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Hawaii Five-0 S4E19: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 19CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • whir

    Word

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

  • triangulate

    Word

    to find the position of something by using measurements from known points

  • drinkable

    Word

    safe or suitable to drink

  • blare

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • gravitate

    Word

    to be naturally drawn to a person, place, or activity

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • nonessential

    Word

    not necessary or important

  • clotted

    Word

    thickened into a solid mass or lumps

  • straggler

    Word

    a person or animal that has fallen behind the rest of a group

  • scoff

    Word

    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • shafting

    Word

    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

  • welcomer

    Word

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

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  • botch

    Word

    to do something badly or carelessly

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • guesswork

    Word

    the act of guessing instead of using facts or evidence

  • commissary

    Word

    a store that sells food and supplies, especially for people in the military

  • disinfect

    Word

    to clean something with a chemical that kills germs

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • repeater

    Word

    a person or thing that repeats something

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • clatter

    Word

    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • sepsis

    Word

    a serious medical condition caused by the body's extreme response to an infection

  • felon

    Word

    a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

  • vitals

    Word

    the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • keenly

    Word

    with great attention, interest, or enthusiasm

  • milligram

    Word

    a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • muting

    Word

    the act of making a sound or device silent

  • expedite

    Word

    to make a process or task happen faster

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • peroxide

    Word

    a chemical compound that contains two oxygen atoms joined together

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • fetal

    Word

    relating to a fetus

  • dented

    Word

    slightly damaged by a dent

  • creak

    Word

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

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • stitching

    Word

    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • shortstop

    Word

    the player who fields between second and third base

  • evener

    Word

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

  • whoop

    Word

    to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

  • shuttered

    Word

    closed and no longer open for business

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • contraband

    Word

    goods that are brought into or taken out of a country illegally

  • prescribe

    Word

    to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

  • compel

    Word

    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • clot

    Word

    a thick mass of blood or another liquid that has become partly solid

  • diversify

    Word

    to make something more varied or different

  • detonate

    Word

    to make something explode

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • confine

    Word

    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • swat

    Word

    to hit something quickly with your hand

  • straining

    Word

    the act of pulling something tight

  • ribbed

    Word

    having raised ridges or lines

  • Big Brother

    Phrase

    a person or system that closely watches people and limits their privacy

  • gall

    Word

    shameless boldness

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • stop the bleeding

    Phrase

    to stop a bad situation from getting worse

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • distort

    Word

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

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • minimum security

    Phrase

    the lowest level of prison security, with fewer restrictions

  • giggle

    Word

    to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • graced

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    to honor an event or place by being present

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • fives

    Word

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

  • mental breakdown

    Phrase

    a serious emotional or mental collapse

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • leverage

    Word

    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • rumbling

    Word

    a deep, low, continuous sound

  • curling

    Word

    a game played on ice in which players slide heavy stones toward a target

  • bladder

    Word

    an organ that stores urine before it leaves the body

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • build in

    Phrase

    to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start

  • heavy equipment

    Phrase

    large machines used for construction, mining, or other heavy work

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • blood thinner

    Phrase

    a medicine that prevents blood from clotting too easily

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • recite

    Word

    say a poem, speech, or passage aloud from memory

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • get up in

    Phrase

    to interfere in someone else's business or get involved in something that is not your concern

  • civic duty

    Phrase

    the duty of a citizen to take part in public life and follow civic responsibilities

  • listen in

    Phrase

    to listen secretly to a conversation or broadcast

  • thinner

    Word

    a liquid used to make paint or other coatings thinner

  • burner

    Word

    a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

  • seal off

    Phrase

    to block a place so that people cannot enter or leave

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • pass along

    Phrase

    to tell someone something so they can tell other people

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