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NCIS S17E4: English vocabulary

Season 17, Episode 4CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • whir

    Word

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

  • prepay

    Word

    to pay for something before it is due or before you receive it

  • neigh

    Word

    to make the high sound a horse makes

  • troglodyte

    Word

    a person who lives in a cave or in a very simple, isolated way

  • desecrate

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    to treat a sacred place or object with disrespect

  • digitize

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    to change pictures, documents, or data into digital form

  • ineptitude

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    a lack of skill or ability, especially in doing a job

  • chomp

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    to bite or chew something noisily and with force

  • amputate

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    to remove part or all of a limb or finger by surgery

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • gelding

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    a male horse that has been castrated

  • cremate

    Word

    to burn a dead body to ashes, usually as part of a funeral process

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  • scoff

    Word

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

  • desecration

    Word

    the act of treating a sacred place or object with disrespect

  • equine

    Word

    relating to horses or the horse family

  • fibula

    Word

    the smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, next to the tibia

  • furlough

    Word

    a temporary leave from work, military service, or prison

  • exorcist

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    a person whose job is to drive out evil spirits

  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

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

  • insubordination

    Word

    the act of refusing to obey authority or follow orders

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • millennial

    Word

    relating to the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s

  • tibia

    Word

    the larger bone in the lower part of the leg, between the knee and the ankle

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  • honorably

    Word

    in a way that shows honesty, fairness, and good character

  • clatter

    Word

    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • influencer

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    a person who has a large following on social media and can affect what people buy or do

  • smudge

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    a dirty mark or smear

  • copped

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    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

  • cleanly

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    in a way that is neat, smooth, or without waste

  • biceps

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    the large muscle at the front of the upper arm

  • outcry

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    a strong public expression of anger or disapproval

  • inking

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    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • slat

    Word

    a thin strip of wood or metal used in a bed, blind, or similar object

  • handcuff

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    to put handcuffs on someone

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • racking

    Word

    causing a lot of pain or suffering

  • pancreas

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    an organ behind the stomach that helps digest food and makes insulin

  • pancreatic

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    relating to the pancreas

  • shimmer

    Word

    to shine with a soft, wavering light

  • encampment

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    a temporary camp, especially for soldiers or travelers

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • commendation

    Word

    praise or approval for something someone has done

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • fetish

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    an object or idea that someone feels an unusually strong interest in or attraction to

  • toothpick

    Word

    a small pointed stick used for removing bits of food from between the teeth

  • medically

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    in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment

  • ulcer

    Word

    a painful open sore on the skin or inside the body

  • madman

    Word

    an offensive word for a man who is thought to be mentally ill or behaving in a wild way

  • coasting

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    the act of moving along without using power

  • cartel

    Word

    a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • inhibitor

    Word

    a person or thing that slows or stops a process

  • the good doctor

    Phrase

    a respectful way to refer to a doctor

  • less than three

    Phrase

    to love, written in internet slang as <3

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • animosity

    Word

    strong dislike or hatred between people or groups

  • Marine Corps

    Phrase

    the U.S. Marine Corps, the branch of the U.S. armed forces that fights on land and at sea

  • ordnance

    Word

    weapons, ammunition, and military equipment

  • residual

    Word

    left after most of something has gone or been used

  • glare

    Word

    to look at someone or something with an angry, fixed stare

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • chow

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    food; a meal or something to eat

  • humility

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    the quality of not thinking you are more important than other people

  • misconduct

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

  • sizing

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

  • fives

    Word

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

  • sprinkle

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    to scatter something in small drops or pieces over a surface

  • page in

    Phrase

    to load data into memory from a storage device

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • on the horn

    Phrase

    on the telephone; talking by phone

  • dietary

    Word

    relating to diet or to the food you eat

  • layering

    Word

    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • snore

    Word

    to breathe noisily while sleeping

  • blowing up

    Phrase

    a harsh scolding or reprimand

  • what's good

    Phrase

    a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • life coach

    Phrase

    a person who helps someone improve their life and reach personal goals

  • pancreatic cancer

    Phrase

    cancer that begins in the pancreas

  • break on

    Phrase

    to insult or embarrass someone in public

  • choke on

    Phrase

    to refuse to accept something, especially an idea or suggestion

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • implant

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    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • sever

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    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • intimidate

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    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • special treatment

    Phrase

    unfairly better or more considerate treatment than other people get

  • napping

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    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • chomp at the bit

    Phrase

    to feel very impatient and eager for something to happen

  • chuckle

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    to laugh quietly

  • follow up

    Phrase

    to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

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