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NCIS S13E23: English vocabulary

Season 13, Episode 23CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • pedicure

    a beauty treatment for the feet and toenails

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • rove

    to wander from place to place

  • bolo

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

  • resuscitate

    to bring someone back to consciousness or life, especially by medical treatment

  • leavings

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

  • precipitate

    cause something bad to happen suddenly or earlier than expected

  • canvass

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • contaminate

    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

  • telltale

    showing that something is present or true, often in a way that is not obvious

  • pegging

    the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes

  • thud

    to make a dull, heavy sound

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  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • handcuff

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • slighting

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • honk

    to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

  • terrify

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • altercation

    a short, noisy argument

  • stitching

    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • stabling

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

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

  • imperfection

    a small fault or flaw

  • morrow

    the next day

  • scour

    to clean something by rubbing it hard

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