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The Blacklist S5E16: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 16DramaCrimeMystery

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  • utterer

    a person who says or speaks something

  • ulna

    the thinner of the two bones in the forearm, on the side of the little finger

  • dibs

    a claim to something, especially when people say they want it first

  • pinking

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • pallbearer

    a person who helps carry a coffin at a funeral

  • amputate

    to remove part or all of a limb or finger by surgery

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • transitory

    lasting for only a short time; temporary

  • humerus

    the bone in the upper part of your arm

  • bolo

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

  • inadmissible

    not allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation

  • inhospitable

    harsh, empty, or difficult to live in

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  • humbles

    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • ritualistic

    relating to a ritual or done in a fixed, repeated way

  • absolution

    formal release from guilt or punishment, especially in a religious context

  • scrawny

    unattractively thin, with little flesh on the body

  • welcomer

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

  • scalping

    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • leavings

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

  • femoral

    relating to the thigh bone or the upper part of the leg

  • silvering

    the process of turning silver in color

  • astrological

    relating to astrology

  • insubordination

    the act of refusing to obey authority or follow orders

  • immobilize

    to make something or someone unable to move

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