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NCIS S17E10: English vocabulary

Season 17, Episode 10CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • triangulate

    Word

    to find the position of something by using measurements from known points

  • feeler

    Word

    a long thin part of an animal, such as a tentacle or antenna, used for feeling or exploring

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • spunk

    Word

    courage, confidence, or determination

  • tinsel

    Word

    thin shiny strips used as decoration

  • shafting

    Word

    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

  • eardrum

    Word

    the thin part inside the ear that vibrates when sound reaches it

  • canvass

    Word

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

  • spotty

    Word

    covered with spots or marks

  • stroller

    Word

    a chair on wheels for pushing a baby or small child

  • captor

    Word

    a person who has captured and is holding someone prisoner

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

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  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • poling

    Word

    the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • delirious

    Word

    feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because of illness, fever, or extreme tiredness

  • swab

    Word

    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

  • minion

    Word

    a person who serves or follows a powerful person, often in a weak or unimportant role

  • lurk

    Word

    to stay hidden and wait for a chance to act

  • deviant

    Word

    different from what is normal or accepted

  • lard

    Word

    soft fat from a pig, used in cooking

  • subdued

    Word

    quiet, soft, or less strong than usual

  • blindly

    Word

    without looking, or without being able to see clearly

  • evener

    Word

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

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  • jeopardize

    Word

    to put someone or something in danger

  • neutralize

    Word

    to make a substance or effect harmless or inactive

  • brighten

    Word

    to make something brighter or lighter in color

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • in the business of

    Phrase

    used to say that someone is deeply involved in a bad or unwanted activity

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • landlady

    Word

    a woman who rents out a room, flat, or house to someone

  • on my life

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that you are telling the truth or are completely serious

  • decoy

    Word

    something used to trick or attract someone or something

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • in the streets

    Phrase

    among ordinary people, especially in public life

  • cry on

    Phrase

    to call on someone or something for help or support

  • beaming

    Word

    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • transformer

    Word

    a device that changes the voltage of an alternating current

  • call down

    Phrase

    to ask a god or spirit to send or cause something

  • dig on

    Phrase

    to be attracted to someone

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • said the thing

    Phrase

    used when someone says a famous line or the title of a film, show, book, or game

  • weaponry

    Word

    weapons considered as a group

  • stuff out

    Phrase

    to fill something too full so that it bulges or spills out

  • caption

    Word

    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • stamping

    Word

    the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

  • POW camp

    Phrase

    a place where prisoners of war are held

  • inflict

    Word

    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • rocker

    Word

    a person who likes rock music, especially a fan of rock and roll

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • splinter

    Word

    a small, sharp piece of wood, glass, or metal that has broken off something larger

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • round up

    Phrase

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

  • under wraps

    Phrase

    kept secret or not yet made public

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • stature

    Word

    a person's height

  • now for

    Phrase

    used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • arming

    Word

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

  • high sea

    Phrase

    the open sea far from land

  • put out feelers

    Phrase

    to make quiet preliminary inquiries about something

  • walk away with

    Phrase

    to win something easily or by a large margin

  • crowd in

    Phrase

    to squeeze or pack into a small space

  • scrape

    Word

    to rub or move something hard across a surface to remove dirt, paint, or another layer

  • gutter

    Word

    a shallow channel under the edge of a roof that carries away rainwater

  • farmhouse

    Word

    a house on a farm, usually where the farmer's family lives

  • dead on

    Phrase

    exactly right; very accurate

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • want in

    Phrase

    to want to join in or be included in something

  • grunt

    Word

    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • pitted

    Word

    having many small holes or dents on the surface

  • kind of like

    Phrase

    somewhat like; in a way similar to

  • mourn

    Word

    to feel deep sadness because someone has died

  • classify

    Word

    to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

  • ping

    Word

    to send a quick message to someone

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • rubble

    Word

    broken pieces of stone, brick, or concrete, especially after a building has been destroyed

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • chatter

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • dedicate

    Word

    to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • id

    Word

    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • debating

    Word

    the activity of discussing a topic in a formal way, especially to argue different sides

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • grudge

    Word

    a lasting feeling of anger or resentment about something that happened in the past

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

  • anchored

    Word

    fixed firmly in place

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • alias

    Word

    a false or different name used by someone

  • sheer

    Word

    used for emphasis to mean complete or extreme

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

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