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Castle S4E16: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 16DramaCrime

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  • outspend

    Word

    to spend more money than someone else

  • imperceptible

    Word

    too small or slight to notice

  • reductive

    Word

    too simple and not showing the full complexity of a subject or problem

  • linchpin

    Word

    a person or thing that is essential to a group, plan, or system

  • dynamiting

    Word

    the act of blowing something up with dynamite

  • cresting

    Word

    to rise and become visible over the horizon

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • logarithm

    Word

    the power you raise a base to in order to get a given number

  • wormed

    Word

    treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

  • topographical

    Word

    relating to the shape and physical features of an area of land

  • statics

    Word

    the study of forces on structures that are not moving

  • welcomer

    Word

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

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  • botch

    Word

    to do something badly or carelessly

  • immaterial

    Word

    not important or relevant in a particular situation

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • toxicology

    Word

    the study of poisons and how they affect living things

  • reshape

    Word

    to change the shape of something

  • spotter

    Word

    a person who watches for something or keeps watch

  • embed

    Word

    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • austerity

    Word

    a period of strict economic control and reduced government spending

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • pandora

    Word

    in Greek myth, the woman who opened a box and released all the world's evils

  • surveying

    Word

    the work of measuring land and recording its features, often for a map or building plan

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  • conceivable

    Word

    able to be imagined or thought possible

  • adrift

    Word

    floating or moving without being controlled

  • evener

    Word

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

  • derrick

    Word

    a tall structure used for lifting heavy equipment or drilling for oil

  • arid

    Word

    very dry because there is little rain

  • neutralize

    Word

    to make a substance or effect harmless or inactive

  • ascertain

    Word

    to find out something for certain

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • physiological

    Word

    relating to how the body and its parts work

  • insignia

    Word

    a badge, emblem, or mark that shows rank, membership, or authority

  • topography

    Word

    the shape and arrangement of the physical features of an area of land

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • decoy

    Word

    something used to trick or attract someone or something

  • go outside

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

  • international affairs

    Phrase

    political and social relations between countries

  • plunge

    Word

    to suddenly put someone or something into a difficult situation or state

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • jackass

    Word

    a male donkey

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • vulnerability

    Word

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

  • caption

    Word

    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • blazing

    Word

    burning very brightly and strongly

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • sleeper

    Word

    a sofa that can be turned into a bed

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • add up

    Phrase

    to seem reasonable or consistent

  • covert

    Word

    kept secret or done in a hidden way

  • safe house

    Phrase

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

  • longing

    Word

    a strong feeling of wanting something very much

  • run at

    Phrase

    to rush toward someone or something in an aggressive way

  • domino

    Word

    a small flat piece used in the game of dominoes, usually marked with dots

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • holding cell

    Phrase

    a room where police or court staff keep someone for a short time before they are moved or released

  • incident report

    Phrase

    a written record of an accident, problem, or unusual event

  • graphic novel

    Phrase

    a book that tells a story with pictures and words, like a long comic

  • verge

    Word

    the edge or border of something

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • muse

    Word

    to think deeply or quietly

  • pull off

    Phrase

    to succeed in doing something difficult

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • go through with

    Phrase

    to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

  • latitude

    Word

    the distance of a place north or south of the equator

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • narrow down

    Phrase

    to reduce the number of possibilities so something becomes more specific

  • rogue

    Word

    a dishonest or unprincipled person

  • blueprint

    Word

    a detailed plan for building something

  • hacker

    Word

    a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • park in

    Phrase

    to park a vehicle so that another vehicle cannot get out

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • shoot me

    Phrase

    a casual way to say you feel embarrassed, annoyed, or frustrated

  • classify

    Word

    to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

  • cruiser

    Word

    a warship that is smaller than a battleship and faster than many other ships

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • write up

    Phrase

    to write something in full or in a finished form

  • devastation

    Word

    great destruction or damage

  • real world

    Phrase

    the ordinary world of everyday life, especially as different from school, theory, or imagination

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • diversion

    Word

    the act of changing the direction of something

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • now now

    Phrase

    a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

  • operative

    Word

    working or in effect

  • chatter

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

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