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Castle S7E23: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 23DramaCrime

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  • mishandle

    Word

    to handle or manage something badly

  • misremember

    Word

    to remember something incorrectly

  • corruptible

    Word

    able to be corrupted, especially by bribery or bad influence

  • electrify

    Word

    to make something carry or use electricity

  • blare

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • exorcise

    Word

    to drive out an evil spirit by religious means

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • bisect

    Word

    to divide something into two equal parts

  • bolo

    Word

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

  • inadmissible

    Word

    not allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation

  • impassioned

    Word

    showing strong emotion or passion

  • ritualistic

    Word

    relating to a ritual or done in a fixed, repeated way

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  • abut

    Word

    to be next to something or share a boundary with it

  • bedridden

    Word

    unable to get out of bed because of illness or weakness

  • agitate

    Word

    to make someone feel worried or upset

  • captaincy

    Word

    the position of being captain of a team or ship

  • bracken

    Word

    a large wild fern with broad, feathery leaves

  • whimper

    Word

    to make quiet, weak sounds because you are scared, hurt, or upset

  • retrace

    Word

    to go back over the same route or path

  • canvass

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

  • cadaver

    Word

    a dead human body

  • jinx

    Word

    a person or thing that brings bad luck

  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • psychosis

    Word

    a serious mental illness that can cause a person to lose touch with reality

  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • trucker

    Word

    a person who drives a truck for a living

  • samaritan

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    a very helpful or kind person, especially one who helps a stranger

  • pantheon

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    a temple built to honor all the gods

  • trespass

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    to enter land or property without permission

  • creak

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    to make a harsh, high-pitched sound as it moves or is pressed

  • combing

    Word

    the act of combing hair

  • stabling

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    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • brood

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    a group of young animals born or hatched at the same time

  • evener

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

  • vendetta

    Word

    a long-running bitter feud or revenge between people or families

  • seeming

    Word

    appearing to be true or real, but not necessarily so

  • withhold

    Word

    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

  • chime

    Word

    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • clad

    Word

    dressed in something, or covered with something

  • streaked

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    having thin lines or marks of a different color

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • trooper

    Word

    a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit

  • rosy

    Word

    pink or red in color

  • gruesome

    Word

    very shocking and disgusting, especially because of violence or injury

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • long hour

    Phrase

    the late hours of the night

  • lord of the flies

    Phrase

    a person who acts like an important ruler in a small or unimportant place or group

  • morgue

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    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • animosity

    Word

    strong dislike or hatred between people or groups

  • tailing

    Word

    the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • beat on

    Phrase

    to keep talking for a long time in a boring or annoying way

  • stare out

    Phrase

    to stare at someone until they look away, often as a challenge

  • plead out

    Phrase

    to agree to a plea bargain and plead guilty

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • lair

    Word

    a hidden place where a wild animal lives

  • ragged

    Word

    (of clothes or a person) old, torn, and untidy

  • utmost

    Word

    greatest in amount, degree, or importance

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • on the face of

    Phrase

    used to say that something seems true or reasonable at first, but may not be when you look more closely

  • unconditional

    Word

    not limited or controlled by conditions

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • fair game

    Phrase

    something that can be criticized, attacked, or mocked freely

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • pleading

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    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • be onto

    Phrase

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

  • aspire

    Word

    to have a strong desire to achieve something

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • on file

    Phrase

    officially recorded and kept for later use

  • arming

    Word

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

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • prose

    Word

    ordinary written language that is not poetry

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • finish with

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship with someone

  • area code

    Phrase

    the set of digits you dial before a phone number to show which area it is in

  • murder mystery

    Phrase

    a story, film, or game in which a murder has to be solved

  • power couple

    Phrase

    a couple who are both successful, famous, or influential

  • military academy

    Phrase

    a school that trains people to become military officers

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • sedan

    Word

    a car with a closed body and usually four doors

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • grunt

    Word

    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • kneel

    Word

    to rest on one or both knees

  • gasp

    Word

    to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

  • radiator

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    a metal device that heats a room by carrying hot water or steam

  • porcelain

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    a hard, white material used to make cups, plates, and other objects

  • occurrence

    Word

    an instance of something happening or existing

  • dictate

    Word

    to say words slowly and clearly so someone can write them down

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • postpone

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    to change a planned event or action to a later time

  • deserving

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    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

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