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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S11E15: English vocabulary

Season 11, Episode 15CrimeDramaMystery

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  • utterer

    Word

    a person who says or speaks something

  • mouthed

    Word

    having a mouth or mouthpiece of a particular kind

  • culpa

    Word

    fault, blame, or guilt

  • predispose

    Word

    to make someone more likely to have a feeling, behavior, or condition

  • smithereens

    Word

    very small pieces after something breaks or explodes

  • diffused

    Word

    spread out so it is not concentrated in one place

  • mutilate

    Word

    to injure someone or something badly and permanently

  • tormenting

    Word

    causing someone to feel great pain or suffering

  • ibis

    Word

    a large bird with a long curved bill, long neck, and long legs

  • bludgeon

    Word

    a heavy stick or club used as a weapon

  • shiner

    Word

    a black eye

  • gratuitous

    Word

    unnecessary and without good reason

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  • obligate

    Word

    to make someone legally or morally required to do something

  • overrule

    Word

    to use your authority to change or reject a decision

  • dismember

    Word

    to cut a body into pieces

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • spew

    Word

    to send out or throw out quickly and forcefully

  • leeway

    Word

    some freedom to act, change plans, or make adjustments

  • fob

    Word

    a small ring or ornament attached to a key chain or watch chain

  • retrace

    Word

    to go back over the same route or path

  • pallet

    Word

    a flat wooden platform used for moving and storing goods

  • booted

    Word

    wearing boots

  • credential

    Word

    an official document or piece of information that proves who you are or shows your qualifications

  • ballistics

    Word

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

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  • caged

    Word

    trapped or unable to leave a place or situation

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • searchlight

    Word

    a powerful light used to search an area or light up something far away

  • tempering

    Word

    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • neurologist

    Word

    a doctor who specializes in the brain, nerves, and nervous system

  • shank

    Word

    the lower part of the leg, especially between the knee and the ankle

  • impair

    Word

    to make something weaker, less effective, or less clear

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • evener

    Word

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

  • armory

    Word

    a room or building where weapons are kept

  • adjourn

    Word

    to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

  • profoundly

    Word

    to a very great degree; deeply

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • kip

    Word

    a short sleep or nap

  • whack job

    Phrase

    an offensive word for a person who seems crazy or very strange

  • magically

    Word

    in a way that seems to happen by magic

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • pathology

    Word

    the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • confine

    Word

    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • mea culpa

    Phrase

    an expression used to admit that something was your fault

  • diffuse

    Word

    spread out over a wide area; not concentrated

  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • horrific

    Word

    extremely shocking, violent, or upsetting

  • cover up

    Phrase

    to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

  • disbelief

    Word

    a feeling that you cannot believe something is true

  • anguish

    Word

    severe mental suffering or great pain

  • pendant

    Word

    a piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain around the neck

  • swipe

    Word

    to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • expert witness

    Phrase

    a person who gives expert evidence in a court case

  • pipe bomb

    Phrase

    a small bomb made from a metal pipe

  • firing pin

    Phrase

    the part of a gun that strikes the primer to fire the cartridge

  • cortex

    Word

    the outer layer of the brain

  • brag

    Word

    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • live down

    Phrase

    to be unable to forget an embarrassing or unpleasant event

  • plunge

    Word

    to suddenly put someone or something into a difficult situation or state

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

    Word

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

  • vested

    Word

    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • tyrant

    Word

    a cruel ruler who uses power in a harsh and unfair way

  • ticking

    Word

    the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

  • shrapnel

    Word

    small pieces of metal or other material thrown out by an explosion

  • hitch

    Word

    to fasten something to a hook, rope, chain, or strap

  • indulge

    Word

    to let yourself enjoy something, especially something you like but may not need

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • commemorative

    Word

    made to honor or remember a person or event

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • tremble

    Word

    to shake slightly and uncontrollably, often because you are nervous, cold, or weak

  • sic

    Word

    used to show that a word or passage is copied exactly as it appears, even if it looks wrong

  • below the belt

    Phrase

    unfair or mean in a way that hurts someone personally

  • genetically

    Word

    in a way that relates to genes or genetics

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • civil right

    Phrase

    a legal right that protects a person's freedom and equal treatment

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • game face

    Phrase

    a serious, determined expression before doing something difficult

  • ordinance

    Word

    an official rule or law made by a city or local government

  • affirmative

    Word

    showing agreement or saying yes

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • maroon

    Word

    a dark red-purple color

  • disarm

    Word

    to take weapons away from someone or something

  • whack

    Word

    to hit something with a quick, hard blow

  • orbital

    Word

    relating to the path of an object as it moves around a planet, star, or moon

  • lumber

    Word

    to move in a heavy, awkward way

  • stoke

    Word

    to add fuel to a fire so it burns more strongly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • follow up

    Phrase

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

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

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