Episode vocabulary

Person of Interest S4E4: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 4DramaAction & AdventureCrime

Preview up to 100 useful vocabulary entries from this title. This is a general public list; Slovnyx personalizes it in the app.

All vocabulary stays together in one practical preview. See the methodology.

Person of Interest S4E4 poster

100 entries

How this list is made
  • incarcerate

    to put someone in prison

  • hopscotch

    a children's game where players hop between numbered squares drawn on the ground

  • trig

    trigonometry

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • modus

    a person's usual way of doing something; a method or routine

  • bolo

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

  • ratting

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • humbles

    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • antic

    playful, funny, or slightly silly

  • minnow

    a very small fish, often used as bait

  • muscling

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • retrace

    to go back over the same route or path

  • Make it personalSave the useful vocabulary and practice it in Slovnyx.
    Continue in the app
  • peppering

    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • jumpy

    nervous and easily startled

  • prizing

    to value something very highly

  • bandana

    a square piece of cloth worn on the head or around the neck

  • copped

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • pervasive

    present or felt everywhere in a place or among a group of people

  • shudder

    to shake slightly because you feel fear, horror, or disgust

  • resourceful

    good at finding quick and clever ways to solve problems

  • saddled

    having a saddle on it

  • underage

    too young to be allowed to do something by law

  • ahem

    used to get someone's attention, or to show mild embarrassment or disapproval

Continue in Slovnyx

Turn this preview into your personal study list.

Install Slovnyx to filter out words you know, save the useful ones, and practice them before you press play.