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Lucifer S3E5: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 5CrimeSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • overrate

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    to think or say that something is better, more important, or more valuable than it really is

  • cosmically

    Word

    in a way that relates to the universe or outer space

  • melamine

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    a hard plastic used for making dishes and other household items

  • bedpan

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    a shallow container used by a person who is in bed to urinate or pass stool

  • flasher

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    a person who exposes their genitals in public

  • scuff

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    to scrape or drag your foot or shoe along the ground

  • scald

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    to burn or injure with very hot liquid or steam

  • dastardly

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    evil and cruel, especially in a sneaky way

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • ulterior

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    hidden or not openly stated, especially about a motive or purpose

  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

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

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  • incriminate

    Word

    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • weirdness

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    the quality of being strange or unusual

  • poach

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    to cook food, especially an egg, in hot water without the shell

  • lasso

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    a long rope with a loop at one end, used for catching animals

  • fascinate

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    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • ironclad

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    so strong or certain that it cannot be changed or broken

  • inexplicable

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    impossible to explain

  • pounce

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    to jump suddenly on someone or something, usually to catch or attack it

  • perceptive

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    good at noticing and understanding things quickly

  • riveting

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    very interesting and impossible to ignore

  • loony

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    crazy or silly

  • sepsis

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    a serious medical condition caused by the body's extreme response to an infection

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  • extort

    Word

    to get money, information, or something else by threats or force

  • urinary

    Word

    relating to the urinary system or urine

  • scoundrel

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    a dishonest or unpleasant person

  • slighting

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    showing disrespect or contempt

  • lurk

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    to stay hidden and wait for a chance to act

  • swoop

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    to move quickly down through the air

  • coy

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    pretending to be shy or modest in a way that is meant to attract attention

  • compulsion

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    a strong urge to do something, especially one that is hard to control

  • renal

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    relating to the kidneys

  • lucifer

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    a match that lights when struck

  • devious

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    dishonest and clever in a way that is meant to trick people

  • evener

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

  • visitation

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    the act of visiting someone, especially in a hospital or prison

  • knowingly

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    in a way that shows you know something is true or wrong

  • scuffle

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    to fight or struggle in a rough, confused way

  • loophole

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    a way of getting around a rule or law because of a gap or weakness in it

  • impede

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    to make it harder for something to happen or continue

  • obsess

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

  • ledger

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    a book or system for recording financial accounts

  • toxin

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    a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

  • geez

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    used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

  • relive

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    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • anyways

    Word

    used in speech to mean “anyway” or “in any case,” often when changing the subject or continuing a point

  • shadowing

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    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • semen

    Word

    the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

  • overhear

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    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • stock option

    Phrase

    the right to buy company shares at a fixed price within a certain period

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • sizing

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    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • nervous breakdown

    Phrase

    a serious mental or emotional collapse

  • vat

    Word

    a large container used for holding liquids

  • paling

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    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • graced

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    to honor an event or place by being present

  • fives

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    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • vested

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    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • stuff up

    Phrase

    to make a serious mistake or do something badly

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • accountable

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    responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

  • off chance

    Phrase

    a small possibility that something will happen

  • espionage

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    the secret gathering of information about another country or organization

  • arbitrary

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    based on a choice that seems random or not clearly explained

  • accountability

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    the fact of being responsible for your actions and able to explain them

  • get to the bottom of

    Phrase

    to find out the real reason for something or solve a problem

  • pay grade

    Phrase

    a pay level in a system that sets how much someone earns, especially in the military or government

  • public record

    Phrase

    official information or documents that anyone can access

  • cold turkey

    Phrase

    to stop doing or using something all at once, especially an addictive habit

  • evade

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    to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

  • jarring

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    causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

  • proprietary

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    relating to ownership, or owned and controlled by one company or person

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • wrestle with

    Phrase

    to struggle to deal with a difficult problem, decision, or feeling

  • close up

    Phrase

    at a very short distance; with little space between things

  • wheeler

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    a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle

  • seduce

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    to persuade someone to have sex with you or do something they might not otherwise do

  • footstep

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    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • screwing

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    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • intimidate

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    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • me three

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying you agree with someone

  • loose ends

    Phrase

    unfinished things that still need attention

  • what are the odds

    Phrase

    used to show surprise that something unlikely has happened

  • from hell

    Phrase

    used after a noun to say that something is extremely bad or unpleasant

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • reunite

    Word

    to come together again after being apart

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • nice try

    Phrase

    used to say that an attempt was not successful

  • loose end

    Phrase

    a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention

  • defense attorney

    Phrase

    a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

  • big business

    Phrase

    Large companies and the economic power they have in society

  • cold shoulder

    Phrase

    an unfriendly or dismissive act toward someone

  • prone

    Word

    likely to experience something bad or unwanted

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