shanked
hit badly, especially in golf, so the ball goes off to the side
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NCIS S7E18: English vocabulary
Season 7, Episode 18CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
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bilk
to cheat someone out of money
understate
to make something seem less important or serious than it really is
muggy
unpleasantly warm and humid
expunge
to remove something completely, especially from a record or document
abet
to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal
shuck
the outer covering of a corn cob or similar plant part
stent
a small tube placed inside a blood vessel or other passage to keep it open
studding
the act of decorating something with studs or small metal decorations
bludgeon
a heavy stick or club used as a weapon
musty
smelling stale, damp, or moldy
aphrodisiac
a food, drink, or drug believed to increase sexual desire
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bolo
a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood
recur
to happen again, especially regularly
falsify
to change information, records, or evidence in order to deceive people
anagram
a word or phrase made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase
surly
bad-tempered and unfriendly in a way that can seem rude
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
bogie
a set of wheels and axles under a train carriage or other vehicle
louse
a small parasitic insect that lives in hair or on the body
silvering
the process of turning silver in color
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
stoic
calm and not showing much emotion, even in difficult situations