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The Blacklist S4E19: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 19DramaCrimeMystery

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  • horrify

    Word

    to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted

  • oxymoron

    Word

    a phrase that combines two words with opposite meanings for effect

  • bereft

    Word

    lacking something important, especially hope, joy, or comfort

  • unhook

    Word

    to remove something from a hook or fastening

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • unroll

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    to open or spread out something that has been rolled up

  • pliable

    Word

    easy to bend or shape

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • obliterate

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    destroy completely; leave nothing behind

  • exonerate

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    to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame

  • abductor

    Word

    a person who takes someone away by force or trickery

  • leavings

    Word

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

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  • cabal

    Word

    a small secret group that tries to control events or make decisions behind the scenes

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • peppering

    Word

    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • lucerne

    Word

    a plant grown as food for animals

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • bequest

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    something left to someone in a will, especially money or property

  • savagery

    Word

    extreme cruelty or violence

  • forgetful

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    often forgetting things or not paying enough attention to remember them

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • embed

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    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • elude

    Word

    to escape from someone or something, especially by being clever or quick

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • abiding

    Word

    lasting for a long time; not easily changed or forgotten

  • muting

    Word

    the act of making a sound or device silent

  • callous

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    showing no sympathy or concern for other people

  • obscurity

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    the state of being unknown or not noticed by many people

  • suffocating

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    making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

  • delusional

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    having false beliefs that are not based in reality

  • suffocate

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    to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air

  • evener

    Word

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

  • 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

  • invoice

    Word

    a bill that shows what goods or services were provided and how much is owed

  • illicit

    Word

    illegal or not allowed by law, rules, or custom

  • smuggler

    Word

    a person who moves goods illegally across a border

  • itinerary

    Word

    a plan or schedule for a trip, including the places you will go

  • fondness

    Word

    a feeling of liking or affection for someone or something

  • duly

    Word

    in the proper or expected way; as required

  • unearth

    Word

    to dig up something that is buried or hidden

  • dismantle

    Word

    to take something apart so it can be moved, repaired, or examined

  • unravel

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    to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

  • stripping

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    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • pluck

    Word

    to pull something off or out from where it grows or is attached

  • high profile

    Phrase

    a person or thing that attracts a lot of public attention

  • disposed

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    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • far out

    Phrase

    very unusual, unconventional, or extreme

  • anesthetic

    Word

    a drug used to stop pain or make someone unconscious during a medical procedure

  • your man

    Phrase

    the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

  • shoo

    Word

    to say 'shoo' to make an animal or person go away

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • designate

    Word

    to officially choose someone for a job or role

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • tip off

    Phrase

    to secretly give someone information, especially to warn them or help them

  • rout

    Word

    a complete defeat in which one side is forced to run away in disorder

  • sizable

    Word

    fairly large

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • recollection

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    the act of remembering something

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • seduce

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

  • abduction

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

  • remorse

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    a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • sleeper

    Word

    a sofa that can be turned into a bed

  • defy

    Word

    to openly refuse to obey or accept something

  • creature of habit

    Phrase

    a person who likes routine and prefers things to stay the same

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • annex

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    to add something as an extra part, especially to a document or report

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • time being

    Phrase

    for now; until something changes

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • havoc

    Word

    a lot of damage, destruction, or confusion

  • dispose

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    to get rid of something

  • motivate

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    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • itch

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    to feel an uncomfortable sensation on your skin that makes you want to scratch

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • gibraltar

    Word

    a British overseas territory at the southern end of Spain

  • feud

    Word

    a long, angry argument or conflict

  • squat

    Word

    to bend your knees and lower your body close to the ground

  • manipulation

    Word

    the act of skillfully handling or controlling something

  • indirectly

    Word

    in a way that is not direct

  • gale

    Word

    a very strong wind

  • up in the air

    Phrase

    very uncertain or not yet decided

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • tied up

    Phrase

    busy and not available

  • laurel

    Word

    a wreath made from laurel leaves, used as a sign of victory or honor

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • wrongly

    Word

    in a mistaken or incorrect way

  • scotch

    Word

    to stop something from happening or continuing

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

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