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NCIS S3E10: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 10CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • deface

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    to damage the surface or appearance of something, especially by writing or drawing on it

  • stipple

    Word

    to cover or draw with small dots or marks

  • frankincense

    Word

    a fragrant gum resin burned as incense, especially in religious ceremonies

  • panacea

    Word

    something that is believed to solve every problem or cure every illness

  • striation

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    a pattern of lines, ridges, or grooves on a surface

  • deltoid

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    the large muscle on the outside of the shoulder

  • countermand

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    to cancel or change an official order

  • studding

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    the act of decorating something with studs or small metal decorations

  • scapula

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    one of the two flat bones on your upper back, behind the shoulder

  • monolithic

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    very large, solid, and without much detail or change

  • dutiful

    Word

    doing what you are expected or required to do, especially because you feel it is your duty

  • flatulence

    Word

    gas in the intestines that is passed out through the anus

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  • doppelganger

    Word

    a person who looks very much like someone else

  • bolo

    Word

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

  • overrule

    Word

    to use your authority to change or reject a decision

  • welcomer

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

  • arraignment

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    a court hearing where a person is formally told the criminal charge against them and asked to respond

  • numero

    Word

    a number or numeral

  • blacken

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    to make something black or darker

  • cirrhosis

    Word

    a serious liver disease that causes scarring and poor liver function

  • meritorious

    Word

    deserving praise or reward

  • condolence

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    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • pectoral

    Word

    relating to the chest

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  • embed

    Word

    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • misread

    Word

    to read something wrongly or understand it in the wrong way

  • mayoral

    Word

    relating to a mayor or the job of mayor

  • impressionist

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    an artist, writer, or composer who uses impressionism

  • certify

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    to officially say or prove that something is true, correct, or acceptable

  • prerogative

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    a special right or privilege that only one person or group has

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • interrogate

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    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

  • negligent

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    not careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty

  • evener

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

  • commendation

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    praise or approval for something someone has done

  • inhale

    Word

    to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • pusher

    Word

    a person who sells illegal drugs

  • floss

    Word

    a soft thread used for cleaning between your teeth

  • atrium

    Word

    a large open area inside a building, often with a glass roof

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • smeared

    Word

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

  • extradition

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    the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

  • irritable

    Word

    easily annoyed or made angry

  • obsess

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    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • coronary

    Word

    relating to the blood vessels that supply the heart

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • soot

    Word

    a black powder made by smoke, especially from fire or burning fuel

  • donut

    Word

    a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

  • epiphany

    Word

    a sudden moment of understanding or realization

  • third man

    Phrase

    a fielding position in cricket near the boundary on the off side

  • the half of it

    Phrase

    used to say that something is much more serious, surprising, or extreme than it first seemed

  • ribbed

    Word

    having raised ridges or lines

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • analytical

    Word

    using careful analysis and logical thinking

  • have no right

    Phrase

    to have no moral or legal permission to do something

  • bag and tag

    Phrase

    to put a dead body in a body bag and attach an identification tag

  • organ transplant

    Phrase

    an operation that moves an organ from one body to another

  • protester

    Word

    a person who takes part in a public protest

  • superstitious

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    believing that certain events or objects can bring good or bad luck

  • wheeling

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    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

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

  • manure

    Word

    animal waste used to fertilize soil

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • casing

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    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

  • flight risk

    Phrase

    a person who is likely to run away before a trial or punishment

  • smear

    Word

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

  • drug lord

    Phrase

    the leader of a criminal group that sells illegal drugs

  • prospective

    Word

    expected or likely to happen in the future

  • contend

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    to deal with a difficult situation or problem

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • bowel

    Word

    the intestines

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • coroner

    Word

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

  • lobe

    Word

    the rounded part of something, especially one of the sections of a brain or the lower part of the ear

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • drug bust

    Phrase

    a police raid that finds and seizes illegal drugs

  • let her rip

    Phrase

    to start doing something with a lot of energy or enthusiasm

  • irishman

    Word

    a man from Ireland

  • indictment

    Word

    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • damn well

    Phrase

    used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • slug out

    Phrase

    to fight or compete very hard for something

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • residue

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    a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • New Age

    Phrase

    relating to the New Age movement and its spiritual ideas

  • drive off

    Phrase

    to force someone or something to leave by chasing or pushing them away

  • death threat

    Phrase

    a threat to kill someone

  • police captain

    Phrase

    a police officer who is in charge of a police station or district

  • piece out

    Phrase

    to make something complete by adding pieces or parts

  • family planning

    Phrase

    the practice of deciding when to have children, or whether to have them at all

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • sperm

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    the male sex cell that can fertilize an egg

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • flash back

    Phrase

    to suddenly and vividly remember a past event

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