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The Blacklist S3E16: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 16DramaCrimeMystery

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  • estrange

    Word

    to make people less close or friendly

  • misinform

    Word

    to give someone wrong or misleading information

  • extradite

    Word

    to send someone back to another country to face trial or punishment there

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • impregnable

    Word

    impossible or very hard to capture or defeat

  • chit

    Word

    a short note or voucher, often showing that something has been paid or approved

  • vulgarity

    Word

    rude or offensive language or behavior that is not socially acceptable

  • wagering

    Word

    the activity of betting money on uncertain results

  • emboss

    Word

    to press or stamp a design into a surface so that it stands out

  • untangle

    Word

    to separate things that are twisted or knotted together

  • gloat

    Word

    to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

  • remuneration

    Word

    money paid for work or a service

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  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • detonator

    Word

    a device used to set off an explosive charge

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • thumbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • repercussion

    Word

    an effect or consequence, especially one that happens later and is not wanted

  • lapel

    Word

    one of the folded parts on the front of a jacket or coat

  • circumstantial

    Word

    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • impenetrable

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    impossible or very hard to pass through, enter, or see through

  • pneumatic

    Word

    relating to air or gas

  • atone

    Word

    to do something to show you are sorry for a wrong or bad action

  • conspire

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    to secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful

  • recluse

    Word

    a person who lives alone and avoids other people

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  • incur

    Word

    to have to pay or suffer something unpleasant, especially because of your actions

  • expedite

    Word

    to make a process or task happen faster

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • spook

    Word

    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • pristine

    Word

    clean, fresh, and in perfect condition, as if new

  • clientele

    Word

    the customers or clients of a business or professional service

  • implicate

    Word

    to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • triumphing

    Word

    winning or succeeding after a struggle

  • evener

    Word

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

  • bureaucrat

    Word

    a government official, especially one who is seen as slow or too focused on rules and paperwork

  • armory

    Word

    a room or building where weapons are kept

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • confiscate

    Word

    to take something away from someone using legal or official authority

  • blacklist

    Word

    a list of people or things that are not allowed or are treated with suspicion

  • nitrate

    Word

    a chemical salt or ester of nitric acid

  • canister

    Word

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

  • extradition

    Word

    the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

  • ledger

    Word

    a book or system for recording financial accounts

  • contraband

    Word

    goods that are brought into or taken out of a country illegally

  • detonate

    Word

    to make something explode

  • chops

    Word

    the sides of the face below the eyes

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • come at me

    Phrase

    Used to challenge someone to fight or compete

  • top left

    Phrase

    A casual way of saying you really mean something or are telling the truth

  • corpus

    Word

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

  • caretaker

    Word

    a person who looks after a building or property

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • penetrating

    Word

    clear and strong, and hard to ignore

  • shake it

    Phrase

    to dance in a lively, energetic way

  • kidnapper

    Word

    a person who kidnaps someone

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • beat on

    Phrase

    to keep talking for a long time in a boring or annoying way

  • when all is said and done

    Phrase

    used to say that after considering everything, something is true or most important

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • tracker

    Word

    a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

  • foil

    Word

    to stop something from succeeding

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • draw the short straw

    Phrase

    to be chosen, often by chance, to do an unpleasant task

  • cockroach

    Word

    a large brown insect that often lives in warm, damp places and is hard to get rid of

  • leverage

    Word

    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • diplomatic relations

    Phrase

    official relations between two countries, especially through their governments and embassies

  • wire in

    Phrase

    to work very hard and with a lot of energy

  • contract in

    Phrase

    to hire a contractor to do work on a project

  • blizzard

    Word

    a severe snowstorm with strong winds and very low visibility

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • abduction

    Word

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

  • urgency

    Word

    the need for quick action

  • on the radar

    Phrase

    likely to happen soon or attract attention

  • above and beyond

    Phrase

    more than is expected or required

  • 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

  • foe

    Word

    an enemy or opponent

  • detour

    Word

    a longer route taken to avoid a problem or to go somewhere else first

  • disarm

    Word

    to take weapons away from someone or something

  • want out

    Phrase

    to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

  • loose ends

    Phrase

    unfinished things that still need attention

  • the hard way

    Phrase

    in a way that is more difficult than necessary

  • why on Earth

    Phrase

    used to show strong surprise, annoyance, or disbelief in a question

  • disable

    Word

    to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • unborn

    Word

    not yet born

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • as ever

    Phrase

    as usual; as always

  • news anchor

    Phrase

    a person who presents the news on television or radio

  • loose end

    Phrase

    a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention

  • metric

    Word

    relating to the metric system

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • open mind

    Phrase

    a willingness to consider new ideas or opinions

  • imminent

    Word

    likely to happen very soon

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • want in

    Phrase

    to want to join in or be included in something

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

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