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NCIS S12E3: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 3CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • grommet

    a metal ring fitted into a hole to protect it or let a cord, cable, or tube pass through safely

  • solvency

    the ability to pay what you owe

  • indistinctly

    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • eaves

    the lower edge of a roof that sticks out beyond the wall

  • ratting

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • obstetrician

    a doctor who specializes in pregnancy and childbirth

  • musketeer

    a soldier who carried a musket

  • welcomer

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

  • obstetrics

    the branch of medicine that deals with pregnancy and childbirth

  • toxicology

    the study of poisons and how they affect living things

  • fascinate

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • understatement

    the act of making something seem less important or less serious than it really is

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  • scalpel

    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • incisor

    one of the front teeth used for cutting food

  • abomination

    something that is extremely disgusting or hateful

  • gopher

    a small burrowing rodent that lives in North and Central America

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • dossier

    a file or set of documents with detailed information about a person, case, or subject

  • bummer

    a disappointing or annoying situation

  • mallard

    a wild duck with a green head, common in many parts of the world

  • eavesdrop

    to secretly listen to other people's private conversation

  • equate

    to say that two things are the same or very similar

  • interrogate

    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

  • stabling

    the act of keeping horses in stables

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