whiffing
moving or drifting out in small puffs or wisps
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Suits S1E8: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 8Drama
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pyrrhic
describing a victory that costs so much that it is almost like a defeat
embezzle
to steal money that you were trusted to manage
perpetrate
to commit a serious crime or other harmful act
solvency
the ability to pay what you owe
greenback
a U.S. paper dollar bill
overstep
to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed
malfeasance
illegal or dishonest behavior, especially by someone in power or in a company
pariah
a person who is rejected by other people or by society
masseuse
a woman who gives professional massage treatments
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
indiscretion
a careless or embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or behavior
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specter
a bad thing that seems likely to happen
obliging
willing and quick to help other people
capitulate
to stop fighting or resisting and accept defeat
purview
the range of things that someone is responsible for or allowed to deal with
depose
to remove someone from a position of power
habitable
good enough for people to live in
contaminate
to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material
whiff
a brief smell that you notice for a moment
churn
to stir cream or milk until it becomes butter
caddy
a person who carries a golfer's clubs and helps during a game
aggravate
make a problem, injury, or situation worse
dupe
to trick someone into believing something false