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The Blacklist S1E10: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 10DramaCrimeMystery

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  • horrify

    Word

    to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted

  • waft

    Word

    to move or carry something gently through the air, or to move gently in the air

  • quip

    Word

    a short, witty remark

  • pleadings

    Word

    formal written statements submitted by each side in a lawsuit

  • captor

    Word

    a person who has captured and is holding someone prisoner

  • abundantly

    Word

    in large amounts; very plentifully

  • emissary

    Word

    a person sent to represent someone or carry out a special mission

  • centrally

    Word

    in a central place or way; from one central point

  • 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

  • evener

    Word

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

  • blacklist

    Word

    a list of people or things that are not allowed or are treated with suspicion

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  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • neutralize

    Word

    to make a substance or effect harmless or inactive

  • infiltrate

    Word

    to enter a place, organization, or group secretly in order to get information or cause harm

  • pendulum

    Word

    a weight that swings back and forth from a fixed point

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • tailing

    Word

    the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • containment

    Word

    the act of keeping something dangerous, unwanted, or spreading under control

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

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  • skirting

    Word

    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • enlighten

    Word

    to help someone understand something better

  • fives

    Word

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

  • dosage

    Word

    the amount of medicine or a drug that should be taken at one time or over a period of time

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • anesthesia

    Word

    a drug-induced loss of feeling, or of feeling and consciousness, used during a medical procedure

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • pleading

    Word

    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • retake

    Word

    to take an exam, test, or class again after failing or missing it

  • outpost

    Word

    a small military base or guard post far from the main force

  • abduction

    Word

    the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

  • and counting

    Phrase

    used after a number to show that there are more of the same kind than the number mentioned

  • in the post

    Phrase

    already sent by mail and expected to arrive soon

  • why in God's name

    Phrase

    used to show strong surprise, anger, or frustration when asking why

  • in bad

    Phrase

    out of favor with someone; not liked by them

  • play around

    Phrase

    to behave in a casual or unserious way, especially with money or ideas

  • access code

    Phrase

    a code you use to open or log in to something

  • directive

    Word

    an official instruction or order

  • burner

    Word

    a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

  • credible

    Word

    able to be trusted or believed

  • caught up

    Phrase

    involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

  • chipping

    Word

    small pieces that break off from a hard surface

  • lookout

    Word

    a person who watches for danger or for something important to appear

  • blacked out

    Phrase

    made dark so that light cannot pass through

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in bad shape

    Phrase

    in poor condition; not healthy or working well

  • hanger

    Word

    a piece of wood, plastic, or metal with a hook for hanging clothes

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • hand off

    Phrase

    to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it

  • fugitive

    Word

    a person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • interrogation

    Word

    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • counterpart

    Word

    a person or thing that has the same role, purpose, or position as another in a different place or situation

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • kin

    Word

    your family and relatives

  • rig

    Word

    to arrange or set up something, especially equipment, for a particular purpose

  • road trip

    Phrase

    a trip taken by car for pleasure, often over a long distance

  • whatsoever

    Word

    at all; used for emphasis in negative statements

  • wiring

    Word

    the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • investigator

    Word

    a person who carries out an investigation, especially for the police or another organization

  • shelling

    Word

    the act of removing shells or outer coverings from nuts, seeds, or other food

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • tasting

    Word

    the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

  • cellular

    Word

    relating to living cells

  • tactical

    Word

    carefully planned to achieve a particular goal, especially in a difficult situation

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • surprise party

    Phrase

    a party arranged in secret for someone, so they do not know about it until they arrive

  • sensation

    Word

    a feeling caused by something touching your body or happening to it

  • meant to

    Phrase

    supposed to; expected or required to do something

  • every time

    Phrase

    used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • massacre

    Word

    the killing of many people in a cruel or violent way

  • approving

    Word

    showing that you approve of someone or something

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • reconsider

    Word

    to think about something again, especially before making a decision

  • turn up

    Phrase

    to appear or arrive, especially when not expected

  • mathematical

    Word

    relating to mathematics

  • database

    Word

    a collection of organized information stored on a computer

  • isn't it

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • search for

    Phrase

    to try to find someone or something

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • quartered

    Word

    to cut something into four equal parts

  • mores

    Word

    the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

  • waking

    Word

    the act of becoming awake

  • oh no

    Phrase

    an exclamation said when something bad or surprising happens

  • stay in

    Phrase

    to stay at home, especially for the evening or night

  • so much

    Phrase

    to a very great degree; very much

  • every day

    Phrase

    used to say that something happens or is done each day

  • dispatch

    Word

    send someone or something somewhere for a particular purpose

  • get down

    Phrase

    to lower your body until you are close to the ground

  • watch out

    Phrase

    used to warn someone to be careful because there may be danger

  • dummy

    Word

    a stupid or foolish person

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