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CSI: Miami S1E12: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 12DramaMysteryCrime

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  • cupful

    Word

    the amount that fills one cup

  • lanolin

    Word

    a greasy substance from sheep's wool, used in creams and ointments

  • grouting

    Word

    the process of filling the gaps between tiles or bricks with grout

  • toastmaster

    Word

    a person who introduces speakers and keeps a formal event running smoothly

  • bedspread

    Word

    a decorative cover for a bed

  • grout

    Word

    a thick paste used to fill the gaps between tiles

  • pocketbook

    Word

    a woman's handbag or purse

  • pharynx

    Word

    the part of the throat behind the nose and mouth that leads to the esophagus and larynx

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • perforation

    Word

    a row of small holes made so something can be torn easily

  • spatter

    Word

    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

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  • furrow

    Word

    a long, narrow groove or trench made in the ground by a plow

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • strapping

    Word

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • distill

    Word

    to reduce something to its most important parts

  • barium

    Word

    a chemical element, symbol Ba, atomic number 56

  • waxy

    Word

    looking or feeling like wax

  • cardamom

    Word

    a spice made from the seeds of a tropical plant

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • aorta

    Word

    the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

  • fragmented

    Word

    broken into small parts or pieces

  • kilowatt

    Word

    a unit of power equal to 1,000 watts

  • cranked

    Word

    turned or operated by a crank

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  • riveting

    Word

    very interesting and impossible to ignore

  • renter

    Word

    a person who rents a home or apartment from someone else

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • putty

    Word

    a soft substance used to fill cracks or holes before painting or finishing wood or walls

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • curried

    Word

    flavored with curry

  • temps

    Word

    short for a temporary worker

  • causeway

    Word

    a raised road or path built across water or wet ground

  • vaginal

    Word

    relating to the vagina

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • stitching

    Word

    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • evener

    Word

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

  • incarceration

    Word

    the state of being kept in prison

  • smeared

    Word

    covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • itinerary

    Word

    a plan or schedule for a trip, including the places you will go

  • forgery

    Word

    the crime of making a fake copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art

  • tentative

    Word

    not certain or fixed; likely to change

  • venetian

    Word

    relating to Venice or the people, style, or things from Venice

  • tiling

    Word

    the process of covering a surface with tiles

  • homo sapien

    Phrase

    a misspelling of Homo sapiens, the species that includes modern humans

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • stimulus

    Word

    something that causes a reaction, interest, or activity

  • adhesive

    Word

    able to stick to a surface or hold things together

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • hardened

    Word

    made hard or tougher by heat, cold, use, or time

  • penetration

    Word

    the act of getting into something or going through it

  • landlady

    Word

    a woman who rents out a room, flat, or house to someone

  • olympian

    Word

    a person who takes part in the Olympic Games

  • unwind

    Word

    to relax after work or stress

  • semen

    Word

    the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

  • disposed

    Word

    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • cleanup

    Word

    an act of cleaning a place or area

  • go there

    Phrase

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

  • murder one

    Phrase

    a charge of murder in the first degree

  • substitution

    Word

    the act of replacing one thing with another

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • pigment

    Word

    a substance that gives color to paint, ink, or other materials

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • surprise surprise

    Phrase

    said when something expected and not surprising happens, often in a sarcastic way

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • occupant

    Word

    a person who is in a place, vehicle, or building at a particular time

  • smear

    Word

    a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

  • footing

    Word

    a secure place for your feet when standing or climbing

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • track with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone socially; to associate with them

  • shading

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    the use of light and dark areas in a drawing or picture

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • pornography

    Word

    books, pictures, or videos that show sexual acts or body parts in a way meant to cause sexual excitement

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • soaking

    Word

    completely wet

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • two for two

    Phrase

    successful in both of two attempts

  • go through hell

    Phrase

    to suffer a very difficult or painful experience

  • coroner

    Word

    an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • harden

    Word

    to become hard, or to make something hard

  • prostitution

    Word

    the practice of having sex with people in exchange for money

  • botanist

    Word

    a scientist who studies plants

  • whack

    Word

    to hit something with a quick, hard blow

  • buff

    Word

    someone who is very interested in a particular subject or activity

  • now for

    Phrase

    used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

  • want out

    Phrase

    to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

  • orchid

    Word

    a plant with large, colorful, often unusual-looking flowers

  • accustomed

    Word

    used to describe someone who is used to something

  • dispose

    Word

    to get rid of something

  • personal effect

    Phrase

    personal belongings, especially ones you carry with you

  • bungalow

    Word

    a small house, usually with only one floor

  • caliber

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    the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

  • chilled

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    kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

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