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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S14E1: English vocabulary

Season 14, Episode 1CrimeDramaMystery

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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

  • sidle

    Word

    to move sideways, often in a shy or sneaky way

  • dowel

    Word

    a short wooden or metal pin used to join pieces of wood

  • worthiness

    Word

    the quality of being worthy or deserving something

  • inscribe

    Word

    to write or carve words, letters, or a message on something

  • yon

    Word

    at a distance that you can still see

  • impale

    Word

    to pierce or pin something with a sharp object

  • theban

    Word

    relating to Thebes, an ancient city in Greece

  • immeasurable

    Word

    too great or extreme to measure

  • pimping

    Word

    the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work

  • indiscretion

    Word

    a careless or embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or behavior

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  • anagram

    Word

    a word or phrase made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase

  • chagrin

    Word

    a feeling of disappointment or embarrassment after a failure or mistake

  • discerning

    Word

    able to notice small differences and make good judgments

  • leavings

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

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • solicitation

    Word

    the act of asking people for money, help, or business

  • whimper

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    to make quiet, weak sounds because you are scared, hurt, or upset

  • thoracic

    Word

    relating to the chest area

  • clink

    Word

    to make a light, sharp ringing sound

  • duress

    Word

    pressure or threats that force someone to do something

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • perversion

    Word

    a change that twists something away from its original meaning or purpose

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  • copped

    Word

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

  • thud

    Word

    to make a dull, heavy sound

  • boatman

    Word

    a person who rows or drives a boat, especially for passengers

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • recluse

    Word

    a person who lives alone and avoids other people

  • judas

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    a person who betrays someone they trust

  • secretion

    Word

    a substance made by a cell or gland and released into the body or outside it

  • discern

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    to notice or recognize something, especially something not obvious

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • admittedly

    Word

    used to admit that something is true, often before adding a contrast

  • fixation

    Word

    the state of being fixed or made firm

  • creak

    Word

    to make a harsh, high-pitched sound as it moves or is pressed

  • evener

    Word

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

  • dissipate

    Word

    to spread out and gradually disappear

  • taurus

    Word

    the second sign of the zodiac, for people born roughly between April 20 and May 20

  • whoop

    Word

    to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

  • latent

    Word

    present but not yet obvious, active, or fully developed

  • cocking

    Word

    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • barb

    Word

    a sharp point or hook with a backward-facing point

  • watcher

    Word

    a person who watches or observes something

  • chime

    Word

    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • conjecture

    Word

    an opinion or guess based on incomplete information

  • groan

    Word

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

  • righteousness

    Word

    the quality of being morally right and fair

  • inferno

    Word

    a large, destructive fire

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • renounce

    Word

    to formally give up a right, claim, belief, or position

  • intimidation

    Word

    the act of frightening or pressuring someone to make them do something

  • hatchet

    Word

    a small axe with a short handle

  • dory

    Word

    a small, flat-bottomed fishing boat with open sides

  • reaper

    Word

    a person who cuts and gathers crops

  • saline

    Word

    containing salt or tasting like salt

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • strangle

    Word

    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • decoy

    Word

    something used to trick or attract someone or something

  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • despairing

    Word

    feeling or showing that you have lost all hope

  • pimp

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    a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

  • beaming

    Word

    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • forbidden fruit

    Phrase

    something that is tempting because it is forbidden or not allowed

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • false witness

    Phrase

    a person who deliberately gives false testimony

  • seam

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    the line where two pieces of cloth or other material are sewn together

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • accountable

    Word

    responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

  • daddy issues

    Phrase

    informal criticism for emotional problems someone is thought to have because of a difficult relationship with their father

  • surrogate

    Word

    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • bead

    Word

    a small round object with a hole through it, used in jewelry or decoration

  • engraving

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    the process of cutting a design or words into a hard surface

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • rumbling

    Word

    a deep, low, continuous sound

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • screw with

    Phrase

    to annoy someone or interfere with something, often in a playful or irritating way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • notation

    Word

    a system of symbols used to show numbers, quantities, or musical notes

  • footstep

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    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • tempt

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    to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

  • screwing

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    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • shoot the messenger

    Phrase

    to blame the person who brings bad news instead of dealing with the real problem

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • moo

    Word

    the sound a cow makes

  • sinner

    Word

    a person who has committed a sin

  • stoke

    Word

    to add fuel to a fire so it burns more strongly

  • thy

    Word

    your; belonging to you

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • what's the deal

    Phrase

    an informal way of asking what is happening or what the situation is

  • fallen angel

    Phrase

    an angel who was cast out of heaven for rebelling against God

  • binary code

    Phrase

    a way of representing information using only 0s and 1s

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • everlasting

    Word

    lasting forever; never ending

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