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NCIS S11E9: English vocabulary

Season 11, Episode 9CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • stipple

    to cover or draw with small dots or marks

  • jibe

    agree or match

  • sputter

    to make a series of short, soft explosive sounds

  • bolo

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

  • chessboard

    a board with 64 squares used for playing chess

  • clucking

    the short, low sound a hen makes

  • squirm

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

  • cluck

    a short, low sound made by a hen

  • scoff

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

  • turncoat

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

  • playbook

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

  • welcomer

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

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  • leavings

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

  • infarction

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

  • reclusive

    avoiding other people and preferring to live or stay alone

  • equinox

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

  • skyrocket

    to increase very quickly

  • prizing

    to value something very highly

  • pegging

    the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes

  • copped

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

  • extort

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

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • inking

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • handcuff

    to put handcuffs on someone

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