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Hawaii Five-0 S2E18: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 18CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • overrate

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    to think or say that something is better, more important, or more valuable than it really is

  • domesticate

    Word

    to tame an animal and keep it as a pet or for farming

  • caw

    Word

    the harsh cry of a crow

  • malcontent

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    a person who is unhappy, dissatisfied, and often complains or rebels

  • perplexing

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    causing confusion or making something hard to understand

  • pedicure

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    a beauty treatment for the feet and toenails

  • muffle

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    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • emancipate

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    to free someone from legal, social, or political control

  • vagrancy

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    the state of having no home and living on the streets

  • acolyte

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    a person who helps in a religious ceremony

  • statics

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    the study of forces on structures that are not moving

  • disaffected

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    dissatisfied with the people in power and no longer willing to support them

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  • humbles

    Word

    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • fluorescence

    Word

    light that some substances give off after they absorb energy

  • minnow

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    a very small fish, often used as bait

  • welcomer

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

  • bromide

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    a boring, overused remark or idea

  • silvering

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    the process of turning silver in color

  • interlock

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    to connect or fit together so that the parts lock

  • strapping

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    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • fester

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    to become infected and start producing pus

  • laceration

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    a deep cut or tear in the skin

  • squatter

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    a person who lives in a building or on land without permission or legal right

  • barium

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    a chemical element, symbol Ba, atomic number 56

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  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • vehicular

    Word

    relating to vehicles or their use

  • jumpy

    Word

    nervous and easily startled

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • copped

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    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • gearing

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    the arrangement of gears in a machine or vehicle

  • stoner

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    a person who regularly smokes marijuana

  • importer

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    a person or company that brings goods into a country to sell them

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • pellet

    Word

    a small, round, compressed piece of material

  • squeal

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    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • firecracker

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    a small firework that makes a loud bang when it explodes

  • trespass

    Word

    to enter land or property without permission

  • couched

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    to express something in a particular way

  • gecko

    Word

    a small lizard that can climb walls and is common in warm places

  • stitching

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    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • evener

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

  • detonation

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    the act of making an explosive device explode

  • lapsed

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    no longer valid because it has expired or was not renewed

  • skim

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    to read or look through something quickly, without paying close attention

  • nitrate

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    a chemical salt or ester of nitric acid

  • nodding

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    slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

  • groan

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    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • defenseless

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    unable to protect yourself or stop others from harming you

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • hemorrhage

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    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

  • prowess

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    great skill or ability in doing something

  • whack job

    Phrase

    an offensive word for a person who seems crazy or very strange

  • chum

    Word

    a close friend or companion

  • emancipation

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    the process of being freed from legal, social, or political restrictions

  • warranty

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    a written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a set time

  • relentless

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    continuing without stopping or weakening

  • gull

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    a seabird with long wings and webbed feet, often seen near the coast

  • befriend

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    to make friends with someone

  • stalker

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    a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

  • morgue

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    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • depress

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    to make someone feel very sad, discouraged, or hopeless

  • aforementioned

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    mentioned earlier in the same text or conversation

  • elaborated

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    to explain something in more detail

  • hale

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    healthy and strong, especially for an older person

  • giggle

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    to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

  • clipper

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    a person or thing that cuts or trims something

  • paling

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    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • graced

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    to honor an event or place by being present

  • wheeling

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    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

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

  • vested

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    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • zip one's lip

    Phrase

    to stop talking, especially because someone wants you to be quiet

  • write the book

    Phrase

    to be the leading expert on a subject

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • manslaughter

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    the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • stun

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    to shock or surprise someone very much

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • bunk

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    a bed, especially one on a ship or in a train or bus

  • profiling

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    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • torso

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    the main part of the human body, not including the head, arms, or legs

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • crayon

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    a small stick of colored wax used for drawing or coloring

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • gunpowder

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    a black powder used as an explosive, especially in old guns and fireworks

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • 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

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • true that

    Phrase

    used to strongly agree with someone

  • whack

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    to hit something with a quick, hard blow

  • roam

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    to walk or travel around without a fixed direction or purpose

  • arming

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    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • bogus

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    not real, true, or honest; fake

  • schoolgirl

    Word

    a girl who goes to school

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