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Castle S5E18: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 18DramaCrime

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  • dissatisfy

    Word

    to make someone unhappy or not satisfied

  • launderer

    Word

    a person or business that washes clothes or linens for money

  • caloric

    Word

    relating to calories or the amount of energy in food

  • tawdry

    Word

    showy in a cheap, tasteless way

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • purveyor

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    a person or company that supplies or sells a particular kind of goods

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • flunk

    Word

    to fail an exam, test, or course

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • prodigal

    Word

    spending money or resources too freely and carelessly

  • utterance

    Word

    a spoken word, phrase, or short sound

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  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • tussle

    Word

    a short, rough struggle or fight

  • canvass

    Word

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

  • locator

    Word

    a device or system that helps find the location of something

  • pegging

    Word

    the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes

  • cranked

    Word

    turned or operated by a crank

  • whisker

    Word

    a long hair that grows on the face of some animals

  • insanely

    Word

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • copped

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

  • heathen

    Word

    a person who does not follow a major religion, especially one who is not Christian, Jewish, or Muslim

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • inquisitive

    Word

    curious and eager to know or learn things

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  • judas

    Word

    a person who betrays someone they trust

  • abiding

    Word

    lasting for a long time; not easily changed or forgotten

  • charmer

    Word

    a person who is very charming and good at making people like them

  • swoop

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    to move quickly down through the air

  • scandalous

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    shocking or offensive because it breaks accepted moral standards

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • rejoice

    Word

    to feel or show great joy

  • arouse

    Word

    to cause a feeling, reaction, or interest to start or increase

  • interrogate

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    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

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

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • motoring

    Word

    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • defunct

    Word

    no longer in use or no longer working

  • stuff you

    Phrase

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • nothing if not

    Phrase

    used to say that someone or something is very much a particular thing or quality

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • swipe

    Word

    to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • murderous

    Word

    showing a strong wish to kill or harm someone

  • witness protection

    Phrase

    a government program that gives witnesses new identities and protection when they are in danger

  • vested

    Word

    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • dresser

    Word

    a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes or other items

  • hide in plain sight

    Phrase

    to be hard to notice even though it is visible

  • beige

    Word

    a pale brownish color

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • deep cover

    Phrase

    a fielding position in cricket near the boundary on the off side

  • craving

    Word

    a strong desire for something, especially food or a drug

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • well said

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree with what someone has just said

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • in character

    Phrase

    behaving like the character you are playing, not like yourself

  • back to square one

    Phrase

    to start again from the beginning after a failure or setback

  • worth every penny

    Phrase

    completely worth the money or effort

  • 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

  • go spare

    Phrase

    to become very angry or upset

  • indictment

    Word

    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • whack

    Word

    to hit something with a quick, hard blow

  • want out

    Phrase

    to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

  • applaud

    Word

    to show approval by clapping

  • stoop

    Word

    to bend your body forward and down

  • disable

    Word

    to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

  • obstruction

    Word

    something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

  • caliber

    Word

    the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

  • drug trafficking

    Phrase

    the illegal trade in drugs

  • term paper

    Phrase

    a long piece of writing that a student does for a course

  • rat out

    Phrase

    to tell the police or other authorities about someone’s wrongdoing

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • pint

    Word

    a unit for measuring liquid, equal to half a quart

  • falling out

    Phrase

    a quarrel that ends a friendship or makes a relationship worse

  • mixer

    Word

    a machine used for mixing ingredients

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • on the road

    Phrase

    away from home, especially while travelling or playing in another team’s venue

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • framing

    Word

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

  • fertility

    Word

    the ability to produce babies, young animals, or seeds

  • hit the head

    Phrase

    to go to the toilet

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • hand off

    Phrase

    to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it

  • ascend

    Word

    to move upward

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • informant

    Word

    a person who gives information, especially secretly

  • do not want

    Phrase

    used to say that you strongly dislike or reject something

  • bluff

    Word

    to pretend you have an advantage, skill, or plan in order to trick someone

  • finch

    Word

    a small bird that eats seeds and often sings

  • distrust

    Word

    to not trust someone or something; to feel suspicious about them

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