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Person of Interest S2E20: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 20DramaAction & AdventureCrime

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  • clammy

    unpleasantly damp, cold, and sticky

  • sunup

    the time when the sun rises and daylight begins

  • bayed

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • protege

    a person who is guided and supported by someone older or more experienced

  • recant

    to formally say that you no longer believe or support something you said before

  • jaundice

    a medical condition that causes the skin or the whites of the eyes to turn yellow

  • welcomer

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

  • silvering

    the process of turning silver in color

  • nosing

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • retrace

    to go back over the same route or path

  • nosebleed

    bleeding from the nose

  • diabolical

    extremely evil or cruel

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  • contaminate

    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

  • seep

    to flow slowly through small holes or a porous material

  • godson

    a boy or man who has a godparent

  • tenement

    a large building with many apartments, often in a poor area

  • cadaver

    a dead human body

  • copped

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

  • elixir

    a magical or medicinal drink or liquid

  • distillery

    a place where alcoholic drinks are made by distilling

  • ingest

    to take food, drink, or a substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it

  • roost

    a place where birds rest or sleep

  • shrewd

    good at judging people and situations accurately; clever and practical

  • braving

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

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