understate
to make something seem less important or serious than it really is
Episode vocabulary
The Vampire Diaries S5E5: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 5DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
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stomaching
the present participle of stomach
rationalization
the act of making a bad action or mistake seem reasonable by giving false or irrelevant reasons
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
veiling
a thin piece of cloth used to cover or partly cover something
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
dilation
the process of becoming wider or larger
hungered
to feel very hungry
diabolical
extremely evil or cruel
impersonate
pretend to be someone else, often to trick people or for entertainment
locator
a device or system that helps find the location of something
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butchering
the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat
talisman
an object that people believe brings good luck or protection
purgatory
in Roman Catholic teaching, a place or state where souls are purified before heaven
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
sift
to pass dry ingredients through a sieve to remove lumps or coarse bits
elude
to escape from someone or something, especially by being clever or quick
handcuff
to put handcuffs on someone
lucid
clear and easy to understand; expressed in a clear way
minion
a person who serves or follows a powerful person, often in a weak or unimportant role
guillotine
a device with a heavy blade that cuts off a person's head
behead
to cut off someone's head, especially as a form of execution
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level