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The Mentalist S6E1: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 1CrimeDramaMystery

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  • connive

    Word

    to secretly help or allow something wrong or illegal to happen

  • caw

    Word

    the harsh cry of a crow

  • squalid

    Word

    extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of poverty or neglect

  • seance

    Word

    a meeting where people try to contact the spirits of the dead

  • stile

    Word

    a set of steps that lets people climb over a fence or wall

  • clamor

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    a loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people

  • hellish

    Word

    extremely unpleasant, difficult, or severe

  • enforceable

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    able to be enforced by law or rules

  • sullen

    Word

    bad-tempered, quiet, and unfriendly

  • indistinctly

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

  • supposition

    Word

    an idea or belief that is not certain and may be wrong

  • scoff

    Word

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

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  • awry

    Word

    not going as planned; wrong or badly off 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

  • rustle

    Word

    to make a soft, dry sound like leaves or paper moving

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • thud

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    to make a dull, heavy sound

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • pelt

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    to throw or hit someone or something with a lot of small objects

  • sizzling

    Word

    hot and making a hissing sound while cooking

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • honk

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

  • pecan

    Word

    a long, smooth brown nut that you can eat

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  • toil

    Word

    hard work, especially work that is tiring and takes a lot of time

  • pathological

    Word

    relating to disease or caused by a disease

  • creak

    Word

    to make a harsh, high-pitched sound as it moves or is pressed

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • evener

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

  • inhale

    Word

    to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

  • intrude

    Word

    to enter a place or situation where you are not wanted or invited

  • partridge

    Word

    a small wild bird that is often hunted for food

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • shuttered

    Word

    closed and no longer open for business

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • psychics

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    people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

  • limbo

    Word

    a state of uncertainty while you are waiting for a decision or result

  • chirp

    Word

    to make a short, high sound, especially like a small bird or insect

  • identifiable

    Word

    able to be recognized or told apart

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • forget you

    Phrase

    an angry or dismissive way of telling someone to go away or stop bothering you

  • vibrate

    Word

    to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • strangle

    Word

    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • go outside

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

  • stepson

    Word

    the son of your husband or wife from a previous relationship

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • giggle

    Word

    to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

  • tit

    Word

    a small bird in the tit family

  • toasting

    Word

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

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • calculating

    Word

    carefully planning what to do in a way that is often selfish or dishonest

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • hector

    Word

    to bully or speak to someone in a harsh, overbearing way

  • sac

    Word

    a small pouch or sac-like bag

  • fancied

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    imagined rather than real

  • unpack

    Word

    to take things out of a bag, box, or other container

  • subconscious

    Word

    happening in the mind without you being aware of it

  • preferably

    Word

    used to say what you would prefer

  • furnish

    Word

    to put furniture and other items into a room or house

  • dripping

    Word

    the act of liquid dripping in drops

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • mow

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    to cut grass or crops with a machine or a scythe

  • despise

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    to hate or strongly dislike someone or something

  • scramble

    Word

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

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • thanks for nothing

    Phrase

    an angry remark used to show that someone has not helped you at all

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • dishonest

    Word

    not honest; likely to lie, cheat, or trick people

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • just like that

    Phrase

    suddenly and without warning

  • sniff

    Word

    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • chuckle

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    to laugh quietly

  • sane

    Word

    mentally healthy and able to think clearly

  • hush

    Word

    to tell someone to be quiet

  • chilled

    Word

    kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • ring in

    Phrase

    to celebrate the start of something, especially a new year or season

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • distressing

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    causing worry, sadness, or pain

  • muffin

    Word

    a small sweet cake, usually baked in a cup-shaped mold

  • gale

    Word

    a very strong wind

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • gasp

    Word

    to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • psychic

    Word

    someone who claims to have special powers to know things or see the future

  • pant

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    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • childish

    Word

    silly or immature in a way that is typical of a child

  • underworld

    Word

    the criminal world, especially organized crime

  • make up

    Phrase

    to invent something, especially a story, excuse, or plan

  • deceive

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    to trick someone by making them believe something false

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

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