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NCIS S8E17: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 17CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • trunkful

    the amount that fills a trunk

  • crinkly

    having many small folds or wrinkles on the surface

  • preoccupy

    to fill someone's mind so they can think of little else

  • bloodhound

    a large dog with a very strong sense of smell, used for tracking people or animals

  • dovetail

    a joint made by fitting two pieces of wood together in a strong, interlocking shape

  • toweling

    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • chamois

    a soft leather made from the skin of a chamois or a similar animal

  • schemer

    a person who secretly plans to get what they want, often in a dishonest way

  • amateurish

    done in a clumsy, unskilled way

  • bolo

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

  • smokehouse

    a building where meat or fish is smoked to preserve it

  • ratting

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

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  • deplete

    to use up or greatly reduce the amount of something

  • unassuming

    modest and not trying to attract attention

  • earmark

    to set money, time, or resources aside for a particular purpose

  • leavings

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • laceration

    a deep cut or tear in the skin

  • perforated

    having small holes made through it

  • holstein

    a breed of large black-and-white dairy cattle

  • bookkeeping

    the job of recording a business's money in and out

  • venison

    the meat of a deer

  • railroading

    the act of forcing a decision, plan, or deal through quickly and unfairly

  • cellulose

    a substance in plants that makes cell walls strong

  • bogey

    a score of one stroke over par on a hole in golf

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