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The Blacklist S9E14: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 14DramaCrimeMystery

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  • whir

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

  • dehydrate

    Word

    to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer

  • gristle

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    tough cartilage in meat that is unpleasant to chew

  • sniffle

    Word

    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

  • swish

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    to move with a soft rushing or brushing sound

  • disorient

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    to make someone lose their sense of direction

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • selflessness

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    the quality of caring more about other people than yourself

  • injector

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    a device that injects fuel, medicine, or another liquid

  • indistinctly

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    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

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  • scoff

    Word

    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • irreparable

    Word

    impossible to repair or fix

  • grainy

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    having a rough texture made up of small pieces or spots

  • respirator

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    a mask or device worn over the nose and mouth to protect you from harmful dust, smoke, or fumes

  • rustle

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    to make a soft, dry sound like leaves or paper moving

  • hungered

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    to feel very hungry

  • concoction

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    a mixture of different ingredients or things

  • toxicology

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    the study of poisons and how they affect living things

  • clack

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    to make a sharp clicking sound

  • devastate

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    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • clink

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    to make a light, sharp ringing sound

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

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  • terrorize

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear and distress

  • primrose

    Word

    a small plant with pale yellow, pink, or purple flowers

  • scalpel

    Word

    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • resilient

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    able to recover quickly from problems or difficult changes

  • sizzling

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    hot and making a hissing sound while cooking

  • handcuff

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    to put handcuffs on someone

  • ingest

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    to take food, drink, or a substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it

  • infusion

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    a liquid made by soaking herbs, fruit, or other plant material in water

  • conclusive

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    so strong or clear that it settles a question or ends doubt

  • abuser

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    a person who treats someone cruelly or violently, especially repeatedly

  • regimen

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    a planned course of treatment, diet, or exercise for health

  • creak

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    to make a harsh, high-pitched sound as it moves or is pressed

  • technicals

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    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

  • evener

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

  • vendetta

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

  • latex

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    a milky liquid from some plants, used to make rubber

  • assailant

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    a person who attacks someone physically

  • squeak

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    to make a short, high-pitched sound

  • selfless

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    caring more about other people than about yourself

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • chime

    Word

    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • exemplary

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    so good that it deserves praise and imitation

  • conjecture

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    an opinion or guess based on incomplete information

  • groan

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    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • obsess

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    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • screech

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    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • sedative

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    a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

  • relive

    Word

    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

  • immaculate

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    perfectly clean, neat, and tidy

  • confine

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    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • vibrate

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    to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

  • char

    Word

    to burn something until it turns black

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • prism

    Word

    a solid shape with flat sides, often used to split light into colors

  • abduct

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    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • in the business of

    Phrase

    used to say that someone is deeply involved in a bad or unwanted activity

  • needless

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    not necessary; able to be avoided

  • apprehend

    Word

    to arrest someone, especially a suspect

  • at ease

    Phrase

    a command telling someone to stand in a relaxed military position

  • real one

    Phrase

    an informal way to say someone is very loyal, helpful, or supportive

  • strife

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    strong disagreement or conflict, especially between people or groups

  • gassing

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    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • camper

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    a person who goes camping

  • secondhand

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    used before a noun to mean previously owned or used, not new

  • psychiatry

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    the branch of medicine that deals with mental illness and emotional disorders

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • pile on

    Phrase

    to criticize or attack someone together with other people

  • dig on

    Phrase

    to be attracted to someone

  • assassinate

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    to kill an important person, especially for political reasons

  • equip

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    to provide someone or something with the things needed for a particular purpose

  • proxy

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    the authority to act or vote for someone else

  • tracker

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

  • dosage

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    the amount of medicine or a drug that should be taken at one time or over a period of time

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • layering

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    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • wildly

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    in a very uncontrolled or extreme way

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • complicate

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    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • reflective

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    thinking carefully about your own thoughts, feelings, or actions

  • get to the bottom of

    Phrase

    to find out the real reason for something or solve a problem

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • inflict

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    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • profiling

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    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • pleading

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    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • compress

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    to press something so that it becomes smaller, flatter, or tighter

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • abduction

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    the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

  • conflicting

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    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • have an accident

    Phrase

    a polite or informal way of saying that someone accidentally urinated or defecated in their clothes

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • add up

    Phrase

    to seem reasonable or consistent

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