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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S9E21: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 21CrimeDramaMystery

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  • ovoidal

    Word

    having the shape of an egg

  • improbability

    Word

    the quality of being unlikely to happen or be true

  • equivocal

    Word

    having more than one possible meaning; unclear

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • riser

    Word

    the upright part of a step between two treads

  • vertebral

    Word

    relating to the spine or the vertebrae

  • prejudicial

    Word

    causing harm or making something worse

  • exonerate

    Word

    to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame

  • eggshell

    Word

    the hard outer covering of an egg

  • shafting

    Word

    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

  • dislocation

    Word

    the act of moving something out of its normal position

  • welcomer

    Word

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

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  • reexamine

    Word

    to examine something again, especially to check it more carefully or consider it differently

  • exemplar

    Word

    a person or thing that is a very good example of something

  • cathartic

    Word

    relieving strong feelings by expressing them openly

  • snagged

    Word

    caught on something and torn or damaged

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • indistinguishable

    Word

    so similar that you cannot tell the difference

  • thoracic

    Word

    relating to the chest area

  • entitle

    Word

    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • jingling

    Word

    making a light, clear ringing sound

  • insecticide

    Word

    a substance used to kill insects

  • degeneration

    Word

    the process of becoming worse or weaker over time

  • tibia

    Word

    the larger bone in the lower part of the leg, between the knee and the ankle

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  • prizing

    Word

    to value something very highly

  • condolence

    Word

    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • pegging

    Word

    the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes

  • conspire

    Word

    to secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • conclusive

    Word

    so strong or clear that it settles a question or ends doubt

  • subpoena

    Word

    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • collusion

    Word

    secret or illegal cooperation, especially to cheat or gain an unfair advantage

  • esquire

    Word

    a polite title used after a man's name, especially in formal letters

  • rampart

    Word

    a strong wall built around a castle or city for defense

  • femur

    Word

    the long bone in the upper part of the leg

  • implicate

    Word

    to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

  • evener

    Word

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

  • snag

    Word

    a small problem or difficulty that stops something from going smoothly

  • acquittal

    Word

    a legal decision that someone is not guilty

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • pertinent

    Word

    relevant to the subject being discussed

  • elemental

    Word

    relating to the forces of nature or to basic natural elements

  • cylindrical

    Word

    shaped like a cylinder

  • chemically

    Word

    in a way that involves chemistry or chemical reactions

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • hemorrhage

    Word

    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

  • logics

    Word

    the study of correct reasoning

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • touchy

    Word

    easily upset or offended

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • public defender

    Phrase

    a lawyer appointed by the government to defend someone who cannot afford one

  • the good doctor

    Phrase

    a respectful way to refer to a doctor

  • dead to rights

    Phrase

    to have clear proof that someone is guilty or responsible

  • done did

    Phrase

    Used in some nonstandard varieties of English to show that an action happened and is finished

  • amplify

    Word

    to make a sound, signal, or effect stronger or louder

  • try me

    Phrase

    used to challenge someone to try something, especially a fight or argument

  • bag and tag

    Phrase

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

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • oxide

    Word

    a chemical compound made of oxygen and another element

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • coming together

    Phrase

    the act of people or things joining together as one

  • fives

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • see over

    Phrase

    to look through something carefully from start to finish

  • exert

    Word

    to use effort, energy, or influence to do something or to affect something

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • frontal

    Word

    relating to the front part of something

  • burglary

    Word

    the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • first officer

    Phrase

    the officer who is second in command on a ship or aircraft

  • yearbook

    Word

    a book made by a school each year with photos, names, and memories of students and staff

  • stand over

    Phrase

    to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

  • fast track

    Phrase

    a quicker route or method for reaching a goal or getting ahead

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • get life

    Phrase

    A rude way of telling someone to stop being silly or annoying

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • pun

    Word

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

  • look the other way

    Phrase

    to ignore something wrong on purpose

  • what are the odds

    Phrase

    used to show surprise that something unlikely has happened

  • no deal

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying you refuse an offer or request

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • follow up

    Phrase

    to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

  • credibility

    Word

    the quality of being trusted and believed

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • sperm

    Word

    the male sex cell that can fertilize an egg

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • inclined

    Word

    willing or likely to do something; having a tendency to do it

  • arched

    Word

    curved like an arch

  • substantially

    Word

    to a great degree; a lot

  • drug dealer

    Phrase

    a person who sells illegal drugs

  • eyewitness

    Word

    a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident

  • chance on

    Phrase

    to find or meet something by chance

  • accomplice

    Word

    a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • dictate

    Word

    to say words slowly and clearly so someone can write them down

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

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