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Grimm S2E5: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 5DramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • beatific

    Word

    showing a peaceful, blissful happiness

  • stubbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of stub

  • embezzle

    Word

    to steal money that you were trusted to manage

  • kowtow

    Word

    to act in an overly obedient or submissive way toward someone more powerful

  • vitriol

    Word

    very bitter and cruel criticism or speech

  • overstay

    Word

    to stay longer than you are allowed or longer than you planned

  • inscribe

    Word

    to write or carve words, letters, or a message on something

  • mulch

    Word

    a layer of material spread on soil to help plants grow and stop weeds

  • pewter

    Word

    a hard gray metal alloy used for making cups, plates, and decorative objects

  • abscond

    Word

    to leave secretly, especially to avoid being caught

  • coffer

    Word

    a strong box or chest for storing valuables

  • forefather

    Word

    a person in your family who lived a long time ago; an ancestor, especially a male one

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  • brimstone

    Word

    an old word for sulfur

  • secretarial

    Word

    relating to the work of a secretary or office assistant

  • bask

    Word

    to relax in warmth or sunlight

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

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    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • devastate

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    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • hogging

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    to take or use more than your fair share of something

  • parishioner

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    a person who belongs to a parish, especially one who attends its church

  • copped

    Word

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

  • rectory

    Word

    the house where a rector lives

  • delve

    Word

    to search carefully through something, or look into something in detail

  • mano

    Word

    hand

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  • transcend

    Word

    to go beyond what is usual, expected, or possible

  • squander

    Word

    to waste money, time, or an opportunity in a careless way

  • shun

    Word

    deliberately avoid someone or something

  • meek

    Word

    quiet, gentle, and not willing to argue or fight back

  • evener

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

  • recourse

    Word

    help or support you can turn to when a situation is difficult

  • scapegoat

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    a person who is blamed for other people's mistakes or problems

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • grinder

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    a machine or tool used for grinding or crushing things into smaller pieces

  • uplift

    Word

    to make someone feel happier, more hopeful, or more confident

  • mentality

    Word

    the way a person thinks about things and makes decisions

  • discrepancy

    Word

    a difference between two things that should match

  • abyss

    Word

    a very deep hole or empty space that seems to have no bottom

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • mindless

    Word

    showing no thought, care, or intelligence

  • harvesting

    Word

    the act of gathering a crop from the fields

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • grand theft

    Phrase

    the crime of stealing something that is worth a lot of money

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • fives

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • cast the first stone

    Phrase

    a way of saying that you should not judge or criticize someone else when you have done wrong too

  • ultra

    Word

    used before an adjective to mean extremely

  • brute

    Word

    an insulting word for a cruel or unpleasant person

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • run out on

    Phrase

    to leave a partner or commitment suddenly and without warning

  • enlightenment

    Word

    the process of learning or understanding something clearly

  • apocalypse

    Word

    a complete and terrible destruction, especially one that is thought of as the end of the world

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • tough case

    Phrase

    an informal way to describe a person who is hard to deal with or understand

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • for a laugh

    Phrase

    for fun or to amuse people, not for a serious reason

  • discourse

    Word

    spoken or written communication about a subject

  • fiesta

    Word

    a lively celebration or festival, especially with music, food, and dancing

  • rattle

    Word

    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • reformation

    Word

    the process of making important changes to improve something

  • sinner

    Word

    a person who has committed a sin

  • bogus

    Word

    not real, true, or honest; fake

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • run off with

    Phrase

    to leave with something that does not belong to you, usually by stealing it

  • con man

    Phrase

    a person who tricks people in order to get money

  • medical record

    Phrase

    an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

  • pina colada

    Phrase

    a sweet cocktail made with pineapple juice, coconut cream, and rum

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • griffin

    Word

    a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle

  • looping

    Word

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

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • framing

    Word

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

  • righteous

    Word

    morally good and fair; doing what is right

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • deceive

    Word

    to trick someone by making them believe something false

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • now now

    Phrase

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

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • lance

    Word

    a long weapon with a pointed metal tip, used for thrusting

  • treasurer

    Word

    a person who manages money for an organization

  • drumming

    Word

    the act of playing drums

  • doubtful

    Word

    not sure that something is true, likely, or good

  • sermon

    Word

    a talk about a religious or moral subject, usually given in a church service

  • hank

    Word

    a loose coil of yarn, rope, or hair

  • cast off

    Phrase

    to take off clothes or other coverings

  • day job

    Phrase

    someone's main paid job, especially one they do to support themselves

  • wiring

    Word

    the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

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