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The Blacklist S6E21: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 21DramaCrimeMystery

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  • sciatica

    Word

    pain that starts in the lower back and travels down the leg

  • oligarch

    Word

    a very rich person who has a lot of political power or influence

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • bloodless

    Word

    without bloodshed or violence

  • bolo

    Word

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

  • decapitate

    Word

    to cut off someone's head

  • turncoat

    Word

    a person who changes sides and joins the enemy or an opposing group

  • bronchitis

    Word

    a chest illness that makes the airways swollen and causes coughing

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • peppering

    Word

    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • traceable

    Word

    able to be traced or followed

  • captor

    Word

    a person who has captured and is holding someone prisoner

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  • holster

    Word

    a holder for carrying a handgun

  • mythic

    Word

    relating to myths or to the world of myths

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • archduke

    Word

    a prince or nobleman of very high rank

  • bane

    Word

    something that causes great trouble or annoyance

  • conspire

    Word

    to secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • gearing

    Word

    the arrangement of gears in a machine or vehicle

  • dossier

    Word

    a file or set of documents with detailed information about a person, case, or subject

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • haystack

    Word

    a pile of hay

  • evener

    Word

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

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  • postmaster

    Word

    the person in charge of a post office

  • blacklist

    Word

    a list of people or things that are not allowed or are treated with suspicion

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • unravel

    Word

    to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

  • wont

    Word

    used to describe someone who is used to doing something

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • dead drop

    Phrase

    a hidden place where someone leaves something for another person to pick up secretly

  • cold blood

    Phrase

    used to describe an action done deliberately and without pity or emotion

  • heads will roll

    Phrase

    people will be punished or lose their jobs because of a serious mistake or failure

  • swat

    Word

    to hit something quickly with your hand

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • mobilize

    Word

    to organize people or resources for a purpose

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • shake it

    Phrase

    to dance in a lively, energetic way

  • intelligence officer

    Phrase

    a government official who gathers and handles secret information

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • assassinate

    Word

    to kill an important person, especially for political reasons

  • migraine

    Word

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

  • finder

    Word

    a person or thing that finds something

  • fives

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ignite

    Word

    to start burning, or make something start burning

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • retribution

    Word

    punishment or suffering that is seen as payback for a wrong

  • holed up

    Phrase

    staying hidden or shut away in a place, often for safety or privacy

  • healer

    Word

    a person who helps sick people get better, especially outside regular medicine

  • commute

    Word

    to travel regularly between home and work

  • operational

    Word

    working properly and ready to use

  • circulate

    Word

    to move around within a system or area, or make something do this

  • compile

    Word

    to make a list, report, or book by gathering information from different sources

  • scramble

    Word

    to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • abduction

    Word

    the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • janitor

    Word

    a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • hide out

    Phrase

    to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

  • get straight

    Phrase

    to make something clear or settled

  • come online

    Phrase

    to start working or become active

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • scared to death

    Phrase

    very frightened

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hype

    Word

    a lot of publicity or excitement about something, often more than it deserves

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • figuring out

    Phrase

    the process of trying to understand or solve something

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • doorstep

    Word

    the area just outside a door, especially the step or small space in front of a house

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • martyr

    Word

    a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs

  • burner

    Word

    a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

  • credible

    Word

    able to be trusted or believed

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • name after

    Phrase

    to give someone or something the name of another person or thing, usually to honor them

  • blueprint

    Word

    a detailed plan for building something

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • live for

    Phrase

    to care about something so much that it gives you energy or purpose

  • act on

    Phrase

    to act because of information, advice, or a rule

  • anticipation

    Word

    a feeling of excitement while waiting for something to happen

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • rubbing

    Word

    the act of rubbing something with your hand or a cloth

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • classify

    Word

    to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • flare

    Word

    to burn or shine with a sudden bright light

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • patriotic

    Word

    showing love for and support of your country

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

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