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CSI: Miami S9E20: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 20DramaMysteryCrime

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  • poseur

    Word

    a person who pretends to be more stylish, interesting, or knowledgeable than they really are

  • coddle

    Word

    to treat someone with too much care or protection

  • coagulate

    Word

    to change from a liquid into a thick, semi-solid mass, especially blood

  • authentically

    Word

    in a way that is true and natural, not fake or forced

  • mutilate

    Word

    to injure someone or something badly and permanently

  • linseed

    Word

    the seeds of the flax plant, used for oil or as food

  • sucrose

    Word

    a type of sugar found in many plants and used in food and drinks

  • paraffin

    Word

    a waxy substance used in candles, polishes, and sealing materials

  • eczema

    Word

    a skin condition that causes red, itchy, inflamed patches

  • coagulation

    Word

    the process of changing from a liquid into a thicker or solid mass

  • polygraph

    Word

    a device used to record a person's breathing, pulse, and other body changes, often used in lie-detection tests

  • enhancer

    Word

    something that improves the quality, power, or effectiveness of something else

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  • dissimilar

    Word

    not alike; different

  • skew

    Word

    to make something lean or slant; to put it at an angle

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • resale

    Word

    the act of selling something again after buying it

  • cleanly

    Word

    in a way that is neat, smooth, or without waste

  • edging

    Word

    a decorative border or strip along the edge of something

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • pictorial

    Word

    using pictures or illustrations

  • evener

    Word

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

  • poly

    Word

    a short form of polyester

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  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • inconclusive

    Word

    not giving a clear answer or result

  • boa

    Word

    a long scarf or neck decoration made of feathers or fur

  • oily

    Word

    covered with oil or grease

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • enlighten

    Word

    to help someone understand something better

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • ragged

    Word

    (of clothes or a person) old, torn, and untidy

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • fives

    Word

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

  • arm out

    Phrase

    to provide yourself or other people with weapons

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • cognitive

    Word

    relating to thinking, learning, memory, and understanding

  • inflict

    Word

    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • dorsal

    Word

    relating to the back of a person, animal, or object

  • torso

    Word

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

  • jarring

    Word

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

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • coating

    Word

    a thin layer of material on a surface

  • chlorine

    Word

    a chemical element used in bleach, swimming pools, and water treatment

  • make an appearance

    Phrase

    to attend an event briefly, especially in a public or formal way

  • flake

    Word

    a small thin piece that has broken off from something

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • palette

    Word

    a flat board that an artist uses to hold and mix paint

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • stature

    Word

    a person's height

  • pharmacist

    Word

    a person who is trained to prepare and give out medicines

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • slide show

    Phrase

    a presentation made with a series of pictures or slides

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • flip through

    Phrase

    to look through pages quickly without reading carefully

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • detain

    Word

    to keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • sabotage

    Word

    the deliberate damaging or blocking of something to stop it working or succeeding

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • fight off

    Phrase

    to successfully defend yourself against an attack, illness, or a strong feeling

  • swap out

    Phrase

    to replace something with something else

  • kind of like

    Phrase

    somewhat like; in a way similar to

  • slit

    Word

    to make a long, narrow cut in something

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • injure

    Word

    to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • deception

    Word

    the act of tricking someone, or the fact of being tricked

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • serial number

    Phrase

    a number or code used to identify one specific product or device

  • suppress

    Word

    to stop something by force or authority

  • gradual

    Word

    happening slowly over a period of time, not suddenly

  • mimic

    Word

    to copy the way someone speaks or acts

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • id

    Word

    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • logging

    Word

    the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • deficit

    Word

    the amount by which something is too small, especially money

  • charitable

    Word

    generous in helping people in need or giving money to good causes

  • vista

    Word

    a wide, attractive view of the land or scenery

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • perry

    Word

    an alcoholic drink made from fermented pear juice

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • yeah right

    Phrase

    an expression used to show that you do not believe what someone has said

  • pocket knife

    Phrase

    a small knife with a blade that folds into the handle

  • common area

    Phrase

    a shared space in a building that everyone can use

  • conditioned

    Word

    trained to react in a particular way

  • every time

    Phrase

    used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

  • handwriting

    Word

    the way someone writes by hand

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • security camera

    Phrase

    a camera that records or monitors an area for safety or security

  • medical center

    Phrase

    a place where people go for medical treatment and care

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • pump up

    Phrase

    to make a tire, ball, or other object fuller by pumping air into it

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