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Person of Interest S4E17: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 17DramaAction & AdventureCrime

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  • traipse

    Word

    to walk somewhere in a tired, slow, or annoying way

  • cummerbund

    Word

    a wide band worn around the waist with formal evening clothes

  • desecrate

    Word

    to treat a sacred place or object with disrespect

  • bludgeon

    Word

    a heavy stick or club used as a weapon

  • deplete

    Word

    to use up or greatly reduce the amount of something

  • wagering

    Word

    the activity of betting money on uncertain results

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • incriminate

    Word

    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • verbatim

    Word

    using exactly the same words as the original

  • reassemble

    Word

    to put something back together after it has been taken apart

  • dredge

    Word

    to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, harbor, or lake

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  • lapel

    Word

    one of the folded parts on the front of a jacket or coat

  • circumstantial

    Word

    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • aggressor

    Word

    a person, group, or country that starts an attack or conflict

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • cryptic

    Word

    mysterious or hard to understand

  • chatty

    Word

    talkative and eager to chat

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • fiancee

    Word

    a woman who is engaged to be married

  • pertinent

    Word

    relevant to the subject being discussed

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

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  • neutralize

    Word

    to make a substance or effect harmless or inactive

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • relive

    Word

    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • relentless

    Word

    continuing without stopping or weakening

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • commotion

    Word

    a noisy, confused disturbance

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • blurry

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see

  • wager

    Word

    a bet on the result of something

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • Intelligence Community

    Phrase

    the government agencies that collect and analyze secret information for a country

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • bar up

    Phrase

    to fit a window, door, or opening with bars, or block it with bars

  • tuxedo

    Word

    a formal suit jacket worn by men for very dressy occasions

  • improvise

    Word

    to create or perform something without preparing it first

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • walk free

    Phrase

    to avoid punishment or legal consequences, especially after a court case

  • hector

    Word

    to bully or speak to someone in a harsh, overbearing way

  • retribution

    Word

    punishment or suffering that is seen as payback for a wrong

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • manslaughter

    Word

    the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • inward

    Word

    toward the inside or center

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • gunpowder

    Word

    a black powder used as an explosive, especially in old guns and fireworks

  • karma

    Word

    the idea that your actions affect what happens to you later

  • sanction

    Word

    a punishment or restriction imposed for breaking a law or rule

  • on edge

    Phrase

    nervous and unable to relax

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • memorize

    Word

    to learn something so well that you can say or write it from memory

  • infinitely

    Word

    to a very great degree; without limit

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • residue

    Word

    a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used

  • advocacy

    Word

    public support for a cause, policy, or idea

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • electrical system

    Phrase

    the wires and equipment that supply electricity to a building, vehicle, or machine

  • doorstep

    Word

    the area just outside a door, especially the step or small space in front of a house

  • fingerprint

    Word

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

  • burner

    Word

    a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

  • cam

    Word

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

  • conservatory

    Word

    a room with glass walls and a glass roof, often attached to a house, used for growing plants or relaxing

  • step up

    Phrase

    to take action and become more involved or helpful

  • perpetrator

    Word

    a person who commits a harmful, illegal, or immoral act

  • security system

    Phrase

    a system that protects a building or area from intruders and may sound an alarm

  • botanical

    Word

    relating to plants or the study of plants

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • hacker

    Word

    a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • armed robbery

    Phrase

    a robbery in which the thief has a weapon or threatens to use one

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • happen on

    Phrase

    to find something by chance

  • big guy

    Phrase

    a friendly way to address a man or boy

  • carve

    Word

    to cut or shape something with a knife or tool

  • have nots

    Phrase

    people who have little money or wealth

  • finch

    Word

    a small bird that eats seeds and often sings

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • firearm

    Word

    a gun that can be carried and used by one person

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • sneaking

    Word

    done in a quiet, secret way

  • tricking

    Word

    the act of deceiving or cheating someone

  • go for it

    Phrase

    used to encourage someone to do something or try something

  • parole

    Word

    temporary release of a prisoner before the end of a sentence, with conditions

  • stray

    Word

    to move away from the right path, place, or topic

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