Episode vocabulary

Hawaii Five-0 S5E8: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 8CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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.

Hawaii Five-0 S5E8 poster

100 entries

How this list is made
  • misjudge

    Word

    to form a wrong opinion about someone or something

  • overreach

    Word

    to go beyond the proper limit or use more than is sensible

  • buckshot

    Word

    small metal balls used in a shotgun shell

  • blare

    Word

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

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • impressionable

    Word

    easily influenced by other people or by what happens around you

  • inadmissible

    Word

    not allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation

  • spatter

    Word

    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • polygraph

    Word

    a device used to record a person's breathing, pulse, and other body changes, often used in lie-detection tests

  • snarling

    Word

    making a low, angry sound with the teeth showing

  • swindle

    Word

    to trick someone into giving you money or something valuable

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

    Word

    showing strong sexual interest or desire

  • hyperbolic

    Word

    exaggerated or overstated

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • repossess

    Word

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

  • indemnity

    Word

    protection against loss or damage, especially in an insurance or legal agreement

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • interlock

    Word

    to connect or fit together so that the parts lock

  • stammer

    Word

    to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • entitle

    Word

    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • scoot

    Word

    to move or go somewhere quickly, often in a playful or casual way

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

Show more vocabularyShow less vocabulary
  • astute

    Word

    good at understanding people and situations and making smart decisions

  • casserole

    Word

    a dish of meat, vegetables, or pasta baked slowly in the oven

  • rightfully

    Word

    in a way that is fair, morally right, or legally deserved

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • subpoena

    Word

    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • honk

    Word

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

  • evener

    Word

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

  • executor

    Word

    a person named in a will to carry out its instructions after someone dies

  • retainer

    Word

    a fee paid in advance to keep someone's services available

  • pragmatic

    Word

    practical and realistic, rather than based on theory or ideals

  • distraught

    Word

    very upset, worried, or shocked

  • shuttered

    Word

    closed and no longer open for business

  • beneficiary

    Word

    a person or group that receives money, property, or other benefits

  • groan

    Word

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

  • compel

    Word

    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • weeding

    Word

    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • chops

    Word

    the sides of the face below the eyes

  • canine

    Word

    relating to dogs or similar animals

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • power of attorney

    Phrase

    the legal right to act for someone else, especially in financial or legal matters

  • monkey suit

    Phrase

    a tuxedo or formal suit, especially in a humorous way

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • your boy

    Phrase

    I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • elaborated

    Word

    to explain something in more detail

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • pyramid scheme

    Phrase

    a dishonest investment plan that uses money from new investors to pay earlier investors

  • goodman

    Word

    an old-fashioned way of referring to a man, especially one of lower social rank

  • hit man

    Phrase

    a person who is paid to kill someone

  • fives

    Word

    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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • accountable

    Word

    responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

  • zip one's lip

    Phrase

    to stop talking, especially because someone wants you to be quiet

  • check you out

    Phrase

    a playful or friendly way of saying goodbye

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • up top

    Phrase

    a casual way to ask for a high five

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • investment banker

    Phrase

    a person whose job is to help companies and governments raise money and handle big financial deals

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • run out on

    Phrase

    to leave a partner or commitment suddenly and without warning

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • gable

    Word

    the triangular upper part of a wall under a sloping roof

  • multitude

    Word

    a very large number of people or things

  • howl

    Word

    to make a long, loud, sad cry

  • scheming

    Word

    making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • look for trouble

    Phrase

    to deliberately do things that are likely to cause trouble or a fight

  • smoothing

    Word

    the process of making a surface or material smooth

  • scared to death

    Phrase

    very frightened

  • allegation

    Word

    a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • slip out

    Phrase

    to leave a place quietly so no one notices

  • blood sample

    Phrase

    a small amount of blood taken from the body for testing

  • wire transfer

    Phrase

    a bank transfer sent electronically from one account to another

  • legal advice

    Phrase

    advice from a lawyer about a legal matter

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • cam

    Word

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

  • expire

    Word

    to come to an end or stop being valid

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • scenic

    Word

    having beautiful views of nature

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • scare into

    Phrase

    to frighten someone so they do something

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.