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Castle S6E6: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 6DramaCrime

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  • felonious

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    criminal; connected with a serious crime

  • hereabouts

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    in this area or place; nearby

  • ritually

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    in a way that follows a religious or ceremonial rite

  • enshrine

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    to protect or preserve something as important or sacred

  • odious

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    very unpleasant and offensive

  • etna

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    a volcano in Sicily

  • riddling

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    hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling

  • snicker

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    to laugh quietly in a way you try to hide

  • housewarming

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    a party for celebrating a new home

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • jangle

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    to make a harsh ringing or clattering sound

  • dabble

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    to put your hands or feet into water and move them gently

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  • hovel

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    a small, dirty, and badly built house or shelter

  • indistinctly

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

  • smithy

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    a workshop where a blacksmith works

  • pentagram

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    a five-pointed star shape, often used as a symbol in magic or religion

  • ratting

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    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • ritualistic

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    relating to a ritual or done in a fixed, repeated way

  • anagram

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    a word or phrase made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase

  • squalor

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    a state of being very dirty and unpleasant, often because of poverty or neglect

  • welcomer

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

  • scalping

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    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • silvering

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    the process of turning silver in color

  • wallow

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    to roll around or lie in mud, water, or dust

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  • squatter

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    a person who lives in a building or on land without permission or legal right

  • stammer

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

  • clank

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    to make a sharp, hard metallic sound

  • sacrificial

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    relating to a sacrifice or the act of sacrificing something

  • rustle

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

  • canvass

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

  • palmed

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    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • hilt

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    the handle of a sword or similar weapon

  • clink

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    to make a light, sharp ringing sound

  • ahold

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    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • shrouded

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    covered or hidden so that you cannot see it clearly

  • sarcophagus

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    a large stone coffin, often decorated and used in ancient times

  • prizing

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    to value something very highly

  • freemason

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    a member of the Freemasons, a secret society with its own rituals and traditions

  • satanic

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    relating to Satan or to satanism

  • 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

  • masonic

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    relating to Freemasons or Freemasonry

  • slasher

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    a horror film with a lot of violent killings

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • alchemy

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    a medieval practice that tried to turn ordinary metals into gold and find a cure for all illness

  • inking

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    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • savory

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    having a salty or spicy taste, not sweet

  • saber

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    a curved sword with one sharp edge

  • occult

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    relating to magic, supernatural powers, or hidden knowledge

  • exhale

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    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • unholy

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    not holy or sacred

  • wail

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    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • blanketing

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    covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

  • penchant

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    a strong liking for something, or a tendency to do something often

  • ether

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    a clear, colorless liquid once used as an anesthetic and solvent

  • conjure

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    to make something seem to appear from nowhere, often by using imagination or magic

  • trespass

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    to enter land or property without permission

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • couched

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    to express something in a particular way

  • creak

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    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

  • chastity

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    the practice of not having sex, especially before marriage

  • evener

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

  • woe

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    great sadness or suffering

  • inhale

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    to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

  • curvature

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    the amount or degree to which something is curved

  • squeak

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    to make a short, high-pitched sound

  • parchment

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    a strong, smooth material made from animal skin and used for writing or books in the past

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • heed

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    to pay attention to and follow advice, a warning, or a request

  • hepatitis

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    a disease that causes inflammation of the liver

  • cocking

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    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • shuttered

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    closed and no longer open for business

  • chime

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    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • shadowy

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    dark, hard to see clearly, or partly hidden in shadow

  • medallion

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    a large decorative medal, often worn on a chain or used as an ornament

  • obsess

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

  • cipher

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    a system of secret symbols or letters used to hide a message

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • renovate

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    to make a room, building, or piece of furniture look new again by repairing and updating it

  • franciscan

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    a member of the Franciscan religious order

  • factual

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    based on facts rather than opinions or feelings

  • lore

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    traditional knowledge, stories, and beliefs about a subject or group

  • sabre

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    a curved sword with one sharp edge

  • huff

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

  • crypt

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    a room or vault under a church, often used for burial or prayer

  • crucifixion

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    the act of killing someone by nailing or tying them to a cross

  • scavenger

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    an animal that eats dead animals or leftover food

  • peril

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    serious danger, especially danger of death or injury

  • binder

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    a folder with rings or clips for holding loose papers

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • Founding Father

    Phrase

    one of the people who helped found an important country or organization

  • shop right

    Phrase

    an implied legal right for a company to use an employee’s patented invention

  • woe to

    Phrase

    used to warn that someone will face trouble or punishment if they do something

  • straining

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    the act of pulling something tight

  • morgue

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

  • vie

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    to compete with someone for something

  • needless

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    not necessary; able to be avoided

  • crusader

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    a person who strongly supports and works for a cause

  • tripping

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    moving or walking with quick, light steps

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