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NCIS S16E18: English vocabulary

Season 16, Episode 18CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • annotate

    to add notes or comments to a text, image, or diagram

  • dehydrate

    to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer

  • intricacy

    the state of having many small, complicated parts or details

  • optometrist

    a person who tests eyesight and helps people choose glasses or contact lenses

  • constriction

    the act of making something narrower, or the state of becoming narrower

  • beckon

    to signal to someone with a hand, head, or arm to come closer or follow

  • carotid

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

  • calibrate

    to adjust a measuring instrument so it gives accurate results

  • leavings

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

  • constrict

    to make something narrower or tighter by squeezing it

  • dilate

    to make something wider or more open, or become wider or more open

  • slush

    partly melted snow or ice on the ground

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  • fabricate

    to invent false information or a story

  • retrace

    to go back over the same route or path

  • fascinate

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • pounce

    to jump suddenly on someone or something, usually to catch or attack it

  • circumvent

    to find a way around a rule, problem, or obstacle

  • treadmill

    an exercise machine with a moving belt that lets you walk or run in one place

  • mallard

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

  • slighting

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • splatter

    to make liquid, paint, or mud fly and land in small drops

  • evener

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

  • diligence

    careful and persistent effort

  • magenta

    a bright pinkish-purple color

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