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Dexter S2E4: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 4CrimeDramaMystery

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  • horrify

    Word

    to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted

  • dignify

    Word

    to make someone or something seem more important, serious, or worthy of respect

  • misjudge

    Word

    to form a wrong opinion about someone or something

  • overburden

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    to give someone or something too much to deal with

  • pinking

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    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • laminate

    Word

    to cover paper or another flat item with a thin plastic layer to protect it

  • bayed

    Word

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

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • stewardship

    Word

    the careful and responsible management of something

  • butchering

    Word

    the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

  • copped

    Word

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

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  • yogi

    Word

    a person who practices yoga regularly and well

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • ghastly

    Word

    very unpleasant, ugly, or frightening

  • treadmill

    Word

    an exercise machine with a moving belt that lets you walk or run in one place

  • smug

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    too pleased with yourself and your achievements

  • crevice

    Word

    a narrow crack or opening, especially in rock or a wall

  • evener

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

  • kinky

    Word

    sexually unconventional or involving unusual sexual practices

  • refrigeration

    Word

    the process of keeping food or other things cold so they last longer

  • regimental

    Word

    relating to a regiment

  • mush

    Word

    a soft, wet, pulpy mass

  • kurdish

    Word

    relating to the Kurds or their language

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  • microscopic

    Word

    extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

  • thatcher

    Word

    a person who builds or repairs thatched roofs

  • relentless

    Word

    continuing without stopping or weakening

  • coasting

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    the act of moving along without using power

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • intrigue

    Word

    to make someone very interested or curious

  • fucked up

    Phrase

    in a very bad, damaged, or disordered state

  • go outside

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • your man

    Phrase

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

  • two shot

    Phrase

    a film shot that shows two people together

  • marine biologist

    Phrase

    a scientist who studies sea life

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • manly

    Word

    showing qualities such as strength, courage, or confidence that are traditionally seen as masculine

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • trajectory

    Word

    the path that something moving through the air or space follows

  • unpack

    Word

    to take things out of a bag, box, or other container

  • dearly

    Word

    in a way that shows strong love or care

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • detachment

    Word

    a feeling of being separate from other people or from your emotions

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • janitor

    Word

    a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • on bad terms

    Phrase

    not friendly with someone; having a poor relationship

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • affiliation

    Word

    the fact of being connected with a group, organization, or cause

  • shameful

    Word

    causing shame, embarrassment, or a feeling that something is morally wrong

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • true that

    Phrase

    used to strongly agree with someone

  • time being

    Phrase

    for now; until something changes

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • turning away

    Phrase

    the act of turning your body or face away from someone or something

  • chore

    Word

    a small task you have to do regularly, especially around the house

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • reassure

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    to make someone feel less worried, afraid, or uncertain

  • leasing

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    the act of renting something, especially a car or equipment, for a period of time

  • avenge

    Word

    to punish someone by doing harm in return for a wrong done to you or someone else

  • hooker

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • take it out on

    Phrase

    to show anger or frustration by treating someone badly, even though they did not cause the problem

  • top off

    Phrase

    to add a little more liquid or another ingredient so something is almost full

  • narrow down

    Phrase

    to reduce the number of possibilities so something becomes more specific

  • wave in

    Phrase

    to signal someone to come inside with a wave

  • bag down

    Phrase

    to hold something in place with bags or other heavy weights

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • biologist

    Word

    a scientist who studies living things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • make up

    Phrase

    to invent something, especially a story, excuse, or plan

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • reconnaissance

    Word

    the gathering of information about an enemy or a place, especially by soldiers or aircraft

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • chatter

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • disgrace

    Word

    to bring shame or dishonor on someone or something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • gigantic

    Word

    extremely large

  • stick up for

    Phrase

    to defend or support someone, especially when other people criticize them

  • donna

    Word

    an Italian title used before a woman's name

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • dagger

    Word

    a short knife with a sharp point and two sharp edges

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • stalled

    Word

    stopped and unable to continue moving or working

  • great job

    Phrase

    used to praise someone for doing something well

  • stumble

    Word

    to trip or lose your balance for a moment

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