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CSI: Miami S10E16: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 16DramaMysteryCrime

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  • garble

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    to change a message, sound, or image so that it is unclear or distorted

  • whir

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • pulverize

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    to crush something into a fine powder or tiny pieces

  • relevancy

    Word

    the quality of being relevant to the topic being discussed

  • sputter

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    to make a series of short, soft explosive sounds

  • toweling

    Word

    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • bludgeon

    Word

    a heavy stick or club used as a weapon

  • shortsighted

    Word

    unable to see distant objects clearly; lacking good judgment about the future

  • offhand

    Word

    without thinking or preparing first

  • gavel

    Word

    a small hammer used by a judge or auctioneer to get attention or signal a decision

  • elongate

    Word

    to make something longer

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  • trespasser

    Word

    a person who enters land or property without permission

  • spatter

    Word

    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • overrule

    Word

    to use your authority to change or reject a decision

  • ocular

    Word

    relating to the eye or vision

  • phalanx

    Word

    a group of soldiers or police standing or moving in a tight formation

  • matriarch

    Word

    a woman who is the head of a family or group

  • carotid

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    either of the two main arteries that carry blood to the head and neck

  • admissible

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    allowed to be used, especially as evidence in court

  • strapping

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    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • respirator

    Word

    a mask or device worn over the nose and mouth to protect you from harmful dust, smoke, or fumes

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • murmuring

    Word

    a soft, low, continuous sound

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  • lapel

    Word

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

  • fragmented

    Word

    broken into small parts or pieces

  • bugger

    Word

    an annoying or unpleasant person

  • truncate

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    to make something shorter by cutting off part of it

  • trample

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    to step heavily on something or crush it under your feet

  • thud

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    to make a dull, heavy sound

  • expend

    Word

    to spend or use up money, time, energy, or resources

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • pristine

    Word

    clean, fresh, and in perfect condition, as if new

  • honk

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

  • bailiff

    Word

    an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers

  • remand

    Word

    to send a case back to a lower court for further action

  • femur

    Word

    the long bone in the upper part of the leg

  • paternity

    Word

    the fact of being a father

  • creak

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    to make a harsh, high-pitched sound as it moves or is pressed

  • implicate

    Word

    to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

  • evener

    Word

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

  • denominator

    Word

    the number below the line in a fraction

  • latex

    Word

    a milky liquid from some plants, used to make rubber

  • scraping

    Word

    small bits or pieces left after something has been scraped away

  • hissing

    Word

    making a long, sharp s sound

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • mutter

    Word

    to speak quietly and unclearly, often because you are annoyed or upset

  • shuttered

    Word

    closed and no longer open for business

  • scrolled

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    moved a page or screen up or down

  • thump

    Word

    to hit something with a dull, heavy sound

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • pelvis

    Word

    the large group of bones at the bottom of the spine, between the hips

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • eyeball

    Word

    the round part of the eye

  • avail

    Word

    to be useful or help

  • boa

    Word

    a long scarf or neck decoration made of feathers or fur

  • wavy

    Word

    having curves or waves, not straight

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • rest in pieces

    Phrase

    A rude joke or insult said about someone who has died, especially someone disliked

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • tailing

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    the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

  • skeletal

    Word

    relating to bones or a skeleton

  • disposed

    Word

    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • distort

    Word

    to change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • police brutality

    Phrase

    violent or abusive behavior by police, especially when they use too much force

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • step down

    Phrase

    to resign from an important job or public position

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • paternal

    Word

    relating to a father

  • lollipop

    Word

    a sweet candy on a stick

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • jarring

    Word

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

  • go back to the drawing board

    Phrase

    to start over because a plan or idea did not work

  • validate

    Word

    to check or prove that something is correct, true, or acceptable

  • validity

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    the quality of being true, correct, or legally acceptable

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • otherwise engaged

    Phrase

    not available because someone is busy with something else

  • close the books

    Phrase

    to finish the financial records for a period

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • brutality

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    extreme cruelty or violent behavior

  • indictment

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    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • prostitution

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    the practice of having sex with people in exchange for money

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