preoccupy
to fill someone's mind so they can think of little else
Episode vocabulary
Death in Paradise S3E7: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 7ComedyCrimeDrama
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bullish
feeling confident that something will be successful or that prices will rise
carpetbagger
a person who goes to a place mainly to get political power or make money, without local ties
flighty
changing often and not easy to predict
striation
a pattern of lines, ridges, or grooves on a surface
corroboration
evidence that helps prove or support something
riddling
hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling
shirtless
wearing no shirt
smartly
in a clever or intelligent way
forger
a person who makes fake copies of documents, money, or works of art
incriminate
to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
choppy
having rough, uneven waves or a rough surface
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dismissive
showing that you think someone or something is not worth serious attention
entitle
to give someone the right to have or do something
contaminate
to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material
housemaid
a woman employed to do housework in a private home
sorely
very much; to a great degree
indent
to start a line of text farther from the left margin
nutshell
the hard outer shell of a nut
frustrate
to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
grapple
to struggle to deal with something difficult
condone
to accept or ignore bad or wrong behavior, without trying to stop it
treadmill
an exercise machine with a moving belt that lets you walk or run in one place