embalm
to preserve a dead body so it does not decay
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NCIS S8E15: English vocabulary
Season 8, Episode 15CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
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stepladder
a small folding ladder with wide steps
moribund
close to death or no longer active and likely to disappear soon
bloodletting
the removal of some blood from a person, especially as an old medical treatment
nihilist
a person who believes life has no meaning or value
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
chaperon
a person who goes with someone to make sure they are safe or behave properly
incensed
very angry
bayed
to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound
therapeutics
the study of how medicines and other treatments help treat disease
bubonic
relating to buboes, especially in bubonic plague
toga
a loose robe worn in ancient Rome
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geyser
a hot spring that sends hot water and steam up into the air at intervals
pleasurable
giving pleasure or enjoyment
anxiously
in a worried or uneasy way
czar
a ruler of Russia before 1917
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
mallard
a wild duck with a green head, common in many parts of the world
muting
the act of making a sound or device silent
fahrenheit
the Fahrenheit temperature scale, where water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°
terrify
to make someone feel extreme fear
rectify
to correct something and make it right
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
revoke
to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement