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The Rookie S1E18: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 18CrimeDramaComedy

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  • exculpatory

    Word

    showing that someone is not guilty or at fault

  • clammy

    Word

    unpleasantly damp, cold, and sticky

  • overstep

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    to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed

  • dislocate

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    to force a bone or joint out of its normal position

  • actionable

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    able to be used to take practical action

  • egregious

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    very bad and shocking

  • headfirst

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    with the head first and the body following

  • falsify

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    to change information, records, or evidence in order to deceive people

  • outrank

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    to have a higher rank or status than someone or something

  • cautionary

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    serving as a warning or reminder about danger or bad results

  • welcomer

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

  • rearer

    Word

    a person who breeds and cares for animals

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  • prodigal

    Word

    spending money or resources too freely and carelessly

  • dimple

    Word

    a small hollow in the skin, especially in the cheek or chin

  • whiplash

    Word

    a neck injury caused by a sudden jerking of the head, often in a car accident

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • holster

    Word

    a holder for carrying a handgun

  • allure

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    the quality of being very attractive or fascinating

  • consummate

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    showing great skill and polish; excellent

  • copped

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

  • felon

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    a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

  • imaginable

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    able to be imagined or thought of

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • coercion

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    the use of force or threats to make someone do something

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  • allege

    Word

    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • perjury

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    the crime of lying under oath in court

  • habitual

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    done often because it is a habit; usual for someone

  • jacketed

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    covered with a protective outer layer

  • evener

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

  • selfless

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    caring more about other people than about yourself

  • withhold

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

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • mediation

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    the process of helping two sides in a disagreement reach an agreement

  • wield

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    to hold and use a weapon, tool, or other object skillfully

  • attentive

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    giving someone or something close attention

  • rook

    Word

    a chess piece that can move any number of squares in a straight line

  • relive

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    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

  • memorandum

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    an official note or report sent within an organization

  • arbitration

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    the process of settling a disagreement by asking an impartial person to decide

  • cranky

    Word

    bad-tempered, easily annoyed, or in a bad mood

  • prostate

    Word

    a gland in men that helps produce semen

  • shadowing

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

  • hardened

    Word

    made hard or tougher by heat, cold, use, or time

  • recessed

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    set back into a surface so it does not stick out

  • unwind

    Word

    to relax after work or stress

  • internal affairs

    Phrase

    a police department that investigates complaints against officers

  • my eye

    Phrase

    an expression used to show disbelief or strong disagreement

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • stop the bleeding

    Phrase

    to stop a bad situation from getting worse

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • squirt

    Word

    to force liquid out in a thin stream

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • rustic

    Word

    simple and charming in a country style

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • fives

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

  • vested

    Word

    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • bounding

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    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • subjective

    Word

    based on personal feelings, opinions, or tastes rather than facts

  • hitch

    Word

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

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • porcupine

    Word

    a large rodent with sharp quills on its body

  • recharge

    Word

    to rest so you can feel energetic again

  • well read

    Phrase

    having read a lot and knowing a lot about books, ideas, and culture

  • bunk

    Word

    a bed, especially one on a ship or in a train or bus

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • decency

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    behavior that shows good manners and respect for other people

  • get out of my sight

    Phrase

    an angry order telling someone to go away and stop bothering you

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • hit with

    Phrase

    to tell someone something surprising or unpleasant, especially suddenly

  • well said

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree with what someone has just said

  • get straight

    Phrase

    to make something clear or settled

  • flake

    Word

    a small thin piece that has broken off from something

  • plaintiff

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    the person who starts a lawsuit against someone else

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • harden

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    to become hard, or to make something hard

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • arming

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    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • hustle

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    to move or act quickly, especially because you are in a hurry

  • overturn

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    to turn something over so that it is upside down or on its side

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • turn against

    Phrase

    to start opposing someone or something you used to support

  • defense attorney

    Phrase

    a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

  • drug trafficking

    Phrase

    the illegal trade in drugs

  • substance abuse

    Phrase

    the harmful use of drugs or other addictive substances

  • eat away at

    Phrase

    to gradually damage or wear something away

  • cold shoulder

    Phrase

    an unfriendly or dismissive act toward someone

  • send away for

    Phrase

    to order something from a company by mail or online

  • fingerprint

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    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • run over

    Phrase

    to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them

  • cam

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    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • credible

    Word

    able to be trusted or believed

  • cuff

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    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • thug

    Word

    a violent criminal or troublemaker

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • punch in

    Phrase

    to enter information by pressing keys or buttons

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