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NCIS S11E20: English vocabulary

Season 11, Episode 20CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • predetermine

    to decide or arrange something in advance

  • hypochondriac

    a person who worries too much about their health and thinks they are ill when they are not

  • trilling

    to sing or speak with a high, quivering sound

  • sniffle

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

  • decimate

    to damage or destroy something very badly

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • disavow

    to say that you do not support or are not responsible for something

  • wormed

    treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

  • interagency

    relating to or involving more than one government agency

  • spatter

    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • ratting

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • seesaw

    a board balanced in the middle that children sit on and go up and down

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  • chinchilla

    a small South American rodent with very soft fur and a long tail

  • veiling

    a thin piece of cloth used to cover or partly cover something

  • trafficker

    a person who illegally buys, sells, or moves drugs, people, or other banned goods

  • treatable

    able to be treated successfully with medicine or other care

  • leavings

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

  • incriminate

    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • insubordination

    the act of refusing to obey authority or follow orders

  • tranquilizer

    a medicine that helps a person or animal relax or sleep

  • captor

    a person who has captured and is holding someone prisoner

  • duress

    pressure or threats that force someone to do something

  • renter

    a person who rents a home or apartment from someone else

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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