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The Blacklist S2E3: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 3DramaCrimeMystery

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  • gusher

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    a sudden strong flow of liquid, especially oil or water

  • titillate

    Word

    to arouse interest, excitement, or a slight sexual feeling

  • boggle

    Word

    to confuse or surprise someone so much that they do not know what to think

  • porcine

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    relating to pigs or like a pig

  • sartorial

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    relating to clothes, tailoring, or style of dress

  • bullish

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    feeling confident that something will be successful or that prices will rise

  • wheeze

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    to breathe with a whistling sound, usually because of a blocked airway

  • victimize

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    to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially by bullying them

  • nub

    Word

    a small lump or bump

  • glutton

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    a person who eats too much

  • gristle

    Word

    tough cartilage in meat that is unpleasant to chew

  • sniffle

    Word

    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

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  • ambidextrous

    Word

    able to use both hands equally well

  • localize

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    to change something so it suits a particular country, region, or audience

  • ostentatious

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    too noticeable because it is expensive, bright, or meant to impress

  • tryst

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    a secret meeting between lovers

  • nether

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    lower; beneath or below something else

  • indistinctly

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    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • frisk

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    to search someone by feeling their clothes and pockets, usually for weapons or illegal items

  • falsify

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    to change information, records, or evidence in order to deceive people

  • girth

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    the distance around the middle of something, especially a person's waist or an animal's body

  • fleck

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    a small spot or patch of color, light, or dirt

  • repossess

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    to take back something, especially a car or house, because someone has not made the required payments

  • indulgent

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    too willing to let someone do what they want, especially in a kind way

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  • hogging

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    to take or use more than your fair share of something

  • cirrhosis

    Word

    a serious liver disease that causes scarring and poor liver function

  • aorta

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    the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • tingle

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    to feel a slight prickling or stinging sensation

  • disarray

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    a state of confusion, untidiness, or lack of order

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • souring

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    becoming sour, spoiled, or unpleasant

  • shortness

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    the quality of being short in length, time, or amount

  • dossier

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    a file or set of documents with detailed information about a person, case, or subject

  • viability

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    the ability of something to work well or continue successfully

  • deterrent

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    something that discourages people from doing something

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • rectify

    Word

    to correct something and make it right

  • gravely

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    in a serious or solemn way

  • splendor

    Word

    great beauty and impressive quality

  • evener

    Word

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

  • receptive

    Word

    willing to listen to and consider new ideas, suggestions, or criticism

  • indict

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    to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

  • cocking

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    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • fictitious

    Word

    not real; invented or made up

  • groan

    Word

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

  • raving

    Word

    showing strong enthusiasm or excitement

  • incision

    Word

    a small cut made in the body, usually during an operation

  • loaning

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    the act of lending something to someone

  • screech

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    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • ventilator

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    a machine that helps a patient breathe

  • accommodating

    Word

    helpful and willing to make things easier for other people

  • paranoia

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    a strong fear or suspicion that other people are trying to harm you, often without a good reason

  • vibrate

    Word

    to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • harvesting

    Word

    the act of gathering a crop from the fields

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • cram

    Word

    to fill something too full by pushing things in

  • residual

    Word

    left after most of something has gone or been used

  • linger

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    to stay somewhere longer than needed, often because you do not want to leave

  • revisit

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    to go back to a place, topic, or situation and deal with it again

  • polymer

    Word

    a substance made of very large molecules, used especially in plastics

  • sizing

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    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • directorate

    Word

    a group of people who manage a department or organization

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • organ transplant

    Phrase

    an operation that moves an organ from one body to another

  • grieve

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    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • scarring

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    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • fives

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

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • ride with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or be part of their group

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • indulge

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    to let yourself enjoy something, especially something you like but may not need

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • channeling

    Word

    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • erection

    Word

    the act of building or putting something up

  • wrapped up

    Phrase

    so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • wrinkle

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    a small line or fold in skin, fabric, or paper

  • chrome

    Word

    a hard, shiny metal used to cover other metals

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • turn over

    Phrase

    to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

  • props

    Word

    objects used in a play, movie, or TV show

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • life savings

    Phrase

    money that someone has saved over a long time, especially a large amount

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • coroner

    Word

    an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • what are the odds

    Phrase

    used to show surprise that something unlikely has happened

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • call number

    Phrase

    the code on a library book that shows where it is kept

  • vital organ

    Phrase

    an organ in the body that is needed to stay alive

  • investment firm

    Phrase

    a company that manages money for investors

  • indistinct

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    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • setback

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    a problem that slows or stops progress

  • bum

    Word

    a person who is lazy and avoids work

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