petrify
to make someone feel so shocked or frightened that they cannot move or think clearly
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NCIS S4E10: English vocabulary
Season 4, Episode 10CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
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shanked
hit badly, especially in golf, so the ball goes off to the side
proscribe
to officially forbid something, especially by law
recoverable
able to be recovered or restored
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
puller
a person or thing that pulls something
riddling
hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
goring
to wound or kill by stabbing with a horn or tusk
smokestack
a tall pipe that carries smoke away from a ship, factory, or train
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
starched
made stiff with starch
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fibula
the smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, next to the tibia
gnaw
to bite or chew something repeatedly, especially for a long time
gloat
to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
heady
having a strong, exciting, or intoxicating effect
shrinkage
the process of getting smaller in size or amount
disclaimer
a statement that says you are not responsible for something or that limits what you promise
fascinate
to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly
preclude
to prevent something from happening or make it impossible
tibia
the larger bone in the lower part of the leg, between the knee and the ankle
cannibalism
the practice of eating the flesh of one's own species
impenetrable
impossible or very hard to pass through, enter, or see through