    Phrase

    a person who is good at talking to and working with other people

  • get the runaround

    Phrase

    to be given confusing or evasive treatment when asking for help or information

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • crunch

    Word

    to crush or bite something so it makes a loud, dry sound

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • sanction

    Word

    a punishment or restriction imposed for breaking a law or rule

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hands up

    Phrase

    a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

  • follow up

    Phrase

    to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • make with

    Phrase

    to create or produce something using a particular material or method

  • sink in

    Phrase

    to gradually become fully understood or emotionally felt

  • blood clot

    Phrase

    a solid mass of blood that forms inside a blood vessel

  • plain clothes

    Phrase

    clothes worn by someone who is not in uniform

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • step up

    Phrase

    to take action and become more involved or helpful

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • ledge

    Word

    a narrow flat part that sticks out from a wall, cliff, or other surface

  • tequila

    Word

    a strong alcoholic drink made from agave, originally from Mexico

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • what do you say

    Phrase

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

  • blood sugar

    Phrase

    the level of glucose in a person's blood

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • laurel

    Word

    a wreath made from laurel leaves, used as a sign of victory or honor

  • commuter

    Word

    a person who travels regularly between home and work

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