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NCIS S10E8: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 8CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • peckish

    slightly hungry

  • prepay

    to pay for something before it is due or before you receive it

  • pigpen

    a pen or enclosure for pigs

  • cranny

    a small crack or narrow opening in a wall, rock, or surface

  • detestable

    very unpleasant and deserving strong dislike

  • varnishing

    the act of putting varnish on a surface

  • trilling

    to sing or speak with a high, quivering sound

  • sniffle

    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

  • rosin

    a sticky resin from pine trees, used on violin bows to help them grip the strings

  • stomaching

    the present participle of stomach

  • disdained

    showed contempt for someone or something

  • pudgy

    slightly fat in a cute or rounded way

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  • blare

    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • bawdy

    slightly rude and sexual, often in a funny way

  • dabble

    to put your hands or feet into water and move them gently

  • chipper

    cheerful and lively

  • bolo

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

  • lifter

    a person or thing that lifts something

  • wry

    showing dry, slightly mocking humor

  • enrage

    to make someone extremely angry

  • scoff

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

  • rebuff

    to reject someone or something in a blunt or unfriendly way

  • pungent

    having a strong, sharp taste or smell

  • moonshine

    illegal homemade alcohol, especially whiskey

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