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The Blacklist S2E14: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 14DramaCrimeMystery

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  • senescent

    Word

    growing old or showing signs of aging

  • whet

    Word

    sharpen the blade of a tool or weapon

  • pocketbook

    Word

    a woman's handbag or purse

  • fritter

    Word

    a small cake made by frying batter, sometimes with fruit or other ingredients

  • wrangle

    Word

    to argue noisily and angrily

  • oligarch

    Word

    a very rich person who has a lot of political power or influence

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • gavel

    Word

    a small hammer used by a judge or auctioneer to get attention or signal a decision

  • forefather

    Word

    a person in your family who lived a long time ago; an ancestor, especially a male one

  • vicarage

    Word

    the house where a vicar lives

  • abductor

    Word

    a person who takes someone away by force or trickery

  • welcomer

    Word

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

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  • banal

    Word

    boring because it is too ordinary or predictable

  • confounded

    Word

    feeling confused and unable to think clearly

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • captivating

    Word

    very attractive and able to hold your attention

  • authenticate

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    to prove that something is real, true, or genuine

  • canvass

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    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • gambit

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    a risky move or opening remark made to gain an advantage

  • propensity

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    a natural tendency to do something

  • concierge

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    a person in a hotel or large building who helps guests with requests and arrangements

  • entitle

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    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • hogging

    Word

    to take or use more than your fair share of something

  • hibernate

    Word

    to spend the winter asleep or inactive

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  • emissary

    Word

    a person sent to represent someone or carry out a special mission

  • prizing

    Word

    to value something very highly

  • confound

    Word

    to confuse or surprise someone greatly

  • posterity

    Word

    all the people who will live in the future

  • mainstay

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    something that gives strong support or is an important part of something

  • auctioneer

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    a person who runs an auction and calls out the bids

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • changer

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    a person or thing that changes something

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • requisite

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    needed for a particular purpose or situation

  • clog

    Word

    to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that nothing can flow through it

  • evener

    Word

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

  • memento

    Word

    something kept to remind you of a person, place, or event

  • blacklist

    Word

    a list of people or things that are not allowed or are treated with suspicion

  • invaluable

    Word

    so useful or valuable that you could not manage without it

  • smuggler

    Word

    a person who moves goods illegally across a border

  • ledger

    Word

    a book or system for recording financial accounts

  • forgery

    Word

    the crime of making a fake copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art

  • fiasco

    Word

    a complete failure, especially one that is embarrassing or badly organized

  • jackal

    Word

    a wild animal like a small dog, found in Africa and Asia

  • logics

    Word

    the study of correct reasoning

  • convene

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    to gather people together for a meeting or event

  • insistence

    Word

    the act of insisting on something, or the fact that someone keeps insisting

  • vanguard

    Word

    the front part of an army or group moving forward

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • state's evidence

    Phrase

    testimony from a criminal accomplice, often given in exchange for leniency

  • false imprisonment

    Phrase

    the illegal confinement of a person

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • one under

    Phrase

    an informal British term for a person who has been hit by a train

  • intrigue

    Word

    to make someone very interested or curious

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • apprehend

    Word

    to arrest someone, especially a suspect

  • impostor

    Word

    a person who pretends to be someone else to trick people

  • statistically

    Word

    using statistics or based on statistical data

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • insure

    Word

    buy insurance for something or someone

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • sicilian

    Word

    relating to Sicily or its people

  • tedious

    Word

    boring because it takes too long or keeps repeating the same thing

  • 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 officer

    Phrase

    a government official who gathers and handles secret information

  • material witness

    Phrase

    a person whose testimony is important in a legal case and who may be kept available for court

  • blind trust

    Phrase

    a legal arrangement in which someone else manages your assets without telling you what they are or how they are handled

  • kidnapper

    Word

    a person who kidnaps someone

  • sinful

    Word

    morally wrong or evil; full of sin

  • enlighten

    Word

    to help someone understand something better

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • fives

    Word

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

  • tracker

    Word

    a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • after the fact

    Phrase

    after something has already happened or been decided

  • go so far as

    Phrase

    to be willing to do something extreme or surprising

  • preside

    Word

    to be in charge of a meeting, court case, or ceremony

  • leverage

    Word

    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • entrust

    Word

    to give someone the responsibility for something or for taking care of something

  • eject

    Word

    to force something out or out of a place

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • dearly

    Word

    in a way that shows strong love or care

  • frat boy

    Phrase

    a young man who belongs to a college fraternity

  • what's in it for me

    Phrase

    a question meaning: what benefit will I get from this?

  • abduction

    Word

    the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

  • defy

    Word

    to openly refuse to obey or accept something

  • scheming

    Word

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

  • good heavens

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show surprise or shock

  • tell tales

    Phrase

    to tell other people private or embarrassing information about someone

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • indictment

    Word

    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • safe house

    Phrase

    a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

  • roam

    Word

    to walk or travel around without a fixed direction or purpose

  • me three

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying you agree with someone

  • what are the odds

    Phrase

    used to show surprise that something unlikely has happened

  • be rid of

    Phrase

    to get free of something unwanted

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

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