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The Blacklist S3E14: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 14DramaCrimeMystery

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  • tawdry

    Word

    showy in a cheap, tasteless way

  • dehydrate

    Word

    to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer

  • localize

    Word

    to change something so it suits a particular country, region, or audience

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • nitrous

    Word

    relating to nitrogen, especially in a compound with two oxygen atoms

  • ritualistic

    Word

    relating to a ritual or done in a fixed, repeated way

  • inexplicably

    Word

    in a way that is hard or impossible to explain

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • captor

    Word

    a person who has captured and is holding someone prisoner

  • entitle

    Word

    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • harvester

    Word

    a machine used to gather crops

  • mythic

    Word

    relating to myths or to the world of myths

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  • astray

    Word

    away from the right path or direction

  • sweetly

    Word

    in a kind, gentle, or pleasing way

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • pitying

    Word

    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • schoolhouse

    Word

    a small school building, especially in the past or in a rural area

  • appease

    Word

    to calm someone down by giving them what they want or by making them less angry

  • dishing

    Word

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • interrogate

    Word

    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • carnivorous

    Word

    eating meat and other animals

  • outcast

    Word

    a person who is not accepted by a group or society

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  • hairless

    Word

    having no hair on the body or skin

  • 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

  • intuitive

    Word

    based on instinct or a feeling rather than careful reasoning

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • yay

    Word

    used to show happiness, excitement, or approval

  • canoeing

    Word

    the activity of traveling in a canoe using paddles

  • petite

    Word

    small and attractively delicate, especially used about a woman

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • godmother

    Word

    a woman who is a child's sponsor at baptism

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • larva

    Word

    the young form of an insect that hatches from an egg and changes into an adult

  • humane

    Word

    kind and caring, especially toward people or animals who are suffering

  • conveniently

    Word

    in a way that is useful or fits a plan or situation well

  • waffle

    Word

    a flat cake with a pattern of squares, often eaten for breakfast

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • Petri dish

    Phrase

    a shallow dish with a lid, used for growing bacteria or other cells

  • behold

    Word

    to look at something with attention or wonder

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • adopt out

    Phrase

    to place a child with adoptive parents

  • adolescence

    Word

    the period of life between childhood and adulthood

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • off chance

    Phrase

    a small possibility that something will happen

  • abandonment

    Word

    the act of leaving someone or something behind

  • cognitive

    Word

    relating to thinking, learning, memory, and understanding

  • preferably

    Word

    used to say what you would prefer

  • whipping

    Word

    the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

  • hot stuff

    Phrase

    an attractive person, especially one seen as sexually attractive

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • matter of life and death

    Phrase

    a situation that is extremely urgent or serious

  • abduction

    Word

    the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

  • beside the point

    Phrase

    not related to the main subject or issue

  • special needs

    Phrase

    the needs of people who need extra support, care, or accommodations because of a disability

  • spar

    Word

    to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • grin

    Word

    to smile broadly, often because you are pleased or amused

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • damn well

    Phrase

    used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

  • the finger

    Phrase

    an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

  • don't you know

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • no place

    Phrase

    used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

  • go through with

    Phrase

    to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

  • liaison

    Word

    a person who helps two people or groups work or communicate together

  • walk on

    Phrase

    to come onto the stage in a performance

  • crush on

    Phrase

    to feel a romantic attraction to someone

  • toaster

    Word

    a machine that browns slices of bread by heating them quickly

  • parental

    Word

    relating to a parent or parents

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • better off

    Phrase

    in a better situation, especially after a change or decision

  • look over

    Phrase

    to check or read something quickly

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • cultured

    Word

    well educated and interested in art, literature, music, and similar subjects

  • mess up

    Phrase

    to make a mistake or do something badly

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • canoe

    Word

    a long, narrow boat that you move with a paddle

  • donna

    Word

    an Italian title used before a woman's name

  • logging

    Word

    the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • glen

    Word

    a narrow valley, especially in Scotland

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • investigator

    Word

    a person who carries out an investigation, especially for the police or another organization

  • alias

    Word

    a false or different name used by someone

  • stick around

    Phrase

    to stay in a place for a while and not leave

  • just wondering

    Phrase

    used to introduce a question or comment that you are making out of curiosity

  • perry

    Word

    an alcoholic drink made from fermented pear juice

  • toothbrush

    Word

    a small brush with a long handle, used for cleaning teeth

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • wildlife

    Word

    wild animals and plants living in nature

  • no good

    Phrase

    bad, useless, or not worth using

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • crushing

    Word

    causing a very heavy defeat or loss

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