interminable
Wordlasting a very long time and seeming to have no end
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Castle S7E18: English vocabulary
Season 7, Episode 18DramaCrime
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stanchion
Wordan upright post or bar used as a support or barrier
collude
Wordto secretly work together, usually to do something dishonest or harmful
overreach
Wordto go beyond the proper limit or use more than is sensible
clavicle
Wordthe bone between your shoulder and chest
misgiving
Worda feeling that something may go wrong or that you are not sure about something
afoot
Wordalready happening or about to happen
grubby
Worddirty and untidy
leavings
Wordthings that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
pesky
Wordannoying in a small but persistent way
leniency
Wordkindness or mercy shown when someone is punished or judged
fascinate
Wordto attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly
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ahold
Wordthe ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of
persecute
Wordto treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially because of their beliefs or identity
theorize
Wordto suggest an explanation for something based on limited evidence
understatement
Wordthe act of making something seem less important or less serious than it really is
concealment
Wordthe act of hiding something or keeping it secret
ballistics
Wordthe science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air
abler
Wordmore able or skilled than someone or something else
gearing
Wordthe arrangement of gears in a machine or vehicle
charade
Wordsomething that hides the truth or makes a situation seem better than it is
knoll
Worda small hill
coy
Wordpretending to be shy or modest in a way that is meant to attract attention
subpoena
Wordan official order to appear in court or give evidence
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sympathizer
Worda person who supports a cause, group, or political idea
squander
Wordto waste money, time, or an opportunity in a careless way
vantage
Worda place or position that gives you a good view of something
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
despicable
Wordvery bad and deserving strong disapproval
conduit
Worda pipe or passage that carries water, gas, or wires from one place to another
necking
Wordkissing and touching someone in a sexual way
revere
Wordto feel deep respect and admiration for someone or something
fringed
Wordhaving a decorative edge made of hanging threads or strips
bystander
Worda person who sees an event or situation but does not get involved
carding
Wordthe process of combing and separating wool or other fibers
sequential
Wordhappening in a fixed order, one thing after another
plausible
Wordseeming reasonable or likely to be true
rant
Wordto speak angrily and at length
envelop
Worda flat paper cover with a flap, used for sending a letter or document
magically
Wordin a way that seems to happen by magic
tycoon
Worda very rich and powerful business person
fatally
Wordin a way that causes death or serious harm
congratulation
Wordan expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck
trustworthy
Wordable to be trusted because you are honest and reliable
tailing
Wordthe act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them
apprehend
Wordto arrest someone, especially a suspect
adultery
Wordsex between a married person and someone who is not their spouse
decker
Wordused in the phrase double-decker: something with two levels or decks
tory
Worda member or supporter of the Conservative Party in Britain
sizing
Worda process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance
Other Side
Phrasethe life or world believed to exist after death
aspiration
Worda strong hope or ambition to do something
open the door
Phraseto make it possible for something to happen
call down
Phraseto ask a god or spirit to send or cause something
lama
Worda Buddhist monk in Tibetan Buddhism
protester
Worda person who takes part in a public protest
graced
Wordto honor an event or place by being present
cholera
Worda serious infectious disease that causes severe diarrhea
fives
Worda game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
mingle
Wordto mix with other people in a friendly way
shotted
Wordpast tense and past participle of shoot
pulmonary
Wordrelating to the lungs
gun down
Phraseto shoot someone and kill them
pac
Worda soft, flexible material resembling wool that is used as a filling for mattresses, pillows, and upholstery.
trajectory
Wordthe path that something moving through the air or space follows
oddly
Wordin a strange or unusual way
personal injury
Phrasephysical harm to a person, especially in a legal case
profiling
Wordthe practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics
gunning
Wordto shoot and kill someone with a gun
governmental
Wordrelating to government or the work of government
search warrant
Phrasean official court order that allows police to search a place
round up
Phraseto gather people or things together, often by force or pressure
city council
Phrasethe elected group that runs a city
sever
Wordto cut something off or separate it by force
that's a good one
Phraseused to say that something is not believable
find out
Phraseto discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
loose ends
Phraseunfinished things that still need attention
run at
Phraseto rush toward someone or something in an aggressive way
arming
Wordthe act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting
memorize
Wordto learn something so well that you can say or write it from memory
residue
Worda small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used
acquainted
Wordfamiliar with something because you know it well
take that
Phraseused to say you have won or beaten someone
roll on
Phraseused to say you want something to happen soon
slip out
Phraseto leave a place quietly so no one notices
loose end
Phrasea small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention
run against
Phraseto compete against someone in an election
innocent bystander
Phrasea person who is not involved in a situation but is hurt by it
indistinct
Wordnot clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear
twinned
Wordofficially linked with another town, city, or organization
fingerprint
Wordthe pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person
constituent
Worda person who is represented by an elected official
grassy
Wordcovered with grass
can't help
Phraseto be unable to stop yourself from doing something
pamphlet
Worda small booklet or leaflet about one subject
beef up
Phraseto make something stronger, larger, or more effective
bossed
Wordto give someone orders in a rude or controlling way
detain
Wordto keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning
framing
Wordthe way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way
hands on
Phraseinvolving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning