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The Mentalist S6E5: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery

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  • stumper

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    a difficult question or problem that is hard to solve

  • plop

    Word

    to fall or land with a soft, dull sound

  • fount

    Word

    a source of something good or useful

  • sniffle

    Word

    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

  • egress

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    the act of leaving a place, especially a building

  • stile

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

  • molester

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    a person who sexually abuses someone, especially a child

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • indistinctly

    Word

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

  • scoff

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

  • welcomer

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

  • stammer

    Word

    to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech

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  • rustle

    Word

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

  • buckling

    Word

    the bending or curving of something under pressure

  • fruitless

    Word

    not successful or not producing any useful result

  • aorta

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    the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

  • consensual

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    done with the agreement of everyone involved

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • shredding

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    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • copped

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

  • thud

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    to make a dull, heavy sound

  • ballistics

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

  • annihilate

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    to destroy completely

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • pelt

    Word

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

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • spook

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    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • wail

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    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • silencer

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    a device on a gun that makes the shot quieter

  • bigotry

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    strong, unreasonable dislike or hatred of people who are different from you

  • clientele

    Word

    the customers or clients of a business or professional service

  • altercation

    Word

    a short, noisy argument

  • impossibility

    Word

    the state of being impossible

  • evener

    Word

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

  • inhale

    Word

    to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

  • dumpling

    Word

    a small piece of dough, often filled, that is boiled, steamed, or fried

  • wrongful

    Word

    done in a way that is not lawful or fair

  • assailant

    Word

    a person who attacks someone physically

  • squeak

    Word

    to make a short, high-pitched sound

  • trickle

    Word

    to flow or fall in a thin, small stream

  • partridge

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    a small wild bird that is often hunted for food

  • groan

    Word

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

  • psychics

    Word

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

  • hemorrhage

    Word

    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

  • correctional

    Word

    relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

  • plausible

    Word

    seeming reasonable or likely to be true

  • huff

    Word

    to breathe heavily and noisily, often because you are tired or annoyed

  • calorie

    Word

    a unit used to measure energy, especially the energy in food

  • ing

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    a suffix added to verbs to make forms like running or eating

  • keynote

    Word

    the main speech at a conference or event

  • screech

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    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • quadrant

    Word

    one of four equal parts of a circle or space

  • accommodating

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    helpful and willing to make things easier for other people

  • ruptured

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    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • visualize

    Word

    to form a clear picture of something in your mind

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • barbed

    Word

    having sharp points that can hurt or catch on things

  • big boys

    Phrase

    important or experienced people, especially those with power or authority

  • third man

    Phrase

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

  • trustworthy

    Word

    able to be trusted because you are honest and reliable

  • tailing

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    the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

  • ribbed

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    having raised ridges or lines

  • estimation

    Word

    a rough calculation or guess of the size, amount, or cost of something

  • phenomenal

    Word

    extremely good, impressive, or surprising

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • lieutenant governor

    Phrase

    an elected official who acts as the deputy to a state governor in the US

  • giggle

    Word

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

  • bug in

    Phrase

    to stay in one place and protect yourself during danger or an emergency

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • let's play

    Phrase

    a video in which someone plays a video game and talks about it

  • discreet

    Word

    careful about what you say or do, especially to keep something private

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • ride on

    Phrase

    to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • thicken

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    to make something thicker or to become thicker

  • ding

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    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • leverage

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    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • sac

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    a small pouch or sac-like bag

  • nicking

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    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • bag man

    Phrase

    a person who secretly carries money or documents for a criminal group

  • elastic

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    able to stretch and return to its original shape

  • weakly

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    in a weak or feeble way

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • reluctantly

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    in an unwilling or hesitant way

  • outreach

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    work or activities that help connect an organization with the public or a community

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • termination

    Word

    the act of ending something, especially a job, contract, or agreement

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • intimidate

    Word

    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • on bad terms

    Phrase

    not friendly with someone; having a poor relationship

  • let something slip

    Phrase

    to accidentally reveal a secret

  • coroner

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    an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

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