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NCIS S3E23: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 23CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • whacking

    Word

    very large or extreme

  • lier

    Word

    a person who tells lies

  • cannoned

    Word

    to hit or move into something with sudden force

  • vaporize

    Word

    to change a liquid or solid into a gas

  • tweezers

    Word

    a small tool with two arms used for picking up tiny objects or pulling out hairs or splinters

  • bolo

    Word

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

  • comatose

    Word

    in a coma; deeply unconscious for a long time

  • opiate

    Word

    a drug made from opium or similar substances, used to relieve pain

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • billet

    Word

    a place where soldiers are temporarily housed

  • thumbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • cask

    Word

    a large wooden barrel used for storing drinks, especially wine or beer

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  • sedation

    Word

    the use of sedative drugs to make someone calm or sleepy

  • taffy

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    a chewy sweet made from sugar or molasses

  • fascinate

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    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • stringent

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    very strict and exact, especially about rules or requirements

  • extremity

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    the farthest point or outer edge of something

  • abrasion

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    the wearing away of a surface by rubbing or scraping

  • ballistics

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    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • milligram

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    a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

  • expeditionary

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    used for military forces sent to operate in another country or area

  • reprisal

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    an act of revenge or punishment in response to an attack or injury

  • dossier

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    a file or set of documents with detailed information about a person, case, or subject

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  • distillery

    Word

    a place where alcoholic drinks are made by distilling

  • mallard

    Word

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

  • eavesdrop

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    to secretly listen to other people's private conversation

  • gallop

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    a fast way of moving that a horse uses, with all four feet off the ground at times

  • hearse

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    a vehicle used for carrying a coffin to a funeral

  • neurologist

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    a doctor who specializes in the brain, nerves, and nervous system

  • apprehension

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    a feeling of worry or fear that something bad may happen

  • faxed

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    to send something by fax

  • startle

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    to make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed

  • jihad

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    a struggle or fight carried out in the name of Islam

  • dike

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    a wall or bank built to stop water from flooding land

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • buttock

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    either of the two rounded parts at the back of the body below the waist

  • tat

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    a small knot or loop in thread, cord, or rope

  • stow

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    to put something neatly into a space or container

  • stabling

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    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

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

  • washer

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    a small flat ring used with a bolt or screw to spread pressure or make a joint tighter

  • lug

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    to carry or drag something heavy with effort

  • jeopardize

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    to put someone or something in danger

  • glitch

    Word

    a small fault or problem in a machine, computer, or system

  • idiom

    Word

    a phrase whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words

  • deepen

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    to make something more intense, serious, or detailed

  • hemorrhage

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    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

  • cypriot

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    relating to Cyprus or to the people of Cyprus

  • replenish

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    to fill something up again

  • scotsman

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    a man from Scotland

  • formality

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    the quality of being very formal and following rules of etiquette closely

  • infiltrate

    Word

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

  • detonate

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    to make something explode

  • smuggle

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    to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

  • reassurance

    Word

    something that makes someone feel less worried or afraid

  • front and center

    Phrase

    a command telling someone to come forward and stand in the center

  • suction

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    the act of drawing air or liquid in by creating a partial vacuum

  • butting

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    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • impolite

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    not polite; rude

  • overhear

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    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • anguish

    Word

    severe mental suffering or great pain

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • Big Bad Wolf

    Phrase

    the evil wolf character in fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood

  • swine

    Word

    a pig, especially one raised for meat

  • laden

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    covered with or weighed down by something heavy

  • liaison officer

    Phrase

    a person whose job is to help two groups or organizations communicate and work together

  • foggy

    Word

    full of fog

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • zip one's lip

    Phrase

    to stop talking, especially because someone wants you to be quiet

  • off chance

    Phrase

    a small possibility that something will happen

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • blowing up

    Phrase

    a harsh scolding or reprimand

  • cerebral

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    relating to the brain or to thinking and intelligence

  • superficial

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    not deep or detailed enough

  • torso

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    the main part of the human body, not including the head, arms, or legs

  • jarring

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    causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • hit with

    Phrase

    to tell someone something surprising or unpleasant, especially suddenly

  • be onto

    Phrase

    to realize that someone is investigating you or has discovered something about you

  • CAT scan

    Phrase

    a CT scan

  • ashore

    Word

    toward or onto land from the water

  • big one

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way of saying death

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • paddy

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    a field where rice is grown

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • efficiently

    Word

    in a way that uses time, money, or effort well with little waste

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • fire away

    Phrase

    used to invite someone to ask questions or start talking

  • suicide bomber

    Phrase

    a person who carries out a bombing and dies in the attack

  • rice paddy

    Phrase

    a field that is flooded and used for growing rice

  • fingerprint

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

  • drug dealer

    Phrase

    a person who sells illegal drugs

  • liaison

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    a person who helps two people or groups work or communicate together

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • force in

    Phrase

    to push or squeeze something into a space that is too small

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