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Prison Break S2E17: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 17Action & AdventureCrimeDrama

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  • despoiler

    Word

    a person or thing that plunders or destroys

  • extirpate

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    to destroy something completely, especially a problem, disease, or unwanted group

  • abrogate

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    to officially end a law, agreement, or rule

  • procreate

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    to produce babies or young

  • expunge

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    to remove something completely, especially from a record or document

  • miscreant

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    a person who behaves badly or breaks the law

  • sputter

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    to make a series of short, soft explosive sounds

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • mutilate

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    to injure someone or something badly and permanently

  • blare

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    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • statics

    Word

    the study of forces on structures that are not moving

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

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  • afresh

    Word

    again, starting over from the beginning

  • tinkle

    Word

    to make a light, clear ringing sound

  • annul

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    to officially cancel a law, agreement, or decision

  • leniency

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    kindness or mercy shown when someone is punished or judged

  • whimper

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    to make quiet, weak sounds because you are scared, hurt, or upset

  • liquidate

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    to sell property or assets in order to pay debts or close a business

  • rustle

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    to make a soft, dry sound like leaves or paper moving

  • catheter

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    a thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid

  • ravage

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    to cause serious damage to something

  • baptize

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    to give someone the Christian rite of baptism

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • dialysis

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    a medical treatment that removes waste from the blood when the kidneys cannot do it properly

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  • felon

    Word

    a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

  • deranged

    Word

    mentally ill or behaving in a wild, uncontrolled way

  • pediatrics

    Word

    the medical field that deals with the health and treatment of children

  • quell

    Word

    to stop something from continuing, especially a feeling, protest, or attack

  • wail

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    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • faxed

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    to send something by fax

  • renal

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    relating to the kidneys

  • honk

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

  • creak

    Word

    to make a harsh, high-pitched sound as it moves or is pressed

  • evener

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

  • squeak

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    to make a short, high-pitched sound

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • bitters

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    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • cognac

    Word

    a type of brandy made in the Cognac region of France

  • mutter

    Word

    to speak quietly and unclearly, often because you are annoyed or upset

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • discontinue

    Word

    to stop doing or providing something

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • pail

    Word

    a bucket, usually with a handle, used for carrying liquids

  • socialize

    Word

    to spend time with other people in a friendly, relaxed way

  • tailing

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

  • vile

    Word

    very unpleasant or disgusting

  • emit

    Word

    to give off a sound, smell, light, or gas

  • extinguish

    Word

    to stop a fire or flame from burning

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • corona

    Word

    a ring of light around the sun, moon, or another object

  • hop up

    Phrase

    to make a vehicle or engine more powerful or faster

  • fives

    Word

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

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • dresser

    Word

    a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes or other items

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • moral obligation

    Phrase

    a duty that you feel is morally right, even though the law does not require it

  • evade

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    to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • burrow

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    a hole or tunnel dug by an animal, especially a rabbit, for living in

  • tempt

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    to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

  • karma

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    the idea that your actions affect what happens to you later

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • lang

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    a measure of length, equal to about 33 inches (84 centimeters).

  • communion

    Word

    a close sharing of thoughts, feelings, or spiritual life

  • roam

    Word

    to walk or travel around without a fixed direction or purpose

  • go free

    Phrase

    to be released from prison or another place of confinement

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • filet mignon

    Phrase

    a small, very tender steak from the tenderloin

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • under control

    Phrase

    in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

  • soar

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    to fly high in the air, or rise high above something

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • stop off

    Phrase

    to make a short stop somewhere while travelling

  • grunt

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    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • gasp

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    to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • fugitive

    Word

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

  • better off

    Phrase

    in a better situation, especially after a change or decision

  • big guy

    Phrase

    a friendly way to address a man or boy

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • waltz

    Word

    a dance for two people in 3/4 time, or the music for it

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • dedicate

    Word

    to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • synonym

    Word

    a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

  • notify

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    to tell someone officially or formally about something

  • whispering

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    the act of speaking very quietly, or the soft sound of someone speaking quietly

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • sigh

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    to let out a long, deep breath that shows sadness, relief, tiredness, or frustration

  • southeastern

    Word

    located in or toward the southeast

  • one way

    Phrase

    allowing travel in only one direction

  • sit over

    Phrase

    to move a little to one side on a seat to make room for someone

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

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