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NCIS S14E17: English vocabulary

Season 14, Episode 17CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • furrier

    a person who makes, repairs, or sells fur clothing

  • stomaching

    the present participle of stomach

  • overstep

    to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed

  • corrode

    to slowly damage or destroy something by chemical action

  • newsman

    a man who reports the news on radio or television

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • parse

    to analyze a sentence into its grammatical parts

  • scoff

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

  • foxed

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • humbles

    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • dismemberment

    the act of cutting up a body into pieces

  • chinchilla

    a small South American rodent with very soft fur and a long tail

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  • obliging

    willing and quick to help other people

  • dismember

    to cut a body into pieces

  • gloat

    to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

  • carotid

    either of the two main arteries that carry blood to the head and neck

  • leavings

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

  • hoarse

    (of a voice) rough and harsh, usually because of illness or shouting

  • silvering

    the process of turning silver in color

  • squawk

    to make a loud, harsh sound

  • mitten

    a type of glove that covers the hand, with one section for the thumb and one for the other fingers

  • disinfect

    to clean something with a chemical that kills germs

  • solver

    a person or thing that solves a problem or puzzle

  • follicle

    a small sac or tube in the body where something grows or is stored

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