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Hawaii Five-0 S5E21: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 21CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • bedazzle

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    to impress someone greatly with beauty, brightness, or skill

  • swaggerer

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    a person who behaves in a very confident, showy, and often arrogant way

  • deputize

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    to give someone official authority to act for you

  • gyration

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    a circular or spinning movement

  • prepay

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    to pay for something before it is due or before you receive it

  • costumer

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    a person who makes or supplies costumes for a play, film, or event

  • abet

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    to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal

  • shagged

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    very tired; exhausted

  • unsettle

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    to make someone feel worried, uneasy, or disturbed

  • disorient

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    to make someone lose their sense of direction

  • frigid

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    very cold

  • resuscitate

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    to bring someone back to consciousness or life, especially by medical treatment

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  • welcomer

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

  • impersonator

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    a person who pretends to be someone else, especially a famous person

  • scant

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    very small in amount or number

  • toxicology

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    the study of poisons and how they affect living things

  • homicidal

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    wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

  • fascinate

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    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • dislodge

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    to force something out of the place where it is stuck or fixed

  • impersonate

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    pretend to be someone else, often to trick people or for entertainment

  • prizing

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    to value something very highly

  • cadaver

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    a dead human body

  • copped

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

  • shag

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    a style of haircut with lots of layers and a messy, shaggy look

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  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • deranged

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    mentally ill or behaving in a wild, uncontrolled way

  • ingest

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    to take food, drink, or a substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it

  • exhale

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    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • swagger

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    a confident, often slightly arrogant way of walking or behaving

  • unholy

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    not holy or sacred

  • wail

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    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • pelvic

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    relating to the pelvis or the area around it

  • honk

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    to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

  • rousing

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    very exciting and able to make people feel enthusiastic

  • dishing

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    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • cyanide

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    a very poisonous chemical compound used in some industrial processes

  • toot

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    to make a short, sharp sound, especially with a horn or whistle

  • evener

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

  • whoop

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    to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

  • narcotic

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    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • bitters

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    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • quits

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    used in the phrase call it quits: to stop doing something or end a relationship or argument

  • smuggler

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    a person who moves goods illegally across a border

  • groan

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    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • obsess

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

  • chaser

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    a person or thing that chases something

  • prescribe

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    to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

  • manhood

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    the state of being an adult man

  • jerking

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    making quick, sharp movements

  • screech

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    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • cleverly

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    in an intelligent, skillful, or effective way

  • smuggle

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

  • acrylic

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    a synthetic material used in paints, plastics, and fibers

  • whew

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    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • stripping

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    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • chubby

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    slightly fat in a pleasant way

  • killing spree

    Phrase

    a series of murders committed in a short period of time

  • circle the wagons

    Phrase

    to join together to defend yourself against criticism or an attack

  • irritation

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    a feeling of being annoyed or angry

  • cleanse

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    to clean something thoroughly, especially by removing dirt or harmful substances

  • tripping

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    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • aroma

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    a pleasant smell, especially from food or drink

  • internal affairs

    Phrase

    a police department that investigates complaints against officers

  • extortion

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    the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

  • minimum security

    Phrase

    the lowest level of prison security, with fewer restrictions

  • giggle

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    to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

  • carry away

    Phrase

    to make someone so excited or emotional that they lose control

  • fly out

    Phrase

    a ball hit high in the air that is caught for an out

  • behold

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    to look at something with attention or wonder

  • toxicity

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    the quality of being poisonous or harmful

  • rendition

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    a performance or version of something, especially a song, speech, or role

  • fives

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

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • holla back

    Phrase

    to reply to someone, especially in a casual or friendly way

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ding

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    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • holed up

    Phrase

    staying hidden or shut away in a place, often for safety or privacy

  • mumble

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    to speak quietly and unclearly, so that it is hard to understand

  • terminology

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    the set of special words used in a particular subject, job, or activity

  • cop killer

    Phrase

    a person who kills a police officer

  • adverse

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    harmful or unfavorable

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • choke on

    Phrase

    to refuse to accept something, especially an idea or suggestion

  • run out on

    Phrase

    to leave a partner or commitment suddenly and without warning

  • widower

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    a man whose wife has died and who has not married again

  • spree

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    a short period of doing a lot of one activity, often in an uncontrolled way

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • maniac

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    a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, often in an excessive way

  • trivial

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    not important or not worth much attention

  • be onto

    Phrase

    to realize that someone is investigating you or has discovered something about you

  • front man

    Phrase

    the lead singer or main performer in a band or group

  • far cry

    Phrase

    a big difference between two things

  • scheming

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

  • crush it

    Phrase

    to do something very well and succeed impressively

  • finer things

    Phrase

    the luxuries, comforts, or pleasures that are considered especially nice or high-quality

  • pooling

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    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • take serious

    Phrase

    to treat something as important or serious

  • chuckle

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    to laugh quietly

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