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Castle S5E20: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 20DramaCrime

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  • intimation

    Word

    a hint or indirect sign of something

  • vocalize

    Word

    to make sounds with your voice

  • hulking

    Word

    very large, heavy, and awkward-looking

  • artichoke

    Word

    a plant with a large edible flower bud, eaten as a vegetable

  • lapis

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    a deep blue stone used in jewelry and decoration

  • stomaching

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    the present participle of stomach

  • mangle

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    to badly damage something by tearing, crushing, or cutting it

  • vocalization

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    the use of the voice to make sounds

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • crudely

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    in a rough, unrefined, or careless way

  • wily

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    clever and willing to use tricks to get what you want

  • bayed

    Word

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

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  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • cranium

    Word

    the part of the skull that encloses the brain

  • cautionary

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    serving as a warning or reminder about danger or bad results

  • moonshine

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    illegal homemade alcohol, especially whiskey

  • rabid

    Word

    having rabies

  • banshee

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    in Irish legend, a female spirit whose cry is said to warn that someone will die soon

  • leavings

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

  • cabal

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    a small secret group that tries to control events or make decisions behind the scenes

  • snagged

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    caught on something and torn or damaged

  • drench

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    to make something very wet; soak it completely

  • centaur

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    a creature in Greek mythology with a human upper body and a horse's body and legs

  • crag

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    a steep, rough rock face or cliff

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  • quart

    Word

    a unit for measuring liquid, equal to two pints

  • poacher

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    a person who illegally hunts or catches wild animals

  • canvass

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

  • encroachment

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    the act of gradually moving into someone else's area, rights, or space

  • scat

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    to run away quickly; to leave in a hurry

  • homicidal

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    wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

  • clouding

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    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • inexplicable

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    impossible to explain

  • angling

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    the sport or hobby of fishing with a rod and line

  • borrower

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    a person or organization that borrows money or something else

  • bugger

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    an annoying or unpleasant person

  • insanely

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    to a very great degree; extremely

  • embed

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    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • musk

    Word

    a strong-smelling substance used in perfumes

  • crowbar

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    a heavy metal bar used for forcing things open or moving heavy objects

  • samaritan

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    a very helpful or kind person, especially one who helps a stranger

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • wolverine

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    a stocky, fierce mammal of the weasel family that lives in northern regions

  • evener

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

  • snag

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    a small problem or difficulty that stops something from going smoothly

  • gent

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    an informal word for a man

  • alleyway

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    a narrow passage between or behind buildings

  • prosthetic

    Word

    relating to an artificial body part

  • shard

    Word

    a sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or rock

  • obsess

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    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • loom

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    to appear as a large, often threatening shape, especially in the distance

  • dismay

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    to make someone feel shocked, upset, or disappointed

  • chimpanzee

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    a large ape that lives in Africa and is closely related to humans

  • spiked

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    having spikes or sharp points

  • shaggy

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    having long, thick, untidy hair or fur

  • elusive

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    difficult to find, catch, understand, or remember

  • sax

    Word

    a saxophone

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • naughty bit

    Phrase

    a polite or humorous way to refer to a person's private parts

  • intrigue

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    to make someone very interested or curious

  • speculate

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    to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

  • benevolent

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    kind and wanting to help other people

  • pendant

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    a piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain around the neck

  • tooling

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    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • sizing

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    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • brag

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    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • skirting

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    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • behold

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    to look at something with attention or wonder

  • equip

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    to provide someone or something with the things needed for a particular purpose

  • 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

  • tracker

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    a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • anthropology

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    the study of human societies, cultures, and how they develop

  • in the act

    Phrase

    while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

  • complicate

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    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • assertion

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    a confident statement that something is true

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • scrutiny

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    careful and often critical examination of something

  • preferably

    Word

    used to say what you would prefer

  • rout

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    a complete defeat in which one side is forced to run away in disorder

  • stamping

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    the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

  • primate

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    a mammal in the group that includes monkeys, apes, and humans

  • silhouette

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    the dark outline or shape of someone or something seen against a lighter background

  • circulate

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    to move around within a system or area, or make something do this

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • scramble

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    to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

  • tread

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    to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • coating

    Word

    a thin layer of material on a surface

  • round up

    Phrase

    to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

  • hide out

    Phrase

    to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

  • lead in

    Phrase

    to give the musical cue that lets someone start singing or playing

  • knock on wood

    Phrase

    used to wish for good luck or to avoid bad luck after saying something hopeful

  • hoax

    Word

    a trick or lie meant to make people believe something false

  • 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

  • put a hurt on

    Phrase

    to cause serious trouble or damage for someone or something

  • reckoning

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    the act of making a calculation or estimate

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