underpay
to pay someone less than they should be paid
Episode vocabulary
The Blacklist S1E7: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 7DramaCrimeMystery
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untreatable
not able to be cured or successfully treated
elapse
to pass, especially of time
autocrat
a ruler who has complete power and controls everything
strontium
a soft, silver-white chemical element
vaporize
to change a liquid or solid into a gas
savant
a very learned person, especially a scholar or scientist
presumptuous
too confident in a way that is rude or not appropriate
eyesore
something very ugly that spoils the look of a place
guava
a sweet tropical fruit with green or yellow skin and pink or white flesh
gringo
a foreigner, especially an American, in Latin America
impersonal
not showing personal feelings or warmth
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understatement
the act of making something seem less important or less serious than it really is
overwork
to work too much, especially so that you become tired or stressed
synthesize
to make a substance by combining simpler substances or elements
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
rubin
a reddish-purple variety of corundum used as a gemstone.
snug
warm, comfortable, and close-fitting
pitying
showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
procure
to get something, especially with effort or care
boning
the process of removing bones from meat or fish
necking
kissing and touching someone in a sexual way
fringed
having a decorative edge made of hanging threads or strips