skittish
easily frightened and quick to move or react
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Homeland S8E3: English vocabulary
Season 8, Episode 3DramaWar & PoliticsCrime
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bluntness
the quality of being blunt, or not sharp
demote
to move someone to a lower rank or position
overstate
to describe something as bigger, better, or more important than it really is
indistinctly
in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand
obligate
to make someone legally or morally required to do something
braiding
the act of making a braid or braids by weaving strands together
polygraph
a device used to record a person's breathing, pulse, and other body changes, often used in lie-detection tests
parabolic
relating to a parabola or paraboloid
capitulate
to stop fighting or resisting and accept defeat
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
incriminate
to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
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using exactly the same words as the original
defection
the act of leaving a country, group, or cause to join the other side
clouding
the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent
outlast
to last longer than someone or something else
clatter
to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds
jinx
a person or thing that brings bad luck
innuendo
a remark that suggests something indirectly, often something rude or sexual
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
optics
the scientific study of light and how it behaves
implicate
to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
confide
to tell someone private information or feelings in confidence