FBI S4E3: English vocabulary

to add a small decoration to food or a drink

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

a government official, especially one who is seen as slow or too focused on rules and paperwork

a shot in basketball that is worth three points

a person who is skilled at planning strategies

relating to an artificial body part

a building where soldiers live

a person who fights against a government or other authority, especially as part of an armed group

in a way that involves chemistry or chemical reactions

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

extremely bad or of very poor quality

a spear with three points

to make something explode

affecting an entire system, not just one part

the act of moving along without using power

a comfortable chair with arms and a back

a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

a toll road, especially a major highway

the people and activities at home that support a country during a war

a gland in men that helps produce semen

to hit something quickly with your hand

a person or system that closely watches people and limits their privacy

a small metal ball used in a bearing

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

to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

to fight or meet an enemy in battle

past tense and past participle of shoot

to shoot someone and kill them

to make something smaller, weaker, or less intense

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to lead a group, team, or project

a harsh scolding or reprimand

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

the part of your arm between the elbow and the wrist

the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

a group or chain of islands

a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

to travel regularly between home and work

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

the quality of being open and honest, especially about decisions or money

to record that you have started work or a shift

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

cause something to improve a lot

relating to the Presbyterian Church

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start

producing fruit

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

used to show surprise, disbelief, or agreement that something is obvious

the act of sending troops or equipment to a place for a mission

to take weapons away from someone or something

the highest point of something, especially the top of a shape or hill

to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

a meeting that has been arranged for a particular time and place

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

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

for a very long time

an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

to criticize someone very harshly

the harmful use of drugs or other addictive substances

a rifle that fires automatically, especially one used by soldiers

a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs

a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

to deal with a problem or task in a determined way

the laws, courts, and legal procedures of a country

to want to join in or be included in something

to flow into a larger river, lake, or sea

very clean and neat

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

ready, arranged, or working properly

at the beginning; originally

deserving praise, help, or respect

restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area