NCIS S7E22: English vocabulary

unpleasant, offensive, or likely to cause dislike

the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a wild duck with a green head, common in many parts of the world

causing a lot of pain or suffering

a bitter fluid made by the liver that helps digest fat

to enter land or property without permission

to express something in a particular way

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

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

to delay or slow something down

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

to formally ask an authority or organization for something

a machine used for crushing hard things into smaller pieces

to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

lacking something important or necessary

the act of lending something to someone

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a formal meeting where people discuss a particular subject

used in speech to mean “anyway” or “in any case,” often when changing the subject or continuing a point

melted by heat and in a liquid state

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

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

used to describe an action done deliberately and without pity or emotion

relating to blood vessels

moving or walking with quick, light steps

the act of adding salt to food or water

relating to bones or a skeleton

to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

a short saying that gives advice or expresses a general truth

a sign that something good or bad is going to happen

a feeling of not being confident or safe

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

a person who illegally sells or transports drugs

relating to bacteria or caused by bacteria

a large container used for holding liquids

make someone annoyed, impatient, or angry

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

a person who is paid to kill someone

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

having a lot of flesh; plump or soft

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

the act of putting things into a pile or piles

a short, sharp ringing sound

the sound a cat makes

to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

a fruit such as an orange, lemon, or lime

a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

a dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid

the process of breaking down food in the body so it can be used

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

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

an exclamation used to show laughter, surprise, or mockery

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

separated from the rest by cutting

an FBI or other government detective

a large snake that kills animals by squeezing them

producing fruit

used for investigating or intended to investigate

to cut something off or separate it by force

used to say that the reason is unknown or not being stated

to stop discussing something and accept it as it is

A rude way of telling someone to stop being silly or annoying

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

ready and prepared for action

a tool used for gripping and turning nuts, bolts, or pipes

wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

officially recorded and kept for later use

a group of wild boars

relating to ships, sailors, or sea travel

to give someone a reason or desire to do something

only; used to show that something includes no one or nothing else

a rifle designed for accurate long-range shooting

an organized group that controls the illegal drug trade