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The Blacklist S4E2: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 2DramaCrimeMystery

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  • bondsman

    Word

    a person who guarantees that someone will pay a debt or appear in court, especially for bail

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • contrition

    Word

    a feeling of deep regret for something wrong you have done

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • obliging

    Word

    willing and quick to help other people

  • welcomer

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    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • glade

    Word

    a small open area in a forest

  • cottonwood

    Word

    a North American poplar tree

  • excruciating

    Word

    extremely painful or hard to endure

  • submerge

    Word

    to put something under water or another liquid

  • taffy

    Word

    a chewy sweet made from sugar or molasses

  • pontoon

    Word

    a flat-bottomed boat or floating support used for bridges or landing stages

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  • recede

    Word

    to move back or farther away

  • playa

    Word

    a person who is good at attracting romantic or sexual partners

  • bracing

    Word

    fresh, cool, and pleasantly energizing

  • portico

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    a porch with a roof supported by columns, usually attached to a building

  • tracer

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    something used to trace or track something else

  • gearing

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    the arrangement of gears in a machine or vehicle

  • madeira

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    a sweet fortified wine from the Madeira Islands

  • coercion

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    the use of force or threats to make someone do something

  • oblige

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    to make someone legally or morally required to do something

  • breton

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    relating to Brittany, a region in northwest France, or its people

  • dangle

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    to hang down loosely or swing gently

  • pristine

    Word

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

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  • rump

    Word

    the back part of an animal's body, near the tail

  • shaman

    Word

    a person in some traditional cultures who is believed to heal people and communicate with spirits

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • evener

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

  • persuasive

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    able to persuade people to do or believe something

  • vortex

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    a mass of air or water that spins around very fast

  • heartache

    Word

    deep sadness or emotional pain

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • obsess

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

  • ballooned

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    to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

  • crypt

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    a room or vault under a church, often used for burial or prayer

  • dreary

    Word

    gloomy, dull, and unpleasant

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • ordinarily

    Word

    usually; in the normal way

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • fulfillment

    Word

    the feeling of being satisfied because you have done something important or meaningful

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • salting

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    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • redirect

    Word

    to send something to a different place, person, or direction

  • sioux

    Word

    a member of a Native American people from the Great Plains

  • sincerity

    Word

    the quality of being honest and genuine

  • bail bondsman

    Phrase

    a person or business that arranges bail for someone in jail

  • inflatable

    Word

    designed to be filled with air or gas before use

  • flawless

    Word

    without any mistakes or imperfections

  • mercenary

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    a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign army

  • finder

    Word

    a person or thing that finds something

  • tracker

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • fly low

    Phrase

    to keep a low profile and avoid drawing attention

  • casket

    Word

    a small decorative box for jewelry, letters, or other valuables

  • entrust

    Word

    to give someone the responsibility for something or for taking care of something

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • winged

    Word

    having wings

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • border patrol

    Phrase

    the officers or unit that guard a country's border

  • morphine

    Word

    a strong pain-relieving medicine used in hospitals

  • shading

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    the use of light and dark areas in a drawing or picture

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • powerless

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    unable to act, influence events, or change a situation

  • napping

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    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • 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

  • stereotype

    Word

    a fixed and oversimplified idea about a group of people or things

  • on earth

    Phrase

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

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • sit by

    Phrase

    to stand by and do nothing while something bad or important is happening

  • distressing

    Word

    causing worry, sadness, or pain

  • liaison

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

  • hold it in

    Phrase

    to stop yourself from showing a strong feeling or doing something you want to do

  • kirk

    Word

    a church, especially in Scotland

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • fugitive

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    a person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger

  • traumatic

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    causing strong emotional pain or shock

  • cut out

    Phrase

    cut out of a piece of material or paper

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • catch up

    Phrase

    to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

  • overwhelm

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    to affect someone so strongly that they cannot think clearly or deal with things well

  • injure

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    to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

  • strait

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    a narrow strip of water between two larger areas of water

  • ducking

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    to lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen

  • offshore

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    located or happening at sea, away from the shore

  • bedded

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    past tense and past participle of bed

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • sneaking

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    done in a quiet, secret way

  • dedicate

    Word

    to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

  • discomfort

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    a feeling of slight pain, worry, or unease

  • smack

    Word

    to hit someone or something with a quick, sharp blow

  • notify

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    to tell someone officially or formally about something

  • unicorn

    Word

    a mythical horse with a single horn on its forehead

  • one way

    Phrase

    allowing travel in only one direction

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