NCIS S5E10: English vocabulary

the use of sedative drugs to make someone calm or sleepy

to give someone the right to have or do something

a small building used as an outdoor toilet

the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

a patient who stays in a hospital overnight or longer for treatment

to cause pain or suffering to someone or something

the skill or practice of using large guns in war

easy to train, control, or manage

turned or operated by a crank

crazy or silly

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a friendly, easy relationship in which people understand and trust each other

a serious mental illness that can cause a person to lose touch with reality

a stupid or foolish person

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

of or about the thing just mentioned

the process of making things different or showing differences between them

to correct something and make it right

quiet, soft, or less strong than usual

having false beliefs that are not based in reality

to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

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

praise or approval for something someone has done

a sharp bend or twist in something that should be straight

the quality of being able to last a long time without wearing out or breaking

decayed plant or food waste used to help plants grow

a person who fights in a war or battle

a tough, flexible tissue in the body, found in places like the nose, ears, and joints

relating to grammar or the rules of language

a way of getting around a rule or law because of a gap or weakness in it

the part of a flower that produces pollen

one of the small flat surfaces on a cut gemstone

a two-masted sailing ship with square sails

the study of correct reasoning

used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

the fact of living for a long time

a sudden strong expression of emotion, especially anger

a strong fear or suspicion that other people are trying to harm you, often without a good reason

locked with a key

cheap, sensational fiction that is made mainly to entertain

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

a large, heavy, awkward-looking person or thing

the U.S. Marine Corps, the branch of the U.S. armed forces that fights on land and at sea

a command telling someone to stand in a relaxed military position

deserving respect and approval

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

in a way that uses physical force or pressure

an informal word for a U.S. Marine

to want something very much

a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

to talk in a casual, lively way

the early stage of something's development

the act of moving something on wheels

a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

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

a small religious group with beliefs that differ from a larger religion

to perform very well; to do something impressively

to make it harder for something to happen or progress

past tense and past participle of shoot

moving quickly with light, springy steps

the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to speak quietly and unclearly, so that it is hard to understand

so attractive or appealing that it is hard to resist

harmful or unfavorable

very upset, excited, or out of control; also, extremely funny

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

very surprising and seeming impossible in a good way

relating to ownership, or owned and controlled by one company or person

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

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a sudden painful tightening of a muscle

the process of starting a computer

to place a medical device inside the body by surgery