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Hawaii Five-0 S6E12: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 12CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • whir

    Word

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

  • trilling

    Word

    to sing or speak with a high, quivering sound

  • sniffle

    Word

    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

  • wheelhouse

    Word

    the part of a ship where the person steering it stands or sits

  • dynamiting

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    the act of blowing something up with dynamite

  • fuming

    Word

    very angry

  • peal

    Word

    a loud ringing sound made by bells

  • dapper

    Word

    neat, stylish, and well dressed

  • selfishly

    Word

    in a selfish way; thinking only about yourself

  • interrogator

    Word

    a person who asks questions, especially in an official investigation or interview

  • interlock

    Word

    to connect or fit together so that the parts lock

  • concoct

    Word

    to make something by mixing different ingredients

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  • canvass

    Word

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

  • murmuring

    Word

    a soft, low, continuous sound

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • popper

    Word

    a small snack, often filled with cheese, meat, or vegetables, that is baked or fried

  • populate

    Word

    to live in or fill a place with people or animals

  • copped

    Word

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

  • spoiler

    Word

    a comment or post that reveals an important part of a story, movie, or game before you see it

  • belted

    Word

    fastened with a belt

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • inking

    Word

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

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  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • apprehension

    Word

    a feeling of worry or fear that something bad may happen

  • internment

    Word

    the act of keeping someone in prison or a camp, especially during a war or for political reasons

  • incendiary

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    likely to cause strong anger or conflict

  • cyanide

    Word

    a very poisonous chemical compound used in some industrial processes

  • combing

    Word

    the act of combing hair

  • evener

    Word

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

  • overcast

    Word

    covered with clouds and dark, with little or no sun

  • detonation

    Word

    the act of making an explosive device explode

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • whoop

    Word

    to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

  • chime

    Word

    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • groan

    Word

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

  • mulberry

    Word

    the small sweet fruit of the mulberry tree

  • chirp

    Word

    to make a short, high sound, especially like a small bird or insect

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • ballooned

    Word

    to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

  • ballast

    Word

    heavy material placed low in a ship or balloon to help it stay steady

  • skied

    Word

    past tense of ski

  • crypt

    Word

    a room or vault under a church, often used for burial or prayer

  • barrage

    Word

    a sudden heavy attack with guns, shells, or other weapons

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • radiate

    Word

    to send out light, heat, or energy

  • detonate

    Word

    to make something explode

  • smuggle

    Word

    to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

  • discontinue

    Word

    to stop doing or providing something

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • harvesting

    Word

    the act of gathering a crop from the fields

  • outweigh

    Word

    to be more important, valuable, or serious than something else

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

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

  • cold blood

    Phrase

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

  • gravitational

    Word

    relating to the force of gravity

  • your boy

    Phrase

    I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • spy ring

    Phrase

    a group of spies working together

  • giggle

    Word

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

  • flagging

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    becoming weaker or less active

  • equip

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    to provide someone or something with the things needed for a particular purpose

  • tuxedo

    Word

    a formal suit jacket worn by men for very dressy occasions

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • bang out

    Phrase

    to play music loudly and energetically

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ignite

    Word

    to start burning, or make something start burning

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • mass destruction

    Phrase

    weapons that can kill or destroy very large numbers of people

  • after the fact

    Phrase

    after something has already happened or been decided

  • espionage

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    the secret gathering of information about another country or organization

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • projector

    Word

    a machine that shines images, video, or slides onto a screen or wall

  • trajectory

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    the path that something moving through the air or space follows

  • commute

    Word

    to travel regularly between home and work

  • operational

    Word

    working properly and ready to use

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • turn over

    Phrase

    to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

  • tread

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    to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • urgency

    Word

    the need for quick action

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • round up

    Phrase

    to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

  • investigative

    Word

    used for investigating or intended to investigate

  • birds and bees

    Phrase

    a humorous way of talking about sex education

  • put down roots

    Phrase

    to settle in a place and start to feel at home there

  • durable

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    strong enough to last a long time without breaking or wearing out

  • maturing

    Word

    becoming more mature and fully developed

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • pun

    Word

    a joke that uses a word with two meanings or two words that sound the same

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • coyote

    Word

    a small wild animal like a wolf, native to North America

  • my man

    Phrase

    a friendly way to address a man or show approval or excitement

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

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