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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S1E10: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 10CrimeDramaMystery

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  • whiffing

    Word

    moving or drifting out in small puffs or wisps

  • atomizer

    Word

    a device that turns liquid into a fine spray

  • beveled

    Word

    cut at an angle so the edge is slanted

  • muffle

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    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • spousal

    Word

    relating to a husband or wife, or to marriage

  • excitable

    Word

    easily excited, nervous, or agitated

  • crawler

    Word

    a person or animal that crawls

  • gumbo

    Word

    a thick soup or stew from the southern U.S., usually made with meat or seafood, vegetables, and rice

  • abductor

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    a person who takes someone away by force or trickery

  • favoritism

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    unfair treatment that gives one person or group an advantage over others

  • mooned

    Word

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

  • gnaw

    Word

    to bite or chew something repeatedly, especially for a long time

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  • maturation

    Word

    the process of becoming fully developed or mature

  • scalping

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    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • leavings

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

  • authenticate

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    to prove that something is real, true, or genuine

  • canvass

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

  • dislodge

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    to force something out of the place where it is stuck or fixed

  • whiff

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    a brief smell that you notice for a moment

  • alkali

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    a substance that can neutralize acids and is often strongly alkaline

  • circumstantial

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    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • entomologist

    Word

    a scientist who studies insects

  • disengage

    Word

    to separate something from what it is attached to or connected with

  • embed

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    to put something firmly inside or into something else

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • jerky

    Word

    dried meat, usually beef, eaten as a snack

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • abuser

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    a person who treats someone cruelly or violently, especially repeatedly

  • blanketing

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    covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

  • helix

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    a spiral shape or line, especially one that curves around a central axis

  • computation

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    the process of calculating something

  • reputable

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    having a good reputation and deserving trust

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • combing

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    the act of combing hair

  • altercation

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    a short, noisy argument

  • interestingly

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    used to say something is surprising or worth noticing

  • evener

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

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • regression

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    a return to an earlier or less advanced state

  • disintegrate

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    to break into small pieces or parts

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • forgery

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    the crime of making a fake copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art

  • microscopic

    Word

    extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • motoring

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    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • larva

    Word

    the young form of an insect that hatches from an egg and changes into an adult

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • cover up

    Phrase

    to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • tough luck

    Phrase

    a rude way of saying that something unfortunate has happened and cannot be changed

  • circumstantial evidence

    Phrase

    evidence that suggests something is true, but does not prove it directly

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • elevate

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    to lift something to a higher position

  • back into

    Phrase

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

  • caption

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    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • nicking

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    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • signify

    Word

    to mean or indicate something

  • sic

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    used to show that a word or passage is copied exactly as it appears, even if it looks wrong

  • roasting

    Word

    the process of cooking food in an oven or over a fire

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • scrubbed

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    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • titanium

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    a strong, light metal used in aircraft, tools, and medical implants

  • soaking

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    completely wet

  • maturing

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    becoming more mature and fully developed

  • scalp

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    the skin on the top of your head

  • crunch

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    to crush or bite something so it makes a loud, dry sound

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • bleach

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    to make something white or lighter using a chemical process

  • stature

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    a person's height

  • redhead

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    a person with red hair

  • astronomer

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    a scientist who studies stars, planets, and space

  • orbital

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    relating to the path of an object as it moves around a planet, star, or moon

  • stoke

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    to add fuel to a fire so it burns more strongly

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • nasal

    Word

    of or relating to the nose

  • caliber

    Word

    the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

  • chilled

    Word

    kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • naked eye

    Phrase

    with no optical aid; visible without a microscope, telescope, or glasses

  • auction house

    Phrase

    a business that sells items by auction

  • pissed off

    Phrase

    very angry or annoyed

  • fingerprint

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

  • shooting range

    Phrase

    a place where people practice shooting guns at targets

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • zinc

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    a hard, bluish-white metal used in alloys and to coat other metals

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