Episode vocabulary

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S7E5: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery

Preview up to 100 useful vocabulary entries from this title. This is a general public list; Slovnyx personalizes it in the app.

All vocabulary stays together in one practical preview. See the methodology.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S7E5 poster

100 entries

How this list is made
  • obviate

    Word

    to make something unnecessary by preventing a problem or difficulty

  • deface

    Word

    to damage the surface or appearance of something, especially by writing or drawing on it

  • imbue

    Word

    to give something a quality, feeling, or idea; to spread it through something

  • gratify

    Word

    to give someone pleasure or satisfaction

  • crucify

    Word

    to kill someone by nailing or tying them to a cross

  • misinterpretation

    Word

    a wrong understanding of something

  • rafter

    Word

    a sloping beam that supports a roof

  • wading

    Word

    walking through water or another wet, muddy, or thick substance with effort

  • exonerate

    Word

    to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame

  • junker

    Word

    a person who buys and sells old or discarded things, especially scrap metal or used goods

  • frisky

    Word

    lively, playful, and full of energy

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • Make it personalSave the useful vocabulary and practice it in Slovnyx.
    Continue in the app
  • leavings

    Word

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

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • bovine

    Word

    relating to cattle

  • wad

    Word

    a small lump or ball of something

  • paralyze

    Word

    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • parishioner

    Word

    a person who belongs to a parish, especially one who attends its church

  • confessional

    Word

    a small booth in a church where people confess their sins to a priest

  • rectory

    Word

    the house where a rector lives

  • pulley

    Word

    a wheel with a rope or chain running over it, used for lifting heavy things or changing the direction of a pull

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

Show more vocabularyShow less vocabulary
  • scaffold

    Word

    a temporary frame of poles and boards used by workers to reach high parts of a building

  • inquest

    Word

    an official legal inquiry into a death or serious accident

  • trucker

    Word

    a person who drives a truck for a living

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • paternity

    Word

    the fact of being a father

  • scrapbook

    Word

    a book with blank pages for pasting in photos, clippings, and other keepsakes

  • evener

    Word

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

  • theologian

    Word

    someone who studies theology

  • confiscate

    Word

    to take something away from someone using legal or official authority

  • derelict

    Word

    in very bad condition because it has been left unused and uncared for

  • smeared

    Word

    covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

  • scaffolding

    Word

    a temporary frame of metal poles and boards used by workers to reach high places

  • whit

    Word

    a very small amount; not even a little

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • renovate

    Word

    to make a room, building, or piece of furniture look new again by repairing and updating it

  • crucifix

    Word

    a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it

  • vocation

    Word

    a strong feeling that a particular job or way of life is meant for you

  • penance

    Word

    something done to show regret for a wrong action, often as a religious duty

  • rosary

    Word

    a string of beads used for praying the rosary

  • crucifixion

    Word

    the act of killing someone by nailing or tying them to a cross

  • ing

    Word

    a suffix added to verbs to make forms like running or eating

  • gruesome

    Word

    very shocking and disgusting, especially because of violence or injury

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • strangle

    Word

    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • bedding

    Word

    sheets, blankets, and other things used on a bed

  • semen

    Word

    the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

  • despairing

    Word

    feeling or showing that you have lost all hope

  • succumb

    Word

    to stop resisting something and give in to it

  • adrenaline

    Word

    a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

  • skirting

    Word

    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • priesthood

    Word

    the position or role of being a priest

  • fives

    Word

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

  • vested

    Word

    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • hoist

    Word

    to lift or raise something, especially with ropes, a crane, or other equipment

  • blood in

    Phrase

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

  • bead

    Word

    a small round object with a hole through it, used in jewelry or decoration

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • line in

    Phrase

    to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

  • in the wake of

    Phrase

    because of something that happened; as a result of it

  • smear

    Word

    a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

  • 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

  • string out

    Phrase

    to make something last longer than necessary

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • malt

    Word

    grain, usually barley, that has been soaked and allowed to sprout, used in brewing

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • bless me

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show surprise or shock

  • higher power

    Phrase

    God or another spiritual force that people believe controls what happens

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • amend

    Word

    to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

  • pooling

    Word

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

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • seminary

    Word

    a school that trains people for the priesthood or religious ministry

  • hover

    Word

    to stay in one place in the air

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • obstruction

    Word

    something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • unborn

    Word

    not yet born

  • pregnancy test

    Phrase

    a test used to find out whether someone is pregnant

  • delight in

    Phrase

    to take great pleasure in something

  • single malt

    Phrase

    whisky made from malt at one distillery and not mixed with whisky from other distilleries

  • paternity test

    Phrase

    a test that shows who the biological father of a child is

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • fingerprint

    Word

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

  • wee hour

    Phrase

    the late night or very early morning hours

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • caught up

    Phrase

    involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

  • construction worker

    Phrase

    a person whose job is to do building work on construction sites

  • built up

    Phrase

    closely packed with buildings or houses

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • lust

    Word

    strong sexual desire

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • hang in

    Phrase

    to keep going in a difficult situation and not give up

  • atheist

    Word

    a person who does not believe that God or gods exist

Continue in Slovnyx

Turn this preview into your personal study list.

Install Slovnyx to filter out words you know, save the useful ones, and practice them before you press play.