whir
to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect
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NCIS S10E3: English vocabulary
Season 10, Episode 3CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
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horrify
to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted
wheezy
breathing with a whistling sound
oleander
a poisonous shrub with narrow leaves and pink, white, or red flowers
obit
a short newspaper notice about a person's death, often with a brief life story
irradiate
to expose to radiation
counterfeiter
a person who makes fake money or copies of goods to sell as real
exhume
to dig up something buried, especially a body
sniffle
to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds
searchable
able to be found or checked with a search tool
exhumation
the act of digging up a buried body
asunder
into separate pieces or parts
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aplomb
calm confidence in a difficult situation
blare
to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
misplace
to put something in the wrong place and then be unable to find it
adulation
excessive admiration or praise, often for a famous person
indistinctly
in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand
coot
a black water bird with a white bill and forehead
admirably
in a way that deserves admiration
afoot
already happening or about to happen
scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
retroactively
in a way that takes effect from an earlier time
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult