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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S12E14: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 14CrimeDramaMystery

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  • slumming

    Word

    to live or travel in much poorer or rougher conditions than you are used to

  • sidle

    Word

    to move sideways, often in a shy or sneaky way

  • sniffle

    Word

    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • periwinkle

    Word

    a low-growing plant with small blue, purple, or white flowers

  • blare

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    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • indistinctly

    Word

    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • whisperer

    Word

    a person who is especially good at understanding or calming animals

  • smock

    Word

    a loose piece of clothing worn over other clothes to keep them clean, especially while working or painting

  • spatter

    Word

    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

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  • scoff

    Word

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

  • pimping

    Word

    the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work

  • hydrant

    Word

    a pipe or outlet that firefighters use to get water from the water supply

  • expedient

    Word

    useful and practical, especially if it may not be the best or most honest choice

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • exemplar

    Word

    a person or thing that is a very good example of something

  • bicarbonate

    Word

    a chemical compound that contains the bicarbonate ion

  • whimper

    Word

    to make quiet, weak sounds because you are scared, hurt, or upset

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • bode

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    to be a sign that something is likely to happen, especially something bad

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • retrograde

    Word

    moving or directed backward

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  • yelp

    Word

    to make a short, sharp cry, especially in pain or surprise

  • forgetful

    Word

    often forgetting things or not paying enough attention to remember them

  • rigor

    Word

    careful, exact, and thorough work or study

  • infuriate

    Word

    to make someone extremely angry

  • crusty

    Word

    covered with a hard, dry crust

  • ballistics

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • repaint

    Word

    to paint something again

  • carnage

    Word

    the violent killing of many people

  • milligram

    Word

    a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

  • prerogative

    Word

    a special right or privilege that only one person or group has

  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • dented

    Word

    slightly damaged by a dent

  • femme

    Word

    a woman who is very attractive and uses that to influence or seduce people

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • hissing

    Word

    making a long, sharp s sound

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • punctured

    Word

    damaged by a sharp object that has made a hole in it

  • assailant

    Word

    a person who attacks someone physically

  • pretender

    Word

    a person who claims a title, throne, or position

  • smeared

    Word

    covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

  • shuttered

    Word

    closed and no longer open for business

  • converse

    Word

    to talk with someone in a formal or polite way

  • transfusion

    Word

    the process of putting blood into someone's body through a vein

  • voided

    Word

    made invalid or no longer legally effective

  • logics

    Word

    the study of correct reasoning

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • gradient

    Word

    the rate at which something changes from one level to another

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • career criminal

    Phrase

    a person who makes a living by committing crimes

  • formulation

    Word

    the act of creating or preparing something in a careful, deliberate way

  • gravitational

    Word

    relating to the force of gravity

  • amnesia

    Word

    a condition in which a person loses some or all memory

  • knuckle

    Word

    one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

  • puncture

    Word

    a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tire

  • pimp

    Word

    a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

  • pendant

    Word

    a piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain around the neck

  • evict

    Word

    to force someone to leave a home or property, usually by legal action

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • mercy killing

    Phrase

    the act of ending a person's life to stop severe suffering

  • growl

    Word

    to make a low, rough sound, especially in anger or warning

  • hit man

    Phrase

    a person who is paid to kill someone

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • smear

    Word

    a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • bargain for

    Phrase

    to expect or allow for something, especially something unpleasant

  • wrestle with

    Phrase

    to struggle to deal with a difficult problem, decision, or feeling

  • compress

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    to press something so that it becomes smaller, flatter, or tighter

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • tread

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

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • urgency

    Word

    the need for quick action

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • lobe

    Word

    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

  • blush

    Word

    to become red in the face, especially because you feel embarrassed

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • on file

    Phrase

    officially recorded and kept for later use

  • arming

    Word

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

  • stoke

    Word

    to add fuel to a fire so it burns more strongly

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • exclusively

    Word

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

  • temporal

    Word

    relating to time

  • abdominal

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    relating to the abdomen or stomach area

  • caliber

    Word

    the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

  • close quarters

    Phrase

    a situation where people or things are very close together and there is little space

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