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Homeland S5E9: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 9DramaWar & PoliticsCrime

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  • prearrange

    to arrange or plan something before it happens

  • whir

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • convulse

    to shake violently, especially because of illness, pain, or strong emotion

  • embezzle

    to steal money that you were trusted to manage

  • blare

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

  • redraw

    to draw something again or in a different way

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • fastening

    a device used to fasten things together

  • feint

    a quick, deceptive movement used to trick an opponent

  • directorship

    the job or position of being a director of a company or organization

  • painstaking

    done with a lot of care and attention to detail

  • calico

    a strong, plain cotton cloth with a printed pattern

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  • welcomer

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

  • earmark

    to set money, time, or resources aside for a particular purpose

  • leavings

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

  • conclusively

    in a way that clearly proves or settles something

  • incriminate

    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • travesty

    something that makes a serious situation seem ridiculous, unfair, or absurd

  • clank

    to make a sharp, hard metallic sound

  • consular

    relating to a consul or a consulate

  • reimbursement

    money paid back to someone for expenses they have already paid

  • paralyze

    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • methyl

    a chemical group, CH3, found in many organic compounds

  • isis

    the ancient Egyptian goddess of magic and motherhood

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