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NCIS S13E24: English vocabulary

Season 13, Episode 24CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • shrinker

    Word

    a person or thing that makes something smaller or causes it to shrink

  • digitize

    Word

    to change pictures, documents, or data into digital form

  • sniffle

    Word

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

  • muffle

    Word

    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • slither

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    to move with a smooth twisting motion

  • indiscreet

    Word

    careless about keeping things private or saying the right thing

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • rove

    Word

    to wander from place to place

  • enormity

    Word

    the great size or seriousness of something, especially something bad

  • interagency

    Word

    relating to or involving more than one government agency

  • journeyman

    Word

    a skilled worker who has completed training but is not yet a master

  • scoff

    Word

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

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  • soapy

    Word

    covered with soap or a layer of soap suds

  • naught

    Word

    nothing; zero

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • kohl

    Word

    a dark powder used to line the eyes

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • paralyze

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    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • reproach

    Word

    a feeling or expression of disapproval or disappointment

  • rescuer

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    a person who saves someone from danger or a difficult situation

  • versed

    Word

    having a lot of knowledge or skill in a particular area

  • mallard

    Word

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

  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

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  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • notching

    Word

    make small cuts or grooves in something

  • morrow

    Word

    the next day

  • denominator

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    the number below the line in a fraction

  • withhold

    Word

    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

  • sarcasm

    Word

    speech or writing that uses irony to mock or show contempt

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • chime

    Word

    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • nodding

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    slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

  • groan

    Word

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

  • thump

    Word

    to hit something with a dull, heavy sound

  • juggle

    Word

    to keep several things going at the same time by managing them carefully

  • yam

    Word

    an edible root vegetable with starchy flesh

  • reassign

    Word

    to give someone a different job, role, or place to work

  • formality

    Word

    the quality of being very formal and following rules of etiquette closely

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • Renaissance man

    Phrase

    a person who is good at many different things and has wide interests

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • stop the presses

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to introduce surprising or important news

  • Marine Corps

    Phrase

    the U.S. Marine Corps, the branch of the U.S. armed forces that fights on land and at sea

  • all hands

    Phrase

    everyone in a ship's crew

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • charitable trust

    Phrase

    a legal arrangement that holds money or property to support a charity or public good

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • suicide bombing

    Phrase

    an attack in which a person blows up a bomb and expects to die

  • namesake

    Word

    a person or thing that has the same name as another

  • reflect upon

    Phrase

    to think carefully about something, especially a serious or important matter

  • graced

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    to honor an event or place by being present

  • fives

    Word

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • across the pond

    Phrase

    in or to the United States, especially from Britain

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • jarring

    Word

    causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

  • flamingo

    Word

    a large pink bird with long legs and a long neck

  • empower

    Word

    to give someone the power or confidence to do something

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • minor in

    Phrase

    to study a subject as a secondary subject at college or university

  • bargain on

    Phrase

    to fail to expect or prepare for something

  • anticipate

    Word

    to expect something or think it will happen

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • hurdle

    Word

    a problem or difficulty that makes progress harder

  • safe house

    Phrase

    a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • mend

    Word

    to repair something, especially by hand

  • overload

    Word

    to put too much into something, or to make something have too much to handle

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • run off with

    Phrase

    to leave with something that does not belong to you, usually by stealing it

  • wire transfer

    Phrase

    a bank transfer sent electronically from one account to another

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • narrowly

    Word

    by a very small amount; almost not

  • farmhouse

    Word

    a house on a farm, usually where the farmer's family lives

  • sleep on

    Phrase

    to wait until the next day before deciding something

  • want in

    Phrase

    to want to join in or be included in something

  • zoom in on

    Phrase

    to focus closely on a particular subject, detail, or image

  • 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

  • sort through

    Phrase

    to look through a group of things carefully to find what you need or decide what matters

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • disconnect

    Word

    to break or end a connection between things

  • teamwork

    Word

    people working together effectively as a group

  • evidently

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    used to say that something seems true or has become clear from the facts

  • rubble

    Word

    broken pieces of stone, brick, or concrete, especially after a building has been destroyed

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • wipe out

    Phrase

    to destroy something completely or make it disappear

  • mildly

    Word

    to a slight degree; somewhat

  • chatter

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

  • ducking

    Word

    to lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • wrecking

    Word

    the act of destroying something or causing serious damage

  • fence in

    Phrase

    to surround an area with a fence so that people or animals stay inside it

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