waylay
to stop someone and attack or rob them
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Person of Interest S5E8: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 8DramaAction & AdventureCrime
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fallibility
the fact that people can make mistakes or be wrong
dibs
a claim to something, especially when people say they want it first
epidemiologist
a scientist who studies how diseases spread in populations
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
vaccinate
give someone or something a vaccine to protect against a disease
pathogenic
causing disease or able to cause disease
bayed
to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound
avian
relating to birds
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
antiquated
old-fashioned and no longer suitable or useful
appendicitis
a painful swelling of the appendix that usually needs urgent treatment
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kneecap
the bone at the front of the knee
cog
a tooth on a wheel that fits into another wheel to transfer motion
caroling
singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house
readjust
to adjust something again
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
lassie
a girl or young woman
malpractice
bad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
allege
to say that something is true, especially without proving it
samaritan
a very helpful or kind person, especially one who helps a stranger
cordon
a line of police, soldiers, or guards that blocks access to an area
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level