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The Rookie S5E1: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 1CrimeDramaComedy

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  • unsettle

    Word

    to make someone feel worried, uneasy, or disturbed

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • spunky

    Word

    brave, lively, and full of spirit

  • doppelganger

    Word

    a person who looks very much like someone else

  • acolyte

    Word

    a person who helps in a religious ceremony

  • mistrial

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    a trial that is ended and declared invalid because of a serious legal error

  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • criminality

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    the amount or level of crime in a place

  • hater

    Word

    a person who regularly posts angry or negative comments online

  • paralyze

    Word

    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

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  • caviar

    Word

    the salty eggs of fish, eaten as a luxury food

  • cannibalism

    Word

    the practice of eating the flesh of one's own species

  • infatuated

    Word

    having a strong but usually short-lived romantic attraction to someone

  • felon

    Word

    a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • thong

    Word

    a narrow strip of leather, cloth, or other material used for fastening or tying things

  • pretentious

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    trying to seem more important, stylish, or impressive than you really are

  • dyer

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    a person whose job is to dye cloth or other materials

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • mutilation

    Word

    the act of badly injuring or cutting off part of a body

  • pave

    Word

    to cover a road, path, or area with stone, bricks, concrete, or asphalt

  • evener

    Word

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

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  • exemplary

    Word

    so good that it deserves praise and imitation

  • furthest

    Word

    farthest away in space or time

  • paving

    Word

    the hard surface that covers a road, path, or area

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • assortment

    Word

    a mixture of different kinds of things

  • cartel

    Word

    a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • craze

    Word

    a fashion or activity that becomes very popular for a short time

  • law review

    Phrase

    a journal about law, usually published by a law school

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • fly under the radar

    Phrase

    to avoid being noticed or attracting attention

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • woof

    Word

    the sound a dog makes

  • revisit

    Word

    to go back to a place, topic, or situation and deal with it again

  • your girl

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

  • plugging

    Word

    the act of sealing a hole or gap

  • mobilize

    Word

    to organize people or resources for a purpose

  • authenticity

    Word

    the quality of being real, true, or genuine

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • walk free

    Phrase

    to avoid punishment or legal consequences, especially after a court case

  • stand corrected

    Phrase

    to admit that you were wrong after someone corrects you

  • pulling the plug

    Phrase

    to stop supporting or continuing something

  • lawful

    Word

    allowed by law; legal

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • excel

    Word

    to be very good at something

  • air support

    Phrase

    military help from aircraft during a battle or attack

  • operational

    Word

    working properly and ready to use

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • scramble

    Word

    to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • rendering

    Word

    a way of showing or presenting something, especially in art, film, or speech

  • prevailing

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    most common or widely accepted at a particular time

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • screwing

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    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • amend

    Word

    to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

  • flake

    Word

    a small thin piece that has broken off from something

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • applaud

    Word

    to show approval by clapping

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • suspense

    Word

    a feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what will happen next

  • flight plan

    Phrase

    a plan that gives the details of a flight

  • big league

    Phrase

    the highest level of professional sport

  • strong suit

    Phrase

    a skill or area that someone is especially good at

  • psychiatric hospital

    Phrase

    a hospital for people with mental illness

  • burner

    Word

    a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

  • credible

    Word

    able to be trusted or believed

  • step up

    Phrase

    to take action and become more involved or helpful

  • sideways

    Word

    toward or to the side

  • low profile

    Phrase

    a way of behaving that avoids attracting attention

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • want in

    Phrase

    to want to join in or be included in something

  • peel off

    Phrase

    to remove an outer layer or covering by pulling it away

  • count against

    Phrase

    to be a disadvantage for someone or something

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • casually

    Word

    in a relaxed, informal, or not very serious way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • shine on

    Phrase

    to keep going and continue to do well

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • misfortune

    Word

    bad luck or an unlucky event

  • underestimate

    Word

    to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • blow off

    Phrase

    to skip something, especially a meeting or a planned activity

  • reel

    Word

    a device on a fishing rod used for winding and unwinding the line

  • monte

    Word

    a card game where players bet on which card will be turned up

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • cultured

    Word

    well educated and interested in art, literature, music, and similar subjects

  • maternity

    Word

    the state of being pregnant or having a baby

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