NCIS S6E14: English vocabulary

a change in color, especially when something looks unhealthy or damaged

a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

a compound made only of hydrogen and carbon, found in fuels like oil and natural gas

relating to Satan or to satanism

the way a room or building affects how sound is heard

the act of cutting food into small cubes

involving exploration, testing, or investigation

a boneless piece of meat or fish

a word like in, on, or at that shows how a noun or pronoun relates to other words

more able or skilled than someone or something else

in a gentle, careful, or sensitive way

a unit used for measuring the weight of gemstones and pearls, equal to 200 milligrams

a woman who is believed to have magical powers

a temporary frame of poles and boards used by workers to reach high parts of a building

used to show that you do not believe or care about something

clean, fresh, and in perfect condition, as if new

to express something in a particular way

the act of badly injuring or cutting off part of a body

good for your health and well-being

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

relating to the intestines

the quality of being silly or foolish

a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

a soft shoe with a rubber sole, worn for sports or casual use

a small device used for fastening sheets of paper together with staples

having a sour taste or the chemical properties of an acid

the act of lending something to someone

extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

so full of water or another liquid that it cannot absorb any more

the state of never having had sex

to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

the process of getting worse

arranged like rays coming out from a center

locked with a key

the act of gathering a crop from the fields

a person who is very skilled at something

a man or boy

a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

A rude insult for a stupid person

to put a dead body in a body bag and attach an identification tag

to search through trash for useful or valuable things

the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

a person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole

the crime of stealing something that is worth a lot of money

to stay in one place and protect yourself during danger or an emergency

the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

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

to indicate or suggest something

if a young animal imprints on someone or something, it starts to treat that as its parent

to break or crush a hole or dent in something by force

past tense and past participle of shoot

a small decorative box for jewelry, letters, or other valuables

suggesting something you remember from the past

the secret gathering of information about another country or organization

the small hole in a door where you put a key

the use of several layers, especially in clothing

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

to represent or stand for something

a complete defeat in which one side is forced to run away in disorder

a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

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

to refuse to accept something, especially an idea or suggestion

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a sudden painful tightening of a muscle

the installation of cables or a cable system

a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

an FBI or other government detective

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to press or stamp a mark onto a surface

wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

far away; at a great distance

a joke that uses a word with two meanings or two words that sound the same