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Person of Interest S4E5: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 5DramaAction & AdventureCrime

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  • invisibly

    in a way that cannot be seen

  • dictaphone

    a device used for recording speech

  • hubbub

    a loud, confused noise made by many people talking at once

  • asphyxiate

    to stop someone from breathing, or make breathing very difficult

  • embezzle

    to steal money that you were trusted to manage

  • meteoric

    happening very fast and suddenly, especially a rise to success

  • bereft

    lacking something important, especially hope, joy, or comfort

  • clairvoyance

    the supposed ability to know things that cannot be seen or known normally, especially the future

  • detractor

    a person who strongly criticizes or disapproves of someone or something

  • numerically

    in terms of numbers or quantity

  • carpal

    relating to the wrist

  • unwitting

    not knowing about something, so not intentional

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  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • noggin

    a person's head

  • brimstone

    an old word for sulfur

  • statics

    the study of forces on structures that are not moving

  • friendliness

    the quality of being friendly and pleasant to other people

  • perky

    lively, cheerful, and full of energy

  • unseat

    to remove someone from a position of power or office

  • gubernatorial

    relating to a governor or the office of governor

  • prizing

    to value something very highly

  • constrain

    to limit what someone can do or what something can be

  • overheat

    to become too hot, or to make something too hot

  • copped

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

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