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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S2E22: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 22CrimeDramaMystery

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  • seclude

    Word

    to keep someone or something apart from other people

  • whir

    Word

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

  • circumcise

    Word

    to remove the foreskin from a male, usually for religious or medical reasons

  • urethral

    Word

    relating to the urethra

  • bigwig

    Word

    an important or influential person

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • incapacitate

    Word

    to make someone unable to function normally

  • vertebral

    Word

    relating to the spine or the vertebrae

  • orifice

    Word

    an opening in a body or object

  • cranium

    Word

    the part of the skull that encloses the brain

  • lumbar

    Word

    relating to the lower back

  • libra

    Word

    the seventh sign of the zodiac, represented by scales

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  • fanciful

    Word

    imaginative, unusual, or not based on reality

  • scalping

    Word

    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • ransack

    Word

    to search a place or container quickly and in a messy way

  • panhandle

    Word

    a long, narrow part of a state or country that sticks out from the main area

  • indeterminate

    Word

    not clearly known, fixed, or defined

  • aorta

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    the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

  • fragmented

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    broken into small parts or pieces

  • terrorize

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    to make someone feel extreme fear and distress

  • commandeer

    Word

    to take control of a vehicle, building, or other thing, often by force

  • crusty

    Word

    covered with a hard, dry crust

  • slough

    Word

    to shed or remove a layer of dead skin or other outer covering

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  • swab

    Word

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

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • adrift

    Word

    floating or moving without being controlled

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • grille

    Word

    a metal screen made of bars or wires

  • cyanide

    Word

    a very poisonous chemical compound used in some industrial processes

  • outrun

    Word

    to run faster than someone or something, or to escape by running

  • evener

    Word

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

  • soluble

    Word

    able to dissolve in a liquid, especially water

  • cleft

    Word

    a crack or split in something

  • taurus

    Word

    the second sign of the zodiac, for people born roughly between April 20 and May 20

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • cocking

    Word

    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • cognac

    Word

    a type of brandy made in the Cognac region of France

  • shears

    Word

    large scissors with two blades that slide past each other

  • arterial

    Word

    relating to an artery

  • fruity

    Word

    having a taste or smell like fruit

  • deodorant

    Word

    a product you put on your body to stop or reduce body odor

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • prescribe

    Word

    to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

  • huff

    Word

    to breathe heavily and noisily, often because you are tired or annoyed

  • sickly

    Word

    looking weak, unhealthy, or slightly ill

  • ing

    Word

    a suffix added to verbs to make forms like running or eating

  • sedative

    Word

    a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

  • aspen

    Word

    a tree in the poplar family with leaves that tremble in the wind

  • quadrant

    Word

    one of four equal parts of a circle or space

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • penetration

    Word

    the act of getting into something or going through it

  • vascular

    Word

    relating to blood vessels

  • aroma

    Word

    a pleasant smell, especially from food or drink

  • emit

    Word

    to give off a sound, smell, light, or gas

  • glucose

    Word

    a simple sugar that the body uses for energy

  • firing pin

    Phrase

    the part of a gun that strikes the primer to fire the cartridge

  • abort

    Word

    to stop something before it is finished because of a problem

  • shear

    Word

    to cut the wool off a sheep or other animal

  • fives

    Word

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

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • wrap around

    Phrase

    to move text automatically onto the next line when it reaches the end of a line

  • slough off

    Phrase

    to get rid of something unwanted or no longer needed

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • bead

    Word

    a small round object with a hole through it, used in jewelry or decoration

  • elm

    Word

    a tall tree with rough leaves and hard wood

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • burgundy

    Word

    a dark red wine from the Burgundy region of France, or a similar wine

  • caucasian

    Word

    a person from the Caucasus region

  • casing

    Word

    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • deficiency

    Word

    a lack of something that is needed or expected

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • gunpowder

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    a black powder used as an explosive, especially in old guns and fireworks

  • pollen

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    a fine powder from flowers that plants use to make seeds

  • tread

    Word

    to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

  • limousine

    Word

    a large, expensive car, often driven by a chauffeur

  • diabetic

    Word

    relating to diabetes or to people who have diabetes

  • rectangular

    Word

    having the shape of a rectangle

  • fun and games

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not always easy or enjoyable

  • true to form

    Phrase

    as expected, because that is typical of someone or something

  • scalp

    Word

    the skin on the top of your head

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • expel

    Word

    force someone to leave a place, school, or organization

  • frat party

    Phrase

    a party held by a fraternity, especially a college fraternity

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • dom

    Word

    a title given to members of the clergy.

  • residue

    Word

    a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used

  • drive off

    Phrase

    to force someone or something to leave by chasing or pushing them away

  • distressing

    Word

    causing worry, sadness, or pain

  • cartridge

    Word

    a container that holds ammunition or an explosive charge

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