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NCIS S1E5: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 5CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • fraternize

    to socialize with people you should not be friendly with, especially because of rules or politics

  • duffer

    a person who is bad at a particular activity, especially golf

  • hermetically

    in a way that is completely airtight or tightly sealed

  • disburse

    to pay money out from a fund, account, or organization

  • augur

    to suggest that something will happen in the future

  • hermetic

    completely sealed so that air, liquid, or gas cannot get in or out

  • detainment

    the act of keeping someone in official custody, especially by the police

  • cursory

    done too quickly to be careful or detailed

  • knocker

    a metal or wooden piece on a door that you hit to make a knocking sound

  • ejector

    a device that pushes something out of a machine or weapon

  • shipmate

    a person who works on the same ship as you

  • extradite

    to send someone back to another country to face trial or punishment there

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  • precipitous

    very steep or almost vertical

  • preserver

    a person or thing that protects or keeps something safe

  • dishonorable

    shameful and not showing honor or good moral character

  • laminate

    to cover paper or another flat item with a thin plastic layer to protect it

  • exonerate

    to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame

  • mummify

    to preserve a dead body by treating it and wrapping it in cloth

  • gringo

    a foreigner, especially an American, in Latin America

  • incriminate

    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • tomcat

    a male cat

  • biplane

    an airplane with two wings, one above the other

  • tut

    to make a short sound showing disapproval

  • canvass

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

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