emasculate
to make someone or something weaker or less effective
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NCIS S3E7: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 7CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
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prepay
to pay for something before it is due or before you receive it
earwig
a small insect with pincers at the back of its body
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
fatherless
without a father, especially because the father has died or is absent
tormenting
causing someone to feel great pain or suffering
scapula
one of the two flat bones on your upper back, behind the shoulder
intramural
happening within one school, college, or other institution, especially in sports
guile
cleverness used to trick or deceive people
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
chipper
cheerful and lively
bolo
a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood
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hydrant
a pipe or outlet that firefighters use to get water from the water supply
interrogator
a person who asks questions, especially in an official investigation or interview
forefinger
the finger next to the thumb
rearer
a person who breeds and cares for animals
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
seasick
feeling sick and dizzy because of the movement of a boat or ship
thumbed
past tense and past participle of thumb through
asymmetric
having parts that do not match each other in shape, size, or position
posterity
all the people who will live in the future
innuendo
a remark that suggests something indirectly, often something rude or sexual
observant
good at noticing small details
embed
to put something firmly inside or into something else