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NCIS S6E17: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 17CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • snivel

    to complain in a tearful, weak way

  • carafe

    a glass container used for serving drinks such as water or wine

  • slicking

    making something smooth and glossy

  • hugger

    a person who likes giving and receiving hugs

  • tenderfoot

    a beginner, especially someone new to a place or activity

  • lemming

    a small Arctic rodent with a short tail

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • fuming

    very angry

  • insufferable

    too bad, unpleasant, or extreme to endure

  • bayed

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • shafting

    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

  • forefinger

    the finger next to the thumb

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  • welcomer

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

  • anxiously

    in a worried or uneasy way

  • reciprocate

    to respond to a kind act, feeling, or gesture with one of your own

  • ahold

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • extremity

    the farthest point or outer edge of something

  • regatta

    a boat race, or a series of boat races

  • fume

    a strong smell, especially smoke, gas, or vapor

  • ballistics

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • requisition

    to officially take and use something, especially property or supplies, for a particular purpose

  • inking

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • handcuff

    to put handcuffs on someone

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