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NCIS S12E11: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 11CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • overgrow

    to grow so much that it covers or takes over something

  • medicate

    to give someone medicine, or to treat a condition with medicine

  • duds

    clothes, especially old or casual clothes

  • trilling

    to sing or speak with a high, quivering sound

  • bottomed

    having a specified kind of bottom or base.

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • jockeying

    competing hard for an advantage or position

  • scoff

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

  • leavings

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

  • shrivel

    to become wrinkled and smaller, especially because of dryness

  • stammer

    to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech

  • innocently

    in a way that is harmless or not meant to cause trouble

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  • mnemonic

    a memory aid, such as a word, phrase, or pattern that helps you remember something

  • clack

    to make a sharp clicking sound

  • resuscitation

    the process of bringing someone back to consciousness or life

  • schematic

    shown in a simple, symbolic, or diagram-like way

  • wreak

    to cause a lot of damage or harm

  • overheat

    to become too hot, or to make something too hot

  • ballistics

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • homing

    returning to its home or nest from far away

  • mallard

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

  • wail

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • cryptic

    mysterious or hard to understand

  • squeal

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

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