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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S12E20: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 20CrimeDramaMystery

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  • whir

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • sorrowed

    Word

    feeling or showing deep sadness, especially after a death or loss

  • retry

    Word

    to try something again after it fails

  • socratic

    Word

    relating to Socrates or his method of asking questions to help people think more deeply

  • rile

    Word

    make someone annoyed or angry

  • lunged

    Word

    to make a sudden forward movement, usually to attack or grab something

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • incapacitate

    Word

    to make someone unable to function normally

  • indistinctly

    Word

    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • spatter

    Word

    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • berthing

    Word

    the act of moving a ship into a berth or dock

  • lingua

    Word

    a language used for communication, especially between people who do not share the same native language

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  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • absorbent

    Word

    able to soak up liquid

  • waver

    Word

    to move slightly back and forth, especially because of wind or uncertainty

  • jogger

    Word

    a person who runs slowly and regularly for exercise

  • fragmented

    Word

    broken into small parts or pieces

  • infield

    Word

    the part of a baseball field between the bases and the outfield

  • appellate

    Word

    relating to a court that hears appeals

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • cinder

    Word

    a small piece of burned coal or wood that is still hot

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

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  • swab

    Word

    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

  • tempering

    Word

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

  • impound

    Word

    to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

  • coercion

    Word

    the use of force or threats to make someone do something

  • brooch

    Word

    a piece of jewelry that you pin to clothing

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • misinterpret

    Word

    to understand or explain something in the wrong way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • assailant

    Word

    a person who attacks someone physically

  • whoop

    Word

    to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

  • shuttered

    Word

    closed and no longer open for business

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • physiological

    Word

    relating to how the body and its parts work

  • solvent

    Word

    a liquid used to dissolve another substance

  • speck

    Word

    a very small spot or mark

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • dolce vita

    Phrase

    a life of pleasure, luxury, and little responsibility

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • degrade

    Word

    to treat someone in a cruel or insulting way

  • morning after

    Phrase

    the day after a night of heavy drinking, when you feel hungover

  • taunt

    Word

    to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

  • delusion

    Word

    a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • orchestral

    Word

    relating to an orchestra

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • shake it

    Phrase

    to dance in a lively, energetic way

  • subdural hematoma

    Phrase

    a dangerous build-up of blood between the brain and the tissues around it after a head injury

  • cortex

    Word

    the outer layer of the brain

  • 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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • forfeit

    Word

    to lose something, especially a right, game, or prize, as a penalty

  • layering

    Word

    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • drag in

    Phrase

    to bring up something irrelevant in a discussion

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • berth

    Word

    a bed or sleeping space on a ship, train, or other vehicle

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • splinter

    Word

    a small, sharp piece of wood, glass, or metal that has broken off something larger

  • front end

    Phrase

    the part of a website or app that users see and interact with

  • sketchy

    Word

    looking or sounding a little suspicious or not fully trustworthy

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • get life

    Phrase

    A rude way of telling someone to stop being silly or annoying

  • pooling

    Word

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

  • lobe

    Word

    the rounded part of something, especially one of the sections of a brain or the lower part of the ear

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • go free

    Phrase

    to be released from prison or another place of confinement

  • the finger

    Phrase

    an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

  • sniff

    Word

    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • stoke

    Word

    to add fuel to a fire so it burns more strongly

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • obstruction

    Word

    something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • errand

    Word

    a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

  • overturn

    Word

    to turn something over so that it is upside down or on its side

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • medical record

    Phrase

    an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

  • defense attorney

    Phrase

    a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

  • cinder block

    Phrase

    a concrete building block with holes in it

  • rile up

    Phrase

    to make someone feel annoyed or angry

  • batting cage

    Phrase

    an enclosed place where people practice batting in baseball

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • take it out on

    Phrase

    to show anger or frustration by treating someone badly, even though they did not cause the problem

  • eyewitness

    Word

    a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident

  • come up from behind

    Phrase

    to appear from behind something or someone

  • grunt

    Word

    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

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