petrify
to make someone feel so shocked or frightened that they cannot move or think clearly
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert S1E26: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 26ComedyTalk
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behoove
to be necessary or proper for someone to do
gaggle
a group of geese on the ground or on the water
vaporize
to change a liquid or solid into a gas
goring
to wound or kill by stabbing with a horn or tusk
flunk
to fail an exam, test, or course
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
unbiased
fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions
thumbed
past tense and past participle of thumb through
inaudible
too quiet to hear
prizing
to value something very highly
fume
a strong smell, especially smoke, gas, or vapor
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dicing
the act of cutting food into small cubes
rifling
the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin
canted
slanted or tilted, not straight up and down
gullible
too willing to believe what other people say; easily fooled
terrify
to make someone feel extreme fear
hades
the Greek god who rules the underworld
heyday
the time when someone or something is at its most successful or popular
braving
while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
notching
make small cuts or grooves in something
kink
a sharp bend or twist in something that should be straight
noose
a loop of rope or wire that tightens when pulled