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Homeland S5E11: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 11DramaWar & PoliticsCrime

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  • retch

    Word

    to make the sound and movement of vomiting, without necessarily bringing anything up

  • repack

    Word

    to pack something again, often in a different way

  • redraw

    Word

    to draw something again or in a different way

  • gratify

    Word

    to give someone pleasure or satisfaction

  • zealot

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    a person who is extremely and often unreasonably devoted to a belief or cause

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • raspy

    Word

    having a rough, hoarse sound

  • indistinctly

    Word

    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • scoff

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    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • interrogator

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    a person who asks questions, especially in an official investigation or interview

  • whimper

    Word

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

  • dilate

    Word

    to make something wider or more open, or become wider or more open

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  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • rehabilitate

    Word

    help someone recover from illness, injury, addiction, or prison life and return to normal life

  • isis

    Word

    the ancient Egyptian goddess of magic and motherhood

  • sepsis

    Word

    a serious medical condition caused by the body's extreme response to an infection

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • milligram

    Word

    a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

  • incite

    Word

    to encourage people to act violently or unlawfully

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • jihad

    Word

    a struggle or fight carried out in the name of Islam

  • samaritan

    Word

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

  • vigilant

    Word

    watching carefully for danger or problems

  • potency

    Word

    the strength or effectiveness of something, especially a medicine or drug

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  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • technicals

    Word

    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

  • evener

    Word

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

  • hissing

    Word

    making a long, sharp s sound

  • prognosis

    Word

    a doctor's judgment about how a disease or injury is likely to develop

  • barrack

    Word

    a building where soldiers live

  • registrar

    Word

    an official who keeps records at a college, university, or other institution

  • chime

    Word

    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • canister

    Word

    a container with a lid, used for storing dry goods or other materials

  • groan

    Word

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

  • obsess

    Word

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

  • hemorrhage

    Word

    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

  • geez

    Word

    used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

  • ventilator

    Word

    a machine that helps a patient breathe

  • obscene

    Word

    offensive because it is sexual, rude, or indecent

  • gallant

    Word

    brave and admired for doing what is right

  • damaged goods

    Phrase

    people or things that are seen as no longer acceptable, useful, or desirable

  • unify

    Word

    to bring different people, groups, or things together so they work as one

  • corpus

    Word

    a large collection of written or spoken texts used for study or analysis

  • grievance

    Word

    a complaint about unfair treatment or a problem that someone thinks should be fixed

  • shiver

    Word

    to shake slightly because you are cold, scared, or excited

  • overhear

    Word

    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • benevolent

    Word

    kind and wanting to help other people

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • directorate

    Word

    a group of people who manage a department or organization

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • Intelligence Community

    Phrase

    the government agencies that collect and analyze secret information for a country

  • cerebral hemorrhage

    Phrase

    bleeding inside the brain

  • fives

    Word

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

  • eradicate

    Word

    to completely get rid of something bad or unwanted

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • forfeit

    Word

    to lose something, especially a right, game, or prize, as a penalty

  • retaliation

    Word

    harm done in return for harm received; revenge

  • legitimacy

    Word

    the quality of being accepted as legal, real, or valid

  • suicidal

    Word

    having thoughts of killing yourself

  • cerebral

    Word

    relating to the brain or to thinking and intelligence

  • extremist

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    a person who supports extreme political or religious views, often in a way that can lead to violence

  • damascus

    Word

    the capital city of Syria

  • scum

    Word

    a dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid

  • renown

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    the state of being famous or widely admired

  • sizable

    Word

    fairly large

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • swear to God

    Phrase

    Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

  • civil right

    Phrase

    a legal right that protects a person's freedom and equal treatment

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • matter of life and death

    Phrase

    a situation that is extremely urgent or serious

  • apocalypse

    Word

    a complete and terrible destruction, especially one that is thought of as the end of the world

  • round up

    Phrase

    to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • damn well

    Phrase

    used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

  • sick and tired

    Phrase

    very annoyed or bored because something has been happening for too long

  • from hell

    Phrase

    used after a noun to say that something is extremely bad or unpleasant

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • watch list

    Phrase

    a list of people or things that need to be watched or checked regularly

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • feud

    Word

    a long, angry argument or conflict

  • at the last minute

    Phrase

    at the very last possible moment before something happens

  • proclaim

    Word

    to announce something publicly or officially

  • low profile

    Phrase

    a way of behaving that avoids attracting attention

  • imminent

    Word

    likely to happen very soon

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • grunt

    Word

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

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • gasp

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

  • hacker

    Word

    a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

  • diagnostic

    Word

    relating to tests that help find out what is wrong with something, especially a medical problem

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • disconnect

    Word

    to break or end a connection between things

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