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NCIS S14E9: English vocabulary
Season 14, Episode 9CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
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fastidious
very careful about details and standards
overstep
to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed
overzealous
too eager or enthusiastic, in a way that can be annoying
halibut
a large flat sea fish that is eaten as food
seamanship
skill in handling a ship at sea
filibuster
a long speech or action used to delay or block a vote in a legislature
rove
to wander from place to place
musty
smelling stale, damp, or moldy
bolo
a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
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welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
whimper
to make quiet, weak sounds because you are scared, hurt, or upset
cloaking
the act of hiding something so it is not easily seen or detected
caddy
a person who carries a golfer's clubs and helps during a game
condolence
an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died
clatter
to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds
symbiotic
describing a relationship in which two different things help each other
exhale
to breathe air out of your lungs
wail
to cry out in a long, high, sad sound
dodo
an extinct flightless bird from Mauritius
retriever
a dog bred to find and bring back game
assimilate
to learn and understand something so well that you can use it easily