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The Blacklist S9E21: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 21DramaCrimeMystery

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  • twaddle

    Word

    foolish or pointless talk or writing

  • foreshorten

    Word

    to make something look shorter than it really is, especially in a drawing or photo

  • flasher

    Word

    a person who exposes their genitals in public

  • reticent

    Word

    quiet and not willing to talk much about your thoughts or feelings

  • foolhardy

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    taking dangerous risks without thinking carefully

  • camembert

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    a soft, creamy cheese with a white rind

  • blare

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • playbook

    Word

    a book or document that shows the plays or strategies a team plans to use

  • blackmailer

    Word

    a person who demands money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging or embarrassing information

  • languish

    Word

    to become weaker, less active, or less successful over time

  • mooned

    Word

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

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  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • idolize

    Word

    to admire someone so much that you think they are almost perfect

  • invulnerable

    Word

    impossible or very hard to harm, damage, or defeat

  • interconnect

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    to connect things so that each one is linked to the others

  • iconography

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    the images and symbols used in a work of art, or the study of them

  • steadfast

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    firmly loyal or determined and not giving up

  • sporadically

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    sometimes, but not regularly or often

  • poncho

    Word

    a loose piece of clothing that hangs over the shoulders and covers the body

  • trifle

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    something that is not important or valuable

  • rapture

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    a feeling of great joy or delight

  • rifling

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    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • thud

    Word

    to make a dull, heavy sound

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  • decompose

    Word

    to break down naturally into simpler substances

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • smug

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    too pleased with yourself and your achievements

  • trucker

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    a person who drives a truck for a living

  • marshaling

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    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • defer

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    to delay something until a later time

  • quiver

    Word

    to shake slightly and quickly, often because of fear, cold, or excitement

  • vigilant

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    watching carefully for danger or problems

  • storybook

    Word

    a book of stories, especially for children

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

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

  • inhale

    Word

    to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

  • blacklist

    Word

    a list of people or things that are not allowed or are treated with suspicion

  • chime

    Word

    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • mayan

    Word

    relating to the Maya people or their civilization

  • voided

    Word

    made invalid or no longer legally effective

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • horde

    Word

    a very large crowd or group of people

  • aspen

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    a tree in the poplar family with leaves that tremble in the wind

  • unravel

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    to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

  • antiquity

    Word

    the ancient past, especially the time before the Middle Ages

  • pantry

    Word

    a small room or cupboard used for storing food and kitchen items

  • cross purpose

    Phrase

    a situation where people misunderstand each other or are talking about different things

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • cold blood

    Phrase

    used to describe an action done deliberately and without pity or emotion

  • death squad

    Phrase

    a small armed group that kills people for a government or powerful group

  • cut one

    Phrase

    to fart

  • shiver

    Word

    to shake slightly because you are cold, scared, or excited

  • stop the bleeding

    Phrase

    to stop a bad situation from getting worse

  • as you please

    Phrase

    used after an adjective to mean 'very' or 'as much as possible

  • wretched

    Word

    very unhappy, unlucky, or in a bad state

  • mobilize

    Word

    to organize people or resources for a purpose

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • tedious

    Word

    boring because it takes too long or keeps repeating the same thing

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • your man

    Phrase

    the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

  • trifle with

    Phrase

    to treat something as if it is not important or serious

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • migraine

    Word

    a severe headache that often affects one side of the head and may cause nausea or vision problems

  • mercenary

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    a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign army

  • commando

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    a soldier in a specially trained military unit that carries out raids and other dangerous missions

  • fives

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    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

  • sight in

    Phrase

    to adjust a gun's sights so it shoots accurately

  • Achilles' heel

    Phrase

    a weak point in someone or something that is otherwise strong

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • devise

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    to think of and create a plan, idea, or solution

  • cockroach

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    a large brown insect that often lives in warm, damp places and is hard to get rid of

  • vulnerability

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    the state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism

  • leverage

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

  • penthouse

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    a luxury apartment on the top floor of a building

  • conceive

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    to form or imagine an idea, plan, or situation in your mind

  • quake

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    to shake or tremble

  • dread

    Word

    to feel worried or afraid about something that may happen

  • tremble

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    to shake slightly and uncontrollably, often because you are nervous, cold, or weak

  • human sacrifice

    Phrase

    the killing of a person as part of a religious ritual

  • bag man

    Phrase

    a person who secretly carries money or documents for a criminal group

  • scramble

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

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • get ahead of

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem before it gets worse

  • down low

    Phrase

    done secretly or kept private

  • out cold

    Phrase

    completely unconscious

  • pooling

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    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • 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

  • safe house

    Phrase

    a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

  • bogus

    Word

    not real, true, or honest; fake

  • solicitor

    Word

    a lawyer in England and Wales who gives legal advice and prepares cases

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • flaming

    Word

    burning with flames

  • invincible

    Word

    impossible to defeat or overcome

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

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