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The Boys S5E6: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 6Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure

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  • befoul

    to make something dirty or polluted

  • unclench

    to relax a clenched hand, jaw, or other tense muscle

  • petulant

    bad-tempered and easily annoyed, often in a childish way

  • asphyxiate

    to stop someone from breathing, or make breathing very difficult

  • stubbed

    past tense and past participle of stub

  • spry

    active, lively, and full of energy

  • unsettle

    to make someone feel worried, uneasy, or disturbed

  • spigot

    a tap or valve for controlling the flow of liquid from a container or pipe

  • foretell

    to say or show that something will happen in the future

  • porpoise

    a small sea mammal with a blunt snout and a triangular dorsal fin

  • moldy

    covered with mold

  • geezer

    an old man, especially one who seems a bit strange or eccentric

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  • indescribable

    too strong, beautiful, strange, or emotional to describe well in words

  • chloroform

    a colorless liquid once used as an anesthetic and sometimes as a solvent

  • looped

    twisted or bent into a loop or loops

  • leavings

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

  • grouper

    a large fish that lives in warm seas and has a thick body and strong jaws

  • feathering

    the feathers fixed to the back of an arrow or dart to help it fly straight

  • nosing

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • clouding

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • slag

    the waste left after metal has been melted

  • geisha

    a Japanese woman trained to entertain guests with conversation, music, and dance

  • butchering

    the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

  • pliers

    a hand tool with two handles used for gripping, bending, or cutting things

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