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NCIS S20E4: English vocabulary

Season 20, Episode 4CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • traipse

    to walk somewhere in a tired, slow, or annoying way

  • sate

    to satisfy a desire or appetite completely

  • framer

    a worker who builds the wooden frame of a house

  • stomaching

    the present participle of stomach

  • dibs

    a claim to something, especially when people say they want it first

  • savant

    a very learned person, especially a scholar or scientist

  • bolo

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

  • glandular

    relating to glands in the body

  • plover

    a small shore bird that lives near water

  • berthing

    the act of moving a ship into a berth or dock

  • scoff

    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • humbles

    to make someone feel less proud or less important

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  • bloomer

    a person or thing that blooms, especially a plant that produces flowers

  • sequoia

    a very large evergreen tree native to western North America

  • snipe

    to attack someone from far away, especially with a gun

  • carotid

    either of the two main arteries that carry blood to the head and neck

  • femoral

    relating to the thigh bone or the upper part of the leg

  • cull

    to choose the best or most useful things from a larger group

  • slouch

    to sit, stand, or move with a bent back and drooping shoulders

  • stammer

    to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech

  • rustle

    to make a soft, dry sound like leaves or paper moving

  • hungered

    to feel very hungry

  • aster

    a plant with small, daisy-like flowers, often purple, pink, or white

  • palmed

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

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