Night Live with Benedict Cumberbatch
Vocabulary
congratulate
verb
To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for.
To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.
unassuming
adjective
Modest and having no pretensions or ostentation
come in
phrasal verb
if money comes in, it is earned or received by someone
if someone comes in, they come to your house in order to do work
if something such as a law or practice comes in, it starts to be used or done
if something such as a message comes in, it is received by someone
to arrive somewhere
to be useful for a particular situation
to become fashionable at a particular time
to enter a room, building, or other place
to finish a race in a particular position
to go to work
to join a conversation or discussion by saying something
to join other people who are involved in something such as a business project
what someone or something is needed for
when the tide comes in, the sea moves higher up the beach
rucksack
noun
A bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps
chatty
adjective
Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
Of a text or speech, expressed in a conversational style.
Supplying more information than necessary; verbose.
burbank
noun
United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926)
play out
phrasal verb
if an event or situation is played out in a particular way, it happens in that way
if you play out a situation, you pretend that it is really happening
to continue to play a sport until the end of a particular period
to develop or end in a particular way
creepy
adjective
Moving by creeping along.
Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
Feeling an uneasy fearful sensation; creeped out.
Strangely repulsive.
compliment
noun
An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
charades
noun
A genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole.
A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.
A play resembling the game charades, particularly due to poor acting.
A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use.
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