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NCIS S16E24: English vocabulary

Season 16, Episode 24CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • pleasantry

    Word

    a polite remark, often made in a light or friendly way

  • hangnail

    Word

    a small piece of torn skin near a fingernail

  • woodchuck

    Word

    a North American rodent that lives in burrows and has a short tail

  • asphyxiate

    Word

    to stop someone from breathing, or make breathing very difficult

  • tangential

    Word

    only loosely related to the main subject

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • actionable

    Word

    able to be used to take practical action

  • bolo

    Word

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • flunk

    Word

    to fail an exam, test, or course

  • mooned

    Word

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • welcomer

    Word

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

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  • leavings

    Word

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

  • shrivel

    Word

    to become wrinkled and smaller, especially because of dryness

  • stammer

    Word

    to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech

  • purview

    Word

    the range of things that someone is responsible for or allowed to deal with

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • peppering

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    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • impound

    Word

    to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • sinus

    Word

    one of the air-filled spaces in the bones around the nose and eyes

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  • lurk

    Word

    to stay hidden and wait for a chance to act

  • allege

    Word

    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • honk

    Word

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

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • syringe

    Word

    a medical tool used to inject or remove liquid

  • withhold

    Word

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

  • skim

    Word

    to read or look through something quickly, without paying close attention

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • prescribe

    Word

    to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

  • obstruct

    Word

    to block a place or path, or make movement difficult

  • spiked

    Word

    having spikes or sharp points

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • sedative

    Word

    a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

  • ventilator

    Word

    a machine that helps a patient breathe

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • vascular

    Word

    relating to blood vessels

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • all hands

    Phrase

    everyone in a ship's crew

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • dope addict

    Phrase

    a person who is addicted to drugs

  • spurred

    Word

    to make someone or something more likely to act or happen

  • counterfeit

    Word

    to make an illegal copy of something in order to trick people

  • pulmonary edema

    Phrase

    a dangerous condition in which fluid collects in the lungs

  • pulmonary embolism

    Phrase

    a blockage in an artery in the lungs, usually caused by a blood clot

  • chemical composition

    Phrase

    the substances that something is made of and the amounts of each one

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • to the moon and back

    Phrase

    very much; extremely

  • probable cause

    Phrase

    legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

  • stabilize

    Word

    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • fives

    Word

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

  • pulmonary

    Word

    relating to the lungs

  • jackass

    Word

    a male donkey

  • crumble

    Word

    to break into small pieces or fall apart

  • cascade

    Word

    a small waterfall, or a series of small waterfalls

  • caption

    Word

    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • wrapped up

    Phrase

    so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

  • stun

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    to shock or surprise someone very much

  • critique

    Word

    a careful, detailed criticism or analysis of something

  • profiling

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

  • morphine

    Word

    a strong pain-relieving medicine used in hospitals

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • antidote

    Word

    a medicine that stops a poison from harming someone

  • for Pete's sake

    Phrase

    used to show annoyance or frustration

  • on the pill

    Phrase

    using oral contraceptive pills

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • drug bust

    Phrase

    a police raid that finds and seizes illegal drugs

  • kick in the pants

    Phrase

    something that gives you a strong push or motivation to act

  • compression

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    the process of making something smaller or tighter by pressing it together

  • sanction

    Word

    a punishment or restriction imposed for breaking a law or rule

  • smoothing

    Word

    the process of making a surface or material smooth

  • pharmacist

    Word

    a person who is trained to prepare and give out medicines

  • look the other way

    Phrase

    to ignore something wrong on purpose

  • arming

    Word

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

  • sniff

    Word

    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • to the moon

    Phrase

    a slogan used to say that a cryptocurrency will rise a lot in value

  • drug addict

    Phrase

    a person who is addicted to drugs

  • drinking problem

    Phrase

    a problem caused by drinking too much alcohol

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • thundering

    Word

    making a loud, deep, rumbling sound

  • sane

    Word

    mentally healthy and able to think clearly

  • restrain

    Word

    to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

  • itch

    Word

    to feel an uncomfortable sensation on your skin that makes you want to scratch

  • obstruction

    Word

    something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

  • hush

    Word

    to tell someone to be quiet

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • sit by

    Phrase

    to stand by and do nothing while something bad or important is happening

  • medical record

    Phrase

    an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

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