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The Blacklist S2E17: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 17DramaCrimeMystery

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  • misconstrue

    Word

    to understand or explain something in the wrong way

  • coverlet

    Word

    a decorative bed covering that hangs down over the sides of the bed

  • mutilate

    Word

    to injure someone or something badly and permanently

  • mortify

    Word

    to make someone feel very embarrassed or ashamed

  • riddling

    Word

    hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling

  • dour

    Word

    stern, gloomy, or unfriendly in manner or appearance

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • falsify

    Word

    to change information, records, or evidence in order to deceive people

  • polyp

    Word

    a small growth on a body surface, especially in the nose, throat, or intestines

  • mooned

    Word

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • communicative

    Word

    willing to talk and share information

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  • leavings

    Word

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

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • circumstantial

    Word

    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • steeple

    Word

    a tall pointed tower on a church

  • shredding

    Word

    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • copped

    Word

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

  • yogi

    Word

    a person who practices yoga regularly and well

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • fetal

    Word

    relating to a fetus

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  • grapevine

    Word

    a grape plant or vine

  • flutter

    Word

    to move lightly and quickly, or to flap gently

  • evener

    Word

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

  • meticulous

    Word

    very careful about small details and exactness

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • untimely

    Word

    happening too soon, too early, or at a bad time

  • jeopardize

    Word

    to put someone or something in danger

  • regenerate

    Word

    to grow back or become healthy again after damage or loss

  • smallpox

    Word

    a serious infectious disease that was once common and often deadly, but has been wiped out by vaccination

  • defenseless

    Word

    unable to protect yourself or stop others from harming you

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • trooper

    Word

    a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit

  • longevity

    Word

    the fact of living for a long time

  • smuggle

    Word

    to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

  • rabies

    Word

    a serious disease that affects the brain and nervous system and is usually fatal

  • char

    Word

    to burn something until it turns black

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • hear things

    Phrase

    to think you are hearing sounds that are not really there

  • caretaker

    Word

    a person who looks after a building or property

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • insane asylum

    Phrase

    an old-fashioned word for a hospital for people with severe mental illness

  • capital offense

    Phrase

    a crime that can be punished by death

  • criminal prosecution

    Phrase

    legal action taken against someone accused of a crime

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • shred

    Word

    to cut or tear something into small pieces

  • off the face of the earth

    Phrase

    used to say that something has completely disappeared or been destroyed

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • cockroach

    Word

    a large brown insect that often lives in warm, damp places and is hard to get rid of

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • frontal

    Word

    relating to the front part of something

  • embryo

    Word

    a very early stage of a human or animal before birth or hatching

  • caterpillar

    Word

    the larva of a butterfly or moth

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • immortality

    Word

    the state of living forever or never dying

  • recollection

    Word

    the act of remembering something

  • mainstream

    Word

    accepted by most people; not unusual or extreme

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • get straight

    Phrase

    to make something clear or settled

  • lobe

    Word

    the rounded part of something, especially one of the sections of a brain or the lower part of the ear

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • parameter

    Word

    a value or limit that affects how something works or is measured

  • look the other way

    Phrase

    to ignore something wrong on purpose

  • on file

    Phrase

    officially recorded and kept for later use

  • disable

    Word

    to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

  • restrain

    Word

    to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • make with

    Phrase

    to create or produce something using a particular material or method

  • speed dial

    Phrase

    a phone feature that lets you call a number by pressing one button or a few keys

  • take away from

    Phrase

    to not make something seem less good, exciting, or impressive

  • state trooper

    Phrase

    a police officer who works for a state police force

  • open market

    Phrase

    a market in which prices are set by supply and demand, with little or no government control

  • credit line

    Phrase

    the maximum amount of money a bank or lender lets you borrow or spend on credit

  • maternity ward

    Phrase

    a hospital room or section for women who are giving birth and for newborn babies

  • verge

    Word

    the edge or border of something

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • catastrophic

    Word

    causing or involving very great damage, suffering, or loss

  • pass along

    Phrase

    to tell someone something so they can tell other people

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • hilltop

    Word

    the top part of a hill

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • at the wheel

    Phrase

    in control of a vehicle while driving it

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • in theory

    Phrase

    according to what is expected or believed, but not necessarily in real life

  • flushing

    Word

    the act of becoming red in the face or skin

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • going over

    Phrase

    a quick, informal check or inspection

  • traumatic

    Word

    causing strong emotional pain or shock

  • kind of like

    Phrase

    somewhat like; in a way similar to

  • curing

    Word

    the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • bluff

    Word

    to pretend you have an advantage, skill, or plan in order to trick someone

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