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NCIS S1E8: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 8CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • naturalize

    to make someone a citizen of a country

  • gallstone

    a small, hard stone that forms in the gallbladder and can cause pain

  • sarsaparilla

    a tropical vine whose roots are used in drinks and medicine

  • spanking

    a physical punishment in which someone is hit on the buttocks with an open hand

  • stomaching

    the present participle of stomach

  • riddling

    hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • disavow

    to say that you do not support or are not responsible for something

  • perforation

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

  • shackle

    a metal loop or fastener used to connect a chain or rope

  • bayed

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

  • sterilize

    to make something free of all harmful germs

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  • inexcusable

    too bad or wrong to be accepted or forgiven

  • interrogator

    a person who asks questions, especially in an official investigation or interview

  • welcomer

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

  • billet

    a place where soldiers are temporarily housed

  • rearer

    a person who breeds and cares for animals

  • windward

    on the side facing the wind

  • cystic

    relating to cysts or having the form of a cyst

  • postmark

    the mark stamped on a letter or package by the post office, showing where and when it was mailed

  • canvass

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • perforated

    having small holes made through it

  • innocuous

    not harmful or offensive

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