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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S5E12: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 12CrimeDramaMystery

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  • retread

    Word

    a tire that has been given a new tread

  • unsettle

    Word

    to make someone feel worried, uneasy, or disturbed

  • disservice

    Word

    an action that harms someone or fails to help when help is needed

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • vertebral

    Word

    relating to the spine or the vertebrae

  • decapitation

    Word

    the act of cutting off someone's head

  • obligate

    Word

    to make someone legally or morally required to do something

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • yonder

    Word

    at or to that place; over there

  • carnal

    Word

    relating to physical desire or sex

  • scalping

    Word

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

  • dilation

    Word

    the process of becoming wider or larger

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  • hacienda

    Word

    a large estate, especially a country house with farmland or a plantation

  • follicle

    Word

    a small sac or tube in the body where something grows or is stored

  • tome

    Word

    a large, heavy book, especially one about a serious subject

  • palmed

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    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • lapel

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    one of the folded parts on the front of a jacket or coat

  • caddy

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    a person who carries a golfer's clubs and helps during a game

  • fragmented

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    broken into small parts or pieces

  • prizing

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    to value something very highly

  • cadaver

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    a dead human body

  • smudge

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    a dirty mark or smear

  • compulsion

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    a strong urge to do something, especially one that is hard to control

  • dispenser

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    a machine that gives out a drink, snack, or other item when you press a button or pay for it

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  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • evener

    Word

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

  • snort

    Word

    to make a sudden, noisy sound through the nose

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • validation

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    the act of checking that something is correct, real, or acceptable

  • bouncer

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    a person whose job is to stop troublemakers from entering a bar, club, or similar place

  • cubicle

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    a small enclosed area separated from a larger room, especially one used as an office workspace

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • rattlesnake

    Word

    a venomous snake found in North and South America that makes a rattling sound with its tail

  • removable

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    able to be removed or taken off

  • invoice

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    a bill that shows what goods or services were provided and how much is owed

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • jargon

    Word

    special words and phrases used by a particular group, especially in a job or field

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • identifiable

    Word

    able to be recognized or told apart

  • purification

    Word

    the process of making something clean or pure by removing unwanted substances

  • purify

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    to make something clean or pure

  • confine

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    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • post mortem

    Phrase

    done or happening after death

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • llama

    Word

    a large South American animal with a long neck, used for carrying loads and for its wool

  • bucking

    Word

    moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • assault and battery

    Phrase

    the crime of attacking someone and physically hurting them

  • corona

    Word

    a ring of light around the sun, moon, or another object

  • superstitious

    Word

    believing that certain events or objects can bring good or bad luck

  • fives

    Word

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

  • chauffeur

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    a person whose job is to drive a private car for someone

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • burgundy

    Word

    a dark red wine from the Burgundy region of France, or a similar wine

  • casing

    Word

    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

  • stamping

    Word

    the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

  • drug lord

    Phrase

    the leader of a criminal group that sells illegal drugs

  • border patrol

    Phrase

    the officers or unit that guard a country's border

  • immortality

    Word

    the state of living forever or never dying

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • burrow

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    a hole or tunnel dug by an animal, especially a rabbit, for living in

  • tread

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    to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

  • screwing

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    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • os

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    a hard part inside the body of a person or animal

  • scalp

    Word

    the skin on the top of your head

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • coyote

    Word

    a small wild animal like a wolf, native to North America

  • my man

    Phrase

    a friendly way to address a man or show approval or excitement

  • dishwasher

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    a machine that washes dishes automatically

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • personal effect

    Phrase

    personal belongings, especially ones you carry with you

  • intestine

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    the long tube in your body that takes food from the stomach and absorbs nutrients

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • what's the deal

    Phrase

    an informal way of asking what is happening or what the situation is

  • personal effects

    Phrase

    a person's belongings, especially the ones they take with them when traveling or moving

  • checking account

    Phrase

    a bank account you can use for everyday payments and withdrawals

  • fly fishing

    Phrase

    a way of fishing using a light line and an artificial fly

  • leasing

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    the act of renting something, especially a car or equipment, for a period of time

  • pissed off

    Phrase

    very angry or annoyed

  • meth

    Word

    methamphetamine, a highly addictive illegal drug

  • run over

    Phrase

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

  • potassium

    Word

    a chemical element that is important for plant and animal life

  • arched

    Word

    curved like an arch

  • drug dealer

    Phrase

    a person who sells illegal drugs

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • swing by

    Phrase

    to make a short, informal visit

  • play along

    Phrase

    to pretend to agree with or help with something

  • tap out

    Phrase

    to give up in a combat sport by tapping the mat or your opponent

  • shave off

    Phrase

    remove a small amount from something by shaving

  • shove down

    Phrase

    To push something down hard or with force

  • shack

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    a small, simple, roughly built house or shelter

  • bossed

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    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • inflammation

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    swelling, redness, heat, and pain in part of the body, often caused by injury or infection

  • inconsistent

    Word

    not staying the same or not matching in different situations

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