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NCIS S3E21: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 21CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • acidify

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    to make something more acidic

  • eviscerate

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    to remove the organs from a body

  • depressant

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    a drug or substance that slows down activity in the brain or nervous system

  • embezzle

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    to steal money that you were trusted to manage

  • impugn

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    to challenge or question the truth, validity, or honesty of something

  • tonsil

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    one of the two small glands at the back of the throat

  • muffle

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    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • studding

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    the act of decorating something with studs or small metal decorations

  • overzealous

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    too eager or enthusiastic, in a way that can be annoying

  • ramification

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    a result or effect of an action, especially one that is complicated or unwanted

  • neatness

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    the quality of being clean, tidy, and well arranged

  • bolo

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

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  • wormed

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    treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

  • inadmissible

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    not allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation

  • spatter

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    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • pentagram

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    a five-pointed star shape, often used as a symbol in magic or religion

  • braiding

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    the act of making a braid or braids by weaving strands together

  • emanate

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    to come from a source and spread out from it

  • detritus

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    waste, broken pieces, or other leftover material

  • fascia

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    a layer of tough tissue that surrounds and supports muscles and organs

  • impregnate

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    to make a woman or female animal pregnant

  • mooned

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    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • ladybug

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    a small beetle, usually red or yellow with black spots

  • leavings

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    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

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  • cathartic

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    relieving strong feelings by expressing them openly

  • muscling

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    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • eardrum

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    the thin part inside the ear that vibrates when sound reaches it

  • reassemble

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    to put something back together after it has been taken apart

  • reciprocate

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    to respond to a kind act, feeling, or gesture with one of your own

  • peppering

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    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • fibrous

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    made of fibers or looking like fibers

  • lapel

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    one of the folded parts on the front of a jacket or coat

  • entomologist

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    a scientist who studies insects

  • satanic

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    relating to Satan or to satanism

  • copped

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

  • connective

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    a word or phrase that connects parts of a sentence or text

  • gaseous

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    in the form of a gas, or like a gas

  • tracer

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    something used to trace or track something else

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • handcuff

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    to put handcuffs on someone

  • mallard

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    a wild duck with a green head, common in many parts of the world

  • lurk

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    to stay hidden and wait for a chance to act

  • blower

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    a device that blows air, especially one used to clear leaves or dust

  • subpoena

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    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • marshaling

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    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • cyanide

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    a very poisonous chemical compound used in some industrial processes

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • dissect

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    to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

  • evener

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

  • cobalt

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    a hard metallic element used in alloys and batteries

  • vendetta

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    a long-running bitter feud or revenge between people or families

  • nauseous

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    feeling as if you might vomit

  • loophole

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    a way of getting around a rule or law because of a gap or weakness in it

  • shard

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    a sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or rock

  • vacate

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    to leave a place you have been using or living in

  • deceptive

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    giving a false or misleading impression

  • incision

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    a small cut made in the body, usually during an operation

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • typhoid

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    a serious bacterial fever spread by contaminated food or water

  • impart

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    to give someone information, knowledge, or a quality

  • geez

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    used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

  • ponder

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    think about something carefully, especially before making a decision

  • infiltrate

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    to enter a place, organization, or group secretly in order to get information or cause harm

  • coasting

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    the act of moving along without using power

  • cleanliness

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    the state of being clean and tidy

  • whew

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    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • stalker

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    a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

  • vascular

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    relating to blood vessels

  • knuckle

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    one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

  • grime

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    a layer of dirt that is stuck on a surface

  • disposed

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    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • emit

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    to give off a sound, smell, light, or gas

  • brochure

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    a thin book with pictures and information about a product, place, or service

  • voodoo

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    a religion and set of spiritual practices that developed in Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean

  • penetrating

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    clear and strong, and hard to ignore

  • gassing

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    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • dashing

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    attractive, stylish, and confident

  • tooling

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    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • decomposition

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    the process of rotting or breaking down

  • cleanup

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    an act of cleaning a place or area

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • your man

    Phrase

    the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

  • straight razor

    Phrase

    a razor with a long blade that folds into the handle

  • giggle

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    to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

  • flagging

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    becoming weaker or less active

  • skirting

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    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • wheeling

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    the act of moving something on wheels

  • hit man

    Phrase

    a person who is paid to kill someone

  • fives

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

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • anterior

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    located at the front of something

  • correlation

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    a connection or relationship between two things, especially when one changes with the other

  • cockroach

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    a large brown insect that often lives in warm, damp places and is hard to get rid of

  • channeling

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    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • occupant

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    a person who is in a place, vehicle, or building at a particular time

  • rout

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    a complete defeat in which one side is forced to run away in disorder

  • whistle blower

    Phrase

    a person who reports wrongdoing in an organization to the authorities or the public

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

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