Episode vocabulary

The Mentalist S6E14: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 14CrimeDramaMystery

Preview up to 100 useful vocabulary entries from this title. This is a general public list; Slovnyx personalizes it in the app.

All vocabulary stays together in one practical preview. See the methodology.

The Mentalist S6E14 poster

100 entries

How this list is made
  • worrier

    Word

    a person who worries a lot

  • bigwig

    Word

    an important or influential person

  • sputter

    Word

    to make a series of short, soft explosive sounds

  • incarcerate

    Word

    to put someone in prison

  • bolo

    Word

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

  • siphon

    Word

    a tube used to move liquid from one container to another by suction

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • dermatologist

    Word

    a doctor who treats skin problems

  • lockup

    Word

    a jail or prison, especially a small one used for short-term holding

  • slush

    Word

    partly melted snow or ice on the ground

  • indentation

    Word

    a blank space at the start of a line of text

  • buckling

    Word

    the bending or curving of something under pressure

  • Make it personalSave the useful vocabulary and practice it in Slovnyx.
    Continue in the app
  • homicidal

    Word

    wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

  • clatter

    Word

    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • ballistics

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • pelt

    Word

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

  • smug

    Word

    too pleased with yourself and your achievements

  • coy

    Word

    pretending to be shy or modest in a way that is meant to attract attention

  • acquaint

    Word

    to make someone familiar with something

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • implicate

    Word

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

  • evener

    Word

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

  • assailant

    Word

    a person who attacks someone physically

Show more vocabularyShow less vocabulary
  • squeak

    Word

    to make a short, high-pitched sound

  • dandy

    Word

    very good; excellent

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • whew

    Word

    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • whine

    Word

    to complain in a high, annoying voice

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • yahoo

    Word

    a loud, rude, or wild person

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • proxy

    Word

    the authority to act or vote for someone else

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • in the act

    Phrase

    while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

  • confinement

    Word

    the state of being kept in a place and not allowed to leave

  • fine and dandy

    Phrase

    very good; excellent

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • faucet

    Word

    a device for controlling the flow of water from a pipe

  • casing

    Word

    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

  • rout

    Word

    a complete defeat in which one side is forced to run away in disorder

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • methane

    Word

    a colorless, odorless gas that burns easily and is found in natural gas

  • hydraulic

    Word

    working by using the pressure of a liquid

  • coroner

    Word

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

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • justification

    Word

    a reason or explanation that shows something is right or acceptable

  • acquainted

    Word

    familiar with something because you know it well

  • bank robber

    Phrase

    a person who steals money from a bank

  • ankle monitor

    Phrase

    a device worn around the ankle to track a person's location

  • leasing

    Word

    the act of renting something, especially a car or equipment, for a period of time

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • under control

    Phrase

    in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

  • step up

    Phrase

    to take action and become more involved or helpful

  • security system

    Phrase

    a system that protects a building or area from intruders and may sound an alarm

  • dead on

    Phrase

    exactly right; very accurate

  • thug

    Word

    a violent criminal or troublemaker

  • eyewitness

    Word

    a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident

  • tied up

    Phrase

    busy and not available

  • pollute

    Word

    to make air, water, or land dirty and harmful

  • dotted

    Word

    covered with small dots or spots

  • knob

    Word

    a round handle or small raised part you turn or hold

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • pitted

    Word

    having many small holes or dents on the surface

  • pull into

    Phrase

    to drive a vehicle into a place and stop there

  • cut out

    Phrase

    cut out of a piece of material or paper

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • mischief

    Word

    small, playful trouble or bad behavior, especially by children

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • shatter

    Word

    to break suddenly into many pieces

  • inconvenience

    Word

    something that causes trouble, delay, or extra work

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • thrive

    Word

    to grow or develop very well

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • coworker

    Word

    someone you work with

  • grudge

    Word

    a lasting feeling of anger or resentment about something that happened in the past

  • bottled

    Word

    preserved or sold in bottles

  • profiting

    Word

    to make money from a business or activity

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • aw man

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show annoyance or disappointment

  • bribe

    Word

    a gift of money or something else given to persuade someone to do something dishonest or illegal

  • agenda

    Word

    a list of topics to be discussed at a meeting

  • one moment

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to wait for a short time

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • tuning

    Word

    the act of adjusting a musical instrument so it sounds right

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • footage

    Word

    recorded video material of an event or place

Continue in Slovnyx

Turn this preview into your personal study list.

Install Slovnyx to filter out words you know, save the useful ones, and practice them before you press play.