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NCIS S17E12: English vocabulary

Season 17, Episode 12CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • fidgety

    unable to sit still; nervous and moving around a lot

  • vasectomy

    a surgical operation that prevents a man from being able to have children

  • stomaching

    the present participle of stomach

  • disorient

    to make someone lose their sense of direction

  • blare

    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • cantaloupe

    a sweet melon with orange flesh and a rough, ribbed skin

  • disparage

    to speak about someone or something in a way that shows disrespect or low opinion

  • goddaughter

    a girl or woman who is your godchild

  • bolo

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

  • obliterate

    destroy completely; leave nothing behind

  • persevere

    to keep trying to do something despite difficulty or failure

  • junker

    a person who buys and sells old or discarded things, especially scrap metal or used goods

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  • squawk

    to make a loud, harsh sound

  • configure

    to set up a computer, device, or system so it works in a particular way

  • ejection

    the act of forcing someone to leave a place or group

  • locator

    a device or system that helps find the location of something

  • undersecretary

    a senior government official who works just below a minister

  • quartermaster

    an officer in charge of supplies, food, and equipment for a military unit

  • scalpel

    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • rescuer

    a person who saves someone from danger or a difficult situation

  • commandeer

    to take control of a vehicle, building, or other thing, often by force

  • disengage

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

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • milligram

    a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

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