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NCIS S10E9: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 9CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • woodchuck

    a North American rodent that lives in burrows and has a short tail

  • dignify

    to make someone or something seem more important, serious, or worthy of respect

  • embezzle

    to steal money that you were trusted to manage

  • coif

    to style or arrange someone's hair neatly

  • stomaching

    the present participle of stomach

  • gurgle

    to make a bubbling sound while moving through liquid

  • shipmate

    a person who works on the same ship as you

  • fraudulently

    in a dishonest way, especially by tricking people or breaking the law

  • constriction

    the act of making something narrower, or the state of becoming narrower

  • pinking

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • bumble

    to move or act in a clumsy, awkward, or confused way

  • forceps

    a surgical tool with two arms used for holding or gripping things

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  • intertwine

    to twist or wind together

  • bolo

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

  • escapade

    an exciting or slightly risky adventure or trip

  • ruffle

    to make something untidy or messy

  • scrawny

    unattractively thin, with little flesh on the body

  • antagonize

    to make someone angry or hostile toward you

  • smirk

    to smile in a way that shows you are pleased with yourself or think you know more than others

  • leavings

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

  • incriminate

    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • thumbed

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • propensity

    a natural tendency to do something

  • ringleader

    the person who leads a group, especially one doing something bad or illegal

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