protectiveness
the feeling or attitude of wanting to protect someone or something
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The Mentalist S4E12: English vocabulary
Season 4, Episode 12CrimeDramaMystery
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dehydrate
to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer
plotter
a person who plans a harmful or illegal act, especially a political one
tacking
the act of sailing a boat in a zigzag pattern to move against the wind
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
ergo
therefore; as a result
pimping
the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work
swindle
to trick someone into giving you money or something valuable
figment
something imagined or invented, especially something that is not real
hounding
to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them
mnemonic
a memory aid, such as a word, phrase, or pattern that helps you remember something
spiller
to let liquid fall or run out of a container by accident
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searcher
a person who looks for something
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
ballistics
the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
pelt
to throw or hit someone or something with a lot of small objects
enforcer
a person who makes sure rules or laws are followed
blanketing
covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material
misinterpret
to understand or explain something in the wrong way
terrify
to make someone feel extreme fear
jacketed
covered with a protective outer layer
behead
to cut off someone's head, especially as a form of execution
couched
to express something in a particular way