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NCIS S13E4: English vocabulary

Season 13, Episode 4CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • camisole

    Word

    a woman's sleeveless top or undergarment with thin straps

  • duds

    Word

    clothes, especially old or casual clothes

  • blotter

    Word

    paper used to soak up extra ink or liquid

  • presuppose

    Word

    to assume that something is true or necessary before anything else can happen

  • southpaw

    Word

    a left-handed person, especially a left-handed baseball pitcher

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • indistinctly

    Word

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

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • forfeiture

    Word

    the loss of something as a punishment or because a rule was broken

  • strapping

    Word

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • toxicology

    Word

    the study of poisons and how they affect living things

  • traceable

    Word

    able to be traced or followed

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  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • clatter

    Word

    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • clawed

    Word

    having claws or claw-like parts

  • thud

    Word

    to make a dull, heavy sound

  • thong

    Word

    a narrow strip of leather, cloth, or other material used for fastening or tying things

  • swab

    Word

    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

  • smug

    Word

    too pleased with yourself and your achievements

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • faxed

    Word

    to send something by fax

  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • admittedly

    Word

    used to admit that something is true, often before adding a contrast

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  • interrogate

    Word

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

  • hallucination

    Word

    something you see, hear, or feel that seems real but is not caused by anything outside your mind

  • evener

    Word

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

  • reenactment

    Word

    the act of performing or showing something again

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • carver

    Word

    a person who carves wood, stone, or another material

  • converse

    Word

    to talk with someone in a formal or polite way

  • fetish

    Word

    an object or idea that someone feels an unusually strong interest in or attraction to

  • groan

    Word

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

  • chirp

    Word

    to make a short, high sound, especially like a small bird or insect

  • kip

    Word

    a short sleep or nap

  • correctional

    Word

    relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

  • dashboard

    Word

    the panel in a vehicle that shows information like speed and fuel level

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • lingerie

    Word

    women's underwear, especially attractive or delicate styles

  • old time

    Phrase

    the distant past

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • tedious

    Word

    boring because it takes too long or keeps repeating the same thing

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • end game

    Phrase

    the final stage of a process, especially a negotiation or competition

  • civil suit

    Phrase

    a lawsuit in a civil court

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • lucrative

    Word

    making or likely to make a lot of money

  • tracker

    Word

    a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

  • ride with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or be part of their group

  • arm out

    Phrase

    to provide yourself or other people with weapons

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • tread lightly

    Phrase

    to act carefully, especially to avoid upsetting someone

  • step down

    Phrase

    to resign from an important job or public position

  • coupon

    Word

    a paper or digital voucher that gives you a discount

  • occupant

    Word

    a person who is in a place, vehicle, or building at a particular time

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • stupidity

    Word

    behavior that shows very poor judgment or common sense

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • turn over

    Phrase

    to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

  • tread

    Word

    to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • roll with

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem or change in a calm, flexible way

  • house call

    Phrase

    a visit by a doctor to a patient at home

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • in character

    Phrase

    behaving like the character you are playing, not like yourself

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • damn well

    Phrase

    used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

  • deployment

    Word

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

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • top to bottom

    Phrase

    completely, from one end to the other

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • follow up

    Phrase

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

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • errand

    Word

    a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

  • con man

    Phrase

    a person who tricks people in order to get money

  • double trouble

    Phrase

    a situation in which two people or things cause trouble together

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • dope

    Word

    very good or impressive

  • seaman

    Word

    a sailor, especially one who is not an officer

  • what do you say

    Phrase

    used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

  • drug dealer

    Phrase

    a person who sells illegal drugs

  • back room

    Phrase

    a room at the back of a shop or business, often used for storage or private work

  • name after

    Phrase

    to give someone or something the name of another person or thing, usually to honor them

  • go below

    Phrase

    to go below deck on a ship

  • grunt

    Word

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

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • gasp

    Word

    to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

  • detain

    Word

    to keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • flushing

    Word

    the act of becoming red in the face or skin

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