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The Mentalist S6E20: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 20CrimeDramaMystery

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  • impanel

    to choose or summon people to serve on a jury

  • preoccupy

    to fill someone's mind so they can think of little else

  • besmirch

    to damage someone’s reputation by saying bad or false things about them

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • trafficker

    a person who illegally buys, sells, or moves drugs, people, or other banned goods

  • leavings

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

  • captor

    a person who has captured and is holding someone prisoner

  • gelatin

    a tasteless substance made from collagen, used in cooking to make jelly and other foods firm

  • ringleader

    the person who leads a group, especially one doing something bad or illegal

  • circumstantial

    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • inquisitive

    curious and eager to know or learn things

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  • charade

    something that hides the truth or makes a situation seem better than it is

  • subpoena

    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • dangle

    to hang down loosely or swing gently

  • pretense

    the act of pretending or making something seem true when it is not

  • bailiff

    an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers

  • jacketed

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • braving

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • evener

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

  • vial

    a small glass container for holding a liquid, especially medicine

  • necking

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • indict

    to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

  • confide

    to tell someone private information or feelings in confidence

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