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The Blacklist S5E15: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 15DramaCrimeMystery

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  • doggedness

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    determination to keep going, even when things are difficult

  • preventer

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    something that prevents something else from happening

  • wheeze

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    to breathe with a whistling sound, usually because of a blocked airway

  • puffer

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    a fish that can puff itself up to protect itself

  • gluttony

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    the habit of eating or drinking too much

  • toweling

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    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • marmot

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    a small animal like a large squirrel that lives in mountains and digs burrows

  • dachshund

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    a small dog with a long body and very short legs

  • beagle

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    a small dog breed with short legs, often kept as a pet or used for hunting

  • aphorism

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    a short saying that expresses a general truth or wise idea

  • diatribe

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    a long, angry speech or piece of writing that strongly criticizes someone or something

  • excitable

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    easily excited, nervous, or agitated

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  • acquit

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    to say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime

  • forthright

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    direct and honest, even when the truth may be uncomfortable

  • amenable

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    willing to accept suggestions or changes

  • bayed

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

  • chinchilla

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    a small South American rodent with very soft fur and a long tail

  • gorged

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    having eaten too much

  • indiscretion

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    a careless or embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or behavior

  • leavings

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

  • splice

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    to join ropes or cables by weaving their strands together

  • symptomatic

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    showing symptoms of a disease or condition

  • muscling

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    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • contagion

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    the spread of a disease from one person, animal, or place to another

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  • exhilarate

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    to make someone feel very excited, happy, or full of energy

  • aggravate

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    make a problem, injury, or situation worse

  • understatement

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    the act of making something seem less important or less serious than it really is

  • implore

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    to beg someone strongly and sincerely to do something

  • buckwheat

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    the seeds of a plant used as food

  • athleticism

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    the strength, speed, and skill that make someone good at sports

  • divulge

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    to reveal private or secret information

  • fume

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    a strong smell, especially smoke, gas, or vapor

  • shredding

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    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • copped

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

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • pug

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    a small dog with a wrinkled face and a curled tail

  • inhaler

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    a device that lets you breathe medicine into your lungs

  • slighting

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    showing disrespect or contempt

  • pining

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    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • conclusive

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    so strong or clear that it settles a question or ends doubt

  • jag

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    a sharp point or projection, especially on a tool or piece of metal

  • rump

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

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • sprinkler

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    a device that sprays water over grass or plants

  • 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

  • cobbler

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    a person who repairs shoes for a living

  • sloth

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    a slow-moving tropical American animal that hangs from trees

  • latex

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    a milky liquid from some plants, used to make rubber

  • snort

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    to make a sudden, noisy sound through the nose

  • fatality

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    a death caused by an accident, war, or disease

  • tailed

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    having a tail

  • confiscate

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    to take something away from someone using legal or official authority

  • retainer

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    a fee paid in advance to keep someone's services available

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • exemplary

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    so good that it deserves praise and imitation

  • inferno

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    a large, destructive fire

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • auditor

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    a person who checks a company's financial records to make sure they are correct

  • dizziness

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    a feeling that you or the room is spinning, often making you unsteady

  • purify

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    to make something clean or pure

  • accommodating

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    helpful and willing to make things easier for other people

  • discrepancy

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    a difference between two things that should match

  • stripping

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    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • siamese

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    a breed of cat with a pale coat and dark points, often blue-eyed

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • tailing

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    the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

  • replicate

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    to make an exact copy of something or repeat an experiment or result

  • disposed

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    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • despairing

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    feeling or showing that you have lost all hope

  • chow

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    food; a meal or something to eat

  • massage parlour

    Phrase

    a place where people go to get a massage

  • potting

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    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • husky

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    strong and solid-looking; broad and muscular

  • sizing

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

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • genetic material

    Phrase

    DNA or RNA that carries an organism’s hereditary information

  • massage parlor

    Phrase

    a place where people get massages, especially one that may be linked to illegal sex work

  • adjoin

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    to be next to something and touch it along one side

  • shred

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    to cut or tear something into small pieces

  • behold

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    to look at something with attention or wonder

  • equip

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    to provide someone or something with the things needed for a particular purpose

  • migraine

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    a severe headache that often affects one side of the head and may cause nausea or vision problems

  • wheeling

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    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

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

  • ceramics

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    objects made from clay and hardened by heat

  • foil

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    to stop something from succeeding

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • mutiny

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    an open rebellion against people in authority, especially by soldiers or sailors

  • hitch

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    to fasten something to a hook, rope, chain, or strap

  • line in

    Phrase

    to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

  • constructive

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    helpful and likely to improve something

  • erection

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    the act of building or putting something up

  • malicious

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    intending to cause harm or upset to someone

  • fancied

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    imagined rather than real

  • damascus

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    the capital city of Syria

  • prosecute

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    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • profiling

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

  • genetically

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    in a way that relates to genes or genetics

  • jarring

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

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