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Hawaii Five-0 S5E18: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 18CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • klick

    Word

    a kilometer

  • whir

    Word

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

  • abet

    Word

    to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal

  • vivisection

    Word

    the practice of operating on live animals for scientific research

  • extradite

    Word

    to send someone back to another country to face trial or punishment there

  • shortsighted

    Word

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

  • sandpiper

    Word

    a small shore bird with a long bill, often seen on beaches and mudflats

  • scoff

    Word

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

  • exonerate

    Word

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

  • musketeer

    Word

    a soldier who carried a musket

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • forfeiture

    Word

    the loss of something as a punishment or because a rule was broken

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  • scalping

    Word

    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • preemptive

    Word

    done to stop something before it happens, especially an attack

  • shakedown

    Word

    a thorough search or inspection

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • spook

    Word

    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • honk

    Word

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

  • marshaling

    Word

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • waive

    Word

    to give up a right, claim, or rule requirement

  • evener

    Word

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

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  • meddle

    Word

    to interfere in someone else's affairs when you are not wanted or needed

  • petitioning

    Word

    to formally ask an authority or organization for something

  • guerilla

    Word

    a fighter in a small armed group that attacks a larger army or government

  • withhold

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    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

  • extradition

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    the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

  • groan

    Word

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

  • civilize

    Word

    to make people or a place more civilized and polite

  • waiver

    Word

    an official statement that you will not use a right or claim

  • trident

    Word

    a spear with three points

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • sweeten

    Word

    to make something sweet or sweeter

  • quid

    Word

    British slang for a pound sterling

  • defunct

    Word

    no longer in use or no longer working

  • hypocrite

    Word

    a person who says they believe or support something but acts differently

  • cold blood

    Phrase

    used to describe an action done deliberately and without pity or emotion

  • hoot

    Word

    the sound an owl makes

  • money phone

    Phrase

    a selfie in which someone holds a thick stack of banknotes up to their ear to show off their wealth

  • evasion

    Word

    the act of avoiding something or escaping from it

  • tailing

    Word

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

  • chute

    Word

    a sloping tube or slide that things move down

  • internal affairs

    Phrase

    a police department that investigates complaints against officers

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • far out

    Phrase

    very unusual, unconventional, or extreme

  • misconduct

    Word

    bad or dishonest behavior, especially by someone in authority or at work

  • international affairs

    Phrase

    political and social relations between countries

  • death warrant

    Phrase

    an official order to carry out a death sentence

  • marine biologist

    Phrase

    a scientist who studies sea life

  • minimum security

    Phrase

    the lowest level of prison security, with fewer restrictions

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • fives

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • refinery

    Word

    a factory where oil is cleaned and made into fuel and other products

  • commute

    Word

    to travel regularly between home and work

  • cop killer

    Phrase

    a person who kills a police officer

  • flight risk

    Phrase

    a person who is likely to run away before a trial or punishment

  • civil right

    Phrase

    a legal right that protects a person's freedom and equal treatment

  • front man

    Phrase

    the lead singer or main performer in a band or group

  • os

    Word

    a hard part inside the body of a person or animal

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • scheming

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    making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

  • change of scenery

    Phrase

    a pleasant change from your usual surroundings or routine

  • scalp

    Word

    the skin on the top of your head

  • anus

    Word

    the opening at the end of the body where solid waste leaves

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • safe house

    Phrase

    a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

  • want out

    Phrase

    to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

  • arming

    Word

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

  • too right

    Phrase

    Used to show strong agreement or approval

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • easy target

    Phrase

    A person or thing that is easy to attack, criticize, or make fun of

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • launder

    Word

    wash clothes, sheets, or other fabric items

  • indirectly

    Word

    in a way that is not direct

  • skeptical

    Word

    not easily convinced; doubtful

  • bribery

    Word

    the crime of giving or taking money or gifts to influence someone's actions, especially an official's

  • dope

    Word

    very good or impressive

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • expire

    Word

    to come to an end or stop being valid

  • grunt

    Word

    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • accomplice

    Word

    a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

  • uphold

    Word

    to support and keep something going, especially a belief, rule, or principle

  • propeller

    Word

    a device with blades that spins to move a boat or aircraft forward

  • biologist

    Word

    a scientist who studies living things

  • conserve

    Word

    to use something carefully so it is not wasted

  • fugitive

    Word

    a person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger

  • step in

    Phrase

    to get involved in a situation to help, stop something, or take control

  • classify

    Word

    to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

  • amigo

    Word

    a friend

  • salvage

    Word

    the act of saving something from loss or damage

  • colon

    Word

    the part of the large intestine between the small intestine and the rectum

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