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Homeland S3E1: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 1DramaWar & PoliticsCrime

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  • exasperate

    to make someone feel very annoyed and frustrated

  • whir

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • medicate

    to give someone medicine, or to treat a condition with medicine

  • lapdog

    a small pet dog that is often kept on a person's lap

  • perpetrate

    to commit a serious crime or other harmful act

  • trawl

    a large fishing net that is dragged through the water

  • decimate

    to damage or destroy something very badly

  • pragmatist

    a person who makes decisions based on practical facts rather than theory or ideals

  • crinkle

    to make small wrinkles or folds on a surface

  • indistinctly

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

  • scoff

    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • playbook

    a book or document that shows the plays or strategies a team plans to use

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  • mooned

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • hawked

    to try to sell things in public by calling out to people

  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

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

  • strapping

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • toggle

    a switch or control that changes between two settings

  • insubordination

    the act of refusing to obey authority or follow orders

  • murmuring

    a soft, low, continuous sound

  • jingling

    making a light, clear ringing sound

  • paralyze

    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • clink

    to make a light, sharp ringing sound

  • clatter

    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

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