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Homeland S1E2: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 2DramaWar & PoliticsCrime

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  • reenlistment

    the act of joining the armed forces again

  • reticent

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

  • reenlist

    to join the armed forces again

  • indistinctly

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

  • ratting

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • welcomer

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

  • douche

    an insulting word for a rude, unpleasant, or contemptible person

  • compacted

    to press something so that it becomes smaller and tighter

  • preeminent

    more important, successful, or respected than others in a field

  • quadratic

    relating to an equation with x² as the highest power

  • nosing

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • sponging

    clean something with a sponge

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  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • pretzel

    a hard, salty baked snack shaped like a knot or stick

  • harem

    the part of a Muslim household where women lived separately from men

  • vigilant

    watching carefully for danger or problems

  • evener

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

  • despicable

    very bad and deserving strong disapproval

  • petitioning

    to formally ask an authority or organization for something

  • fanfare

    a short, loud piece of music played on brass instruments, often to announce someone or something important

  • necking

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • jeopardize

    to put someone or something in danger

  • carding

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • springing

    moving with quick, light jumps

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