whir
to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect
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NCIS S17E4: English vocabulary
Season 17, Episode 4CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
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prepay
to pay for something before it is due or before you receive it
neigh
to make the high sound a horse makes
troglodyte
a person who lives in a cave or in a very simple, isolated way
desecrate
to treat a sacred place or object with disrespect
digitize
to change pictures, documents, or data into digital form
ineptitude
a lack of skill or ability, especially in doing a job
chomp
to bite or chew something noisily and with force
amputate
to remove part or all of a limb or finger by surgery
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
gelding
a male horse that has been castrated
cremate
to burn a dead body to ashes, usually as part of a funeral process
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scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
desecration
the act of treating a sacred place or object with disrespect
equine
relating to horses or the horse family
fibula
the smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, next to the tibia
furlough
a temporary leave from work, military service, or prison
exorcist
a person whose job is to drive out evil spirits
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
insubordination
the act of refusing to obey authority or follow orders
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
millennial
relating to the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s
tibia
the larger bone in the lower part of the leg, between the knee and the ankle