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NCIS S16E12: English vocabulary

Season 16, Episode 12CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • clammy

    Word

    unpleasantly damp, cold, and sticky

  • foamy

    Word

    covered with foam or looking like foam

  • carouse

    Word

    to drink a lot of alcohol and enjoy yourself in a noisy, lively way

  • sniffle

    Word

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

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • bungle

    Word

    to do something badly or carelessly, so it fails or goes wrong

  • electrocute

    Word

    to kill someone or something with electricity

  • misplace

    Word

    to put something in the wrong place and then be unable to find it

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • scoff

    Word

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

  • purr

    Word

    the low soft sound a cat makes when it is content

  • burly

    Word

    large, strong, and heavily built

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  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • tranquilizer

    Word

    a medicine that helps a person or animal relax or sleep

  • stammer

    Word

    to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech

  • retrace

    Word

    to go back over the same route or path

  • conducive

    Word

    helping to make something happen or develop

  • thud

    Word

    to make a dull, heavy sound

  • milligram

    Word

    a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • upholstery

    Word

    the material used to cover and pad furniture

  • silencer

    Word

    a device on a gun that makes the shot quieter

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

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  • storeroom

    Word

    a room where things are kept for later use

  • corny

    Word

    predictable and not funny, especially because it is too obvious

  • groan

    Word

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

  • defenseless

    Word

    unable to protect yourself or stop others from harming you

  • omelet

    Word

    a dish made by cooking beaten eggs in a pan, often with other ingredients

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • Fort Knox

    Phrase

    used to describe a place or thing that is extremely secure and hard to get into

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • bucking

    Word

    moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

  • your boy

    Phrase

    I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

  • ingenious

    Word

    very clever and original; showing inventiveness

  • kicker

    Word

    a player whose job is to kick the ball in football

  • sherry

    Word

    a type of strong, pale wine from Spain

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • weasel

    Word

    a small, thin animal with a long body and short legs

  • yahoo

    Word

    a loud, rude, or wild person

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • inaccessible

    Word

    not easy to reach, enter, or use

  • hit man

    Phrase

    a person who is paid to kill someone

  • fives

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • 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

  • hide in plain sight

    Phrase

    to be hard to notice even though it is visible

  • keyhole

    Word

    the small hole in a door where you put a key

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • tip off

    Phrase

    to secretly give someone information, especially to warn them or help them

  • casing

    Word

    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • footstep

    Word

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

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • paneling

    Word

    wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • nightly

    Word

    happening or done every night

  • personal effect

    Phrase

    personal belongings, especially ones you carry with you

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • go back on

    Phrase

    to fail to keep a promise or agreement

  • personal effects

    Phrase

    a person's belongings, especially the ones they take with them when traveling or moving

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • leasing

    Word

    the act of renting something, especially a car or equipment, for a period of time

  • wake up call

    Phrase

    something that makes you realize a situation is serious and you need to act

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • sideways

    Word

    toward or to the side

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • drug dealer

    Phrase

    a person who sells illegal drugs

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • name after

    Phrase

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

  • lease out

    Phrase

    to rent property to someone

  • grunt

    Word

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

  • fungus

    Word

    a living thing like a mold, yeast, or mushroom that grows on dead or decaying matter

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • bounty

    Word

    a reward, especially one offered for catching someone or finding something

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • turn on

    Phrase

    to depend on something; to be decided by something

  • armed robbery

    Phrase

    a robbery in which the thief has a weapon or threatens to use one

  • warp

    Word

    to bend or twist out of shape

  • walk through

    Phrase

    to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • track down

    Phrase

    to find someone or something after searching for them

  • pharmaceutical

    Word

    relating to medicinal drugs and their preparation or use

  • vibration

    Word

    a shaking or trembling movement

  • gag

    Word

    a device or piece of cloth used to stop someone from speaking

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • autopsy

    Word

    a medical examination of a body after death to find the cause of death

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • id

    Word

    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • corporal

    Word

    a soldier of low rank, above private and below sergeant

  • stray

    Word

    to move away from the right path, place, or topic

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