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FBI S1E5: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 5CrimeAction & AdventureDrama

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  • abet

    to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal

  • douse

    to pour a liquid over something, especially to put out a fire

  • ovulation

    the release of an egg from an ovary

  • subcontractor

    a person or company hired to do part of a larger job for another contractor

  • mooned

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • confidante

    a woman you trust and talk to about private matters

  • transference

    the act or process of moving something from one place, person, or thing to another

  • leavings

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

  • devastate

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • repercussion

    an effect or consequence, especially one that happens later and is not wanted

  • contaminate

    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

  • persecute

    to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially because of their beliefs or identity

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  • circumstantial

    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • garret

    a small room or space just under the roof of a house

  • ingest

    to take food, drink, or a substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it

  • coercion

    the use of force or threats to make someone do something

  • spook

    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • subpoena

    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • terrify

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • combing

    the act of combing hair

  • legality

    the state of being legal or allowed by law

  • evener

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

  • boning

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • withhold

    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

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