tawdry
showy in a cheap, tasteless way
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The Blacklist S3E14: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 14DramaCrimeMystery
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dehydrate
to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer
localize
to change something so it suits a particular country, region, or audience
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
nitrous
relating to nitrogen, especially in a compound with two oxygen atoms
ritualistic
relating to a ritual or done in a fixed, repeated way
inexplicably
in a way that is hard or impossible to explain
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
captor
a person who has captured and is holding someone prisoner
entitle
to give someone the right to have or do something
harvester
a machine used to gather crops
mythic
relating to myths or to the world of myths
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astray
away from the right path or direction
sweetly
in a kind, gentle, or pleasing way
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
pitying
showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior
schoolhouse
a small school building, especially in the past or in a rural area
appease
to calm someone down by giving them what they want or by making them less angry
dishing
giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously
braving
while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely
interrogate
to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
carnivorous
eating meat and other animals
outcast
a person who is not accepted by a group or society