estrange
to make people less close or friendly
Episode vocabulary
NCIS S7E16: English vocabulary
Season 7, Episode 16CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
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epaulet
a decorative strip on the shoulder of a uniform or coat
overrate
to think or say that something is better, more important, or more valuable than it really is
suppository
a small medicine that you put into the rectum or vagina so it dissolves
embalmer
a person who prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation
gastronomic
relating to good food, cooking, or eating well
swill
to drink something quickly or greedily
worsted
a smooth, fine wool yarn or fabric made from it
sop
a piece of bread or food dipped in liquid
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
bolo
a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood
spatter
to scatter small drops or particles over a surface
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handiwork
work made by hand, especially something carefully crafted
visceral
strong and instinctive, rather than calm or logical
aortic
relating to the aorta, the main artery from the heart
aspirate
to pronounce a sound with a strong puff of air
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
clapper
the part inside a bell that hits the side to make it ring
depository
a place where money, documents, or other valuable things are kept safely
insidious
harmful in a way that is gradual and not easy to notice
coerce
to force someone to do something by using threats or pressure
ventricle
one of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart
melanoma
a serious type of skin cancer
inflamed
red, swollen, and painful because of infection or irritation