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The Mentalist S6E17: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 17CrimeDramaMystery

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  • childishly

    Word

    in a way that is silly or immature, like a child

  • sleepyhead

    Word

    a person, especially a child, who is sleepy or slow to get out of bed

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • indistinctly

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

  • exonerate

    Word

    to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame

  • welcomer

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

  • arraignment

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    a court hearing where a person is formally told the criminal charge against them and asked to respond

  • leavings

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    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • snagged

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    caught on something and torn or damaged

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • idolize

    Word

    to admire someone so much that you think they are almost perfect

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

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  • abundantly

    Word

    in large amounts; very plentifully

  • circumstantial

    Word

    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • dampen

    Word

    to make slightly wet

  • observant

    Word

    good at noticing small details

  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • conclusive

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    so strong or clear that it settles a question or ends doubt

  • blanketing

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

  • evasive

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    careful not to answer directly or reveal too much

  • evener

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

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • psychics

    Word

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

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  • obsess

    Word

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

  • kiosk

    Word

    a small shop or stand that sells things like newspapers, snacks, or tickets

  • remodel

    Word

    to change the structure or style of a room or building

  • relive

    Word

    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • protest too much

    Phrase

    to insist so strongly on something that people suspect the opposite is true

  • cosmopolitan

    Word

    comfortable with many different cultures and countries

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • defense mechanism

    Phrase

    a way of thinking or behaving that helps someone avoid painful feelings or thoughts

  • circumstantial evidence

    Phrase

    evidence that suggests something is true, but does not prove it directly

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • drive back

    Phrase

    to force an enemy or crowd to move back

  • bug in

    Phrase

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

  • murderous

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    showing a strong wish to kill or harm someone

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • complicate

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    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • clinch

    Word

    to make a deal, victory, or result certain

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • provoke

    Word

    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • gunpowder

    Word

    a black powder used as an explosive, especially in old guns and fireworks

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • be onto

    Phrase

    to realize that someone is investigating you or has discovered something about you

  • let something slip

    Phrase

    to accidentally reveal a secret

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • ineffective

    Word

    not working well or not producing the result you want

  • no go

    Phrase

    something that is not possible or not acceptable

  • cut to the chase

    Phrase

    to get to the main point quickly

  • weather the storm

    Phrase

    to get through a difficult period without serious harm

  • drug addict

    Phrase

    a person who is addicted to drugs

  • gun it

    Phrase

    to drive a vehicle very fast, especially by pressing the accelerator hard

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • overturn

    Word

    to turn something over so that it is upside down or on its side

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • foster parent

    Phrase

    a person who cares for a child as a parent without legally adopting them

  • teaching hospital

    Phrase

    a hospital where medical students and trainee doctors get practical training

  • bust into

    Phrase

    to suddenly enter a place by force

  • drug user

    Phrase

    a person who uses illegal drugs regularly

  • sit in for

    Phrase

    to do someone else's job or take their place for a short time

  • avenge

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    to punish someone by doing harm in return for a wrong done to you or someone else

  • persistence

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    the quality of continuing to try hard, even when something is difficult

  • fingerprint

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

  • martyr

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    a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs

  • pike

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    a long weapon with a pointed metal tip, used in the past by soldiers

  • eyewitness

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

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • hook up

    Phrase

    to connect a device to a power source or another device

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • psychic

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    someone who claims to have special powers to know things or see the future

  • pant

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    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • postpone

    Word

    to change a planned event or action to a later time

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • pull through

    Phrase

    to survive a serious illness or a very difficult situation

  • cut out

    Phrase

    cut out of a piece of material or paper

  • handbook

    Word

    a book that gives practical information or instructions about a subject

  • interrogation

    Word

    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • now now

    Phrase

    a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

  • chatter

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

  • sentimental

    Word

    showing strong feelings of love, sadness, or tenderness

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • transcript

    Word

    a written copy of spoken, recorded, or printed material

  • napkin

    Word

    a small piece of cloth or paper used at a meal to wipe your mouth or fingers

  • serial number

    Phrase

    a number or code used to identify one specific product or device

  • every second

    Phrase

    every other one; each alternate one

  • weathering

    Word

    the wearing away or breaking down of rock and other materials by air, water, and weather

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

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