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Castle S5E24: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 24DramaCrime

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  • intoxicate

    Word

    to affect with alcohol or drugs, especially so that someone becomes confused or less clear-minded

  • sexed

    Word

    described or classified by sex

  • tillage

    Word

    the preparation of soil for growing crops

  • seamy

    Word

    dirty, unpleasant, and morally bad

  • toucan

    Word

    a tropical bird with a very large, colorful bill

  • creosote

    Word

    a dark, sticky substance made from smoke or coal tar, used to protect wood

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • inadmissible

    Word

    not allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation

  • nefarious

    Word

    evil, criminal, or very dishonest

  • latching

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a latch

  • tenacious

    Word

    able to keep a firm hold of something or keep going without giving up

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  • canvass

    Word

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

  • seedy

    Word

    looking dirty, shabby, or a bit unsafe

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • respectability

    Word

    the quality of seeming respectable and socially acceptable

  • delve

    Word

    to search carefully through something, or look into something in detail

  • lowly

    Word

    not important or powerful; low in rank or status

  • bastion

    Word

    something that strongly supports or protects an idea, group, or place

  • implicate

    Word

    to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

  • hinged

    Word

    fastened with a hinge or hinges so it can swing open and shut

  • haystack

    Word

    a pile of hay

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • incursion

    Word

    a sudden short attack or movement into another place, especially across a border

  • derrick

    Word

    a tall structure used for lifting heavy equipment or drilling for oil

  • magenta

    Word

    a bright pinkish-purple color

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • adamant

    Word

    firm and determined; not willing to change your mind

  • crossroad

    Word

    a place where two or more roads meet and cross

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • rook

    Word

    a chess piece that can move any number of squares in a straight line

  • oblivion

    Word

    the state of being forgotten or no longer remembered

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • transient

    Word

    lasting for only a short time

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • strangle

    Word

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

  • horizontally

    Word

    in a direction that is parallel to the ground or horizon

  • crusader

    Word

    a person who strongly supports and works for a cause

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • cynical

    Word

    believing that people are mostly selfish and cannot be trusted to be sincere

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • decomposition

    Word

    the process of rotting or breaking down

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • hinge on

    Phrase

    to depend completely on one thing

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • thicken

    Word

    to make something thicker or to become thicker

  • draw the short straw

    Phrase

    to be chosen, often by chance, to do an unpleasant task

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • occupant

    Word

    a person who is in a place, vehicle, or building at a particular time

  • caucasian

    Word

    a person from the Caucasus region

  • diagonal

    Word

    going across from one corner to the opposite corner

  • litigation

    Word

    the process of taking a legal case to court

  • investigative

    Word

    used for investigating or intended to investigate

  • at all hours

    Phrase

    at any time, including during the night

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • latch

    Word

    a simple device for fastening a door or gate

  • prostitution

    Word

    the practice of having sex with people in exchange for money

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • hinge

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    a metal part that joins two things and lets one swing open or shut

  • exclusively

    Word

    only; used to show that something includes no one or nothing else

  • persona

    Word

    the image or character that a person presents to other people

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • run against

    Phrase

    to compete against someone in an election

  • short list

    Phrase

    a final selection of people or things chosen from a larger group

  • public figure

    Phrase

    a person who is well known to the public, especially in media or politics

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • hooker

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • legal system

    Phrase

    the laws, courts, and legal procedures of a country

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • go up against

    Phrase

    to compete or fight against someone or something

  • poke around

    Phrase

    to look around a place casually, often while searching for something

  • stumble onto

    Phrase

    to find something by chance

  • hacker

    Word

    a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

  • deep down

    Phrase

    in your real thoughts or feelings, even if you do not show them

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • law firm

    Phrase

    a business that gives legal advice and represents clients in court

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • pick it up

    Phrase

    to speak or act more quickly

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • mess around

    Phrase

    to spend time doing silly or unimportant things

  • act on

    Phrase

    to act because of information, advice, or a rule

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • prostitute

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • coincide

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    to happen at the same time as something else, or match exactly

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