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NCIS S11E9: English vocabulary

Season 11, Episode 9CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • stipple

    Word

    to cover or draw with small dots or marks

  • jibe

    Word

    agree or match

  • sputter

    Word

    to make a series of short, soft explosive sounds

  • bolo

    Word

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

  • chessboard

    Word

    a board with 64 squares used for playing chess

  • clucking

    Word

    the short, low sound a hen makes

  • squirm

    Word

    to twist and move your body from side to side, especially because you feel nervous or uncomfortable

  • cluck

    Word

    a short, low sound made by a hen

  • scoff

    Word

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

  • turncoat

    Word

    a person who changes sides and joins the enemy or an opposing group

  • playbook

    Word

    a book or document that shows the plays or strategies a team plans to use

  • welcomer

    Word

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

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  • leavings

    Word

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

  • infarction

    Word

    a place in an organ or tissue where blood flow is blocked and the tissue dies

  • reclusive

    Word

    avoiding other people and preferring to live or stay alone

  • equinox

    Word

    either of the two times each year when day and night are about equal in length

  • skyrocket

    Word

    to increase very quickly

  • prizing

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    to value something very highly

  • pegging

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    the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes

  • copped

    Word

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

  • extort

    Word

    to get money, information, or something else by threats or force

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • inking

    Word

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

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  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • complicity

    Word

    involvement in a crime or other wrongdoing, especially by helping someone else do it

  • evener

    Word

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

  • clockwork

    Word

    the mechanism inside a clock

  • teeny

    Word

    very small

  • glitch

    Word

    a small fault or problem in a machine, computer, or system

  • fringed

    Word

    having a decorative edge made of hanging threads or strips

  • chime

    Word

    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • illicit

    Word

    illegal or not allowed by law, rules, or custom

  • factoring

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    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • groan

    Word

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

  • clandestine

    Word

    kept secret or done secretly, especially because it is illegal or not allowed

  • ado

    Word

    fuss, unnecessary activity, or trouble

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • logics

    Word

    the study of correct reasoning

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • faintly

    Word

    in a way that is barely noticeable or easy to hear, see, or feel

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • public defender

    Phrase

    a lawyer appointed by the government to defend someone who cannot afford one

  • high treason

    Phrase

    the crime of betraying your country by trying to overthrow its government or help its enemies

  • myocardial infarction

    Phrase

    a heart attack

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • statistically

    Word

    using statistics or based on statistical data

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • emit

    Word

    to give off a sound, smell, light, or gas

  • brochure

    Word

    a thin book with pictures and information about a product, place, or service

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • extortion

    Word

    the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • full disclosure

    Phrase

    a statement that gives all the important facts, especially when something might affect your opinion

  • sex change

    Phrase

    a medical treatment or operation that changes a person's sex characteristics

  • irritate

    Word

    make someone annoyed, impatient, or angry

  • equip

    Word

    to provide someone or something with the things needed for a particular purpose

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • ride with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or be part of their group

  • pat down

    Phrase

    to search someone’s body by touching their clothes and pockets, especially for weapons or other hidden items

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • hide in plain sight

    Phrase

    to be hard to notice even though it is visible

  • on the horn

    Phrase

    on the telephone; talking by phone

  • espionage

    Word

    the secret gathering of information about another country or organization

  • surrey

    Word

    a light four-wheeled carriage with seats facing forward

  • stamping

    Word

    the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • disclosure

    Word

    the act of making secret or unknown information known

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • back issue

    Phrase

    a previous issue of a magazine or newspaper

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • like clockwork

    Phrase

    in a very smooth, regular, and reliable way

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • logos

    Word

    a symbol or design used to identify a company, product, or organization

  • deployment

    Word

    the act of sending troops or equipment to a place for a mission

  • disarm

    Word

    to take weapons away from someone or something

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • bogus

    Word

    not real, true, or honest; fake

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • follow up

    Phrase

    to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

  • personal effect

    Phrase

    personal belongings, especially ones you carry with you

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • pretty boy

    Phrase

    an informal, mildly disapproving word for a good-looking young man, especially one who seems vain or too concerned with his appearance

  • personal effects

    Phrase

    a person's belongings, especially the ones they take with them when traveling or moving

  • military personnel

    Phrase

    the people serving in a country's armed forces

  • short list

    Phrase

    a final selection of people or things chosen from a larger group

  • square inch

    Phrase

    a unit of area equal to a square that is 1 inch on each side

  • radio frequency

    Phrase

    a radio-wave frequency used for transmitting signals

  • memory chip

    Phrase

    a small electronic chip that stores data in a device

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • grunt

    Word

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

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