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Yankee White: NCIS (2003) S01E01 English vocabulary

Season 1 Episode 12003CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • miscalculate

    Word

    to estimate or calculate something incorrectly

  • salivate

    Word

    to produce saliva, especially when you expect food

  • convulse

    Word

    to shake violently, especially because of illness, pain, or strong emotion

  • freakish

    Word

    very strange or unusual, often in a surprising or unpleasant way

  • retread

    Word

    a tire that has been given a new tread

  • crochet

    Word

    the craft of making fabric or clothing with a hooked needle and yarn

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • clotted

    Word

    thickened into a solid mass or lumps

  • interagency

    Word

    relating to or involving more than one government agency

  • coleslaw

    Word

    a salad made from shredded cabbage, usually with mayonnaise

  • smokehouse

    Word

    a building where meat or fish is smoked to preserve it

  • thrombosis

    Word

    a medical condition in which a blood clot blocks a blood vessel

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  • turncoat

    Word

    a person who changes sides and joins the enemy or an opposing group

  • botch

    Word

    to do something badly or carelessly

  • earmark

    Word

    to set money, time, or resources aside for a particular purpose

  • infarction

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    a place in an organ or tissue where blood flow is blocked and the tissue dies

  • strapping

    Word

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • muscling

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    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • reheat

    Word

    to heat something again

  • hounding

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    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

  • spotty

    Word

    covered with spots or marks

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • wishful

    Word

    showing a strong wish or hope for something, often without much chance of it happening

  • contaminate

    Word

    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

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  • churn

    Word

    to stir cream or milk until it becomes butter

  • capricorn

    Word

    the zodiac sign for people born between about December 22 and January 19

  • incognito

    Word

    in a way that hides your identity or uses a false name

  • corroborate

    Word

    to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

  • cadaver

    Word

    a dead human body

  • inking

    Word

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • zulu

    Word

    a member of a people from southern Africa

  • renal

    Word

    relating to the kidneys

  • clog

    Word

    to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that nothing can flow through it

  • cor

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    an ancient Hebrew unit of measure for liquids and dry goods, equal to about one gallon or 3.8 liters.

  • lavatory

    Word

    a room with a toilet and a sink

  • armory

    Word

    a room or building where weapons are kept

  • aviator

    Word

    a person who flies aircraft

  • pertinent

    Word

    relevant to the subject being discussed

  • withhold

    Word

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

  • arterial

    Word

    relating to an artery

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • inconsistency

    Word

    a lack of consistency or agreement

  • toxin

    Word

    a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

  • clot

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    a thick mass of blood or another liquid that has become partly solid

  • detonate

    Word

    to make something explode

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • whiz

    Word

    a person who is very skilled at something

  • stricken

    Word

    deeply affected by something bad or upsetting

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • It boy

    Phrase

    a young man who is very fashionable and widely talked about

  • have no right

    Phrase

    to have no moral or legal permission to do something

  • bag and tag

    Phrase

    to put a dead body in a body bag and attach an identification tag

  • laced

    Word

    fastened with laces

  • your man

    Phrase

    the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

  • bush league

    Phrase

    something that is of poor quality or not very professional

  • brag

    Word

    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • bacterial

    Word

    relating to bacteria or caused by bacteria

  • assassinate

    Word

    to kill an important person, especially for political reasons

  • brilliantly

    Word

    in a very skillful or impressive way

  • venom

    Word

    a poisonous liquid or substance that some animals inject with a bite or sting

  • laden

    Word

    covered with or weighed down by something heavy

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • ride with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or be part of their group

  • aria

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    a solo piece of music for one singer, usually with orchestral accompaniment

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • aft

    Word

    toward the back of a ship or aircraft

  • equilibrium

    Word

    a state in which different forces or influences are balanced

  • cerebral

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    relating to the brain or to thinking and intelligence

  • fumble

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    to move or handle something awkwardly or clumsily

  • induce

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    to persuade or influence someone to do something

  • keel

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    the long ridge under a ship or boat that runs along the bottom and helps support it

  • sleeper

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    a sofa that can be turned into a bed

  • defy

    Word

    to openly refuse to obey or accept something

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • key on

    Phrase

    to tell someone important information so they know what is happening

  • sketchy

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    looking or sounding a little suspicious or not fully trustworthy

  • coroner

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    an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

  • lobe

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    the rounded part of something, especially one of the sections of a brain or the lower part of the ear

  • 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

  • compression

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

  • endeavor

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    to try hard to do or achieve something

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • body bag

    Phrase

    a bag used to carry a dead body

  • naval officer

    Phrase

    an officer who serves in the navy

  • watering hole

    Phrase

    a bar or pub, especially one that people visit regularly

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • herbal

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    made from herbs or plants, especially for tea, medicine, or flavoring

  • fingerprint

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    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • bouncing

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    moving up and down repeatedly

  • cuff

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    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • what do you say

    Phrase

    used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

  • dead on

    Phrase

    exactly right; very accurate

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