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NCIS S17E15: English vocabulary

Season 17, Episode 15CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • teakettle

    a kettle for boiling water, especially for making tea

  • kumquat

    a small citrus fruit with a sweet skin and sour juice

  • ginkgo

    a tree with fan-shaped leaves, often planted as an ornamental tree

  • henna

    a reddish-brown dye made from a plant, used for coloring hair or decorating the skin

  • rotator

    a part of a machine that turns around an axis

  • indistinctly

    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • exude

    to give off a smell, feeling, or quality strongly

  • bolo

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

  • virility

    the quality of being strong, energetic, and sexually potent

  • abacus

    a frame with beads used for counting and simple calculations

  • scoff

    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • belated

    happening later than expected or appropriate

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  • welcomer

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • admissible

    allowed to be used, especially as evidence in court

  • vindictive

    showing a desire to get back at someone for a wrong or insult

  • toggle

    a switch or control that changes between two settings

  • laceration

    a deep cut or tear in the skin

  • steely

    having a hard, cold, or strong appearance like steel

  • stammer

    to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech

  • poacher

    a person who illegally hunts or catches wild animals

  • canvass

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

  • circumstantial

    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • dyeing

    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

  • clatter

    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

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