NCIS S9E23: English vocabulary

to shake slightly because you feel fear, horror, or disgust

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

showing disrespect or contempt

too bad, difficult, or unpleasant to accept or deal with

a person who talks a lot, especially in a lively or persuasive way

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

a person whose job is to guard a place, especially at night

to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

two; a pair

a disease that causes inflammation of the liver

a person who watches or observes something

the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

to surprise someone very much

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

a liquid or cream you put on your skin to make it softer or treat it

based on instinct or a feeling rather than careful reasoning

an official statement that you will not use a right or claim

difficult to find, catch, understand, or remember

required to be paid

to involve something as a necessary part or result

locked with a key

a cricket shot hit along the ground toward the front of the batter

an insulting remark about someone, especially one that attacks their race, religion, or identity

showing care and thought for other people's feelings and needs

a large back tooth used for grinding food

the soft part inside a nut, seed, or fruit stone

a person or company that makes a formal offer to buy something, especially at an auction

moving in a circle or turning around a central point

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

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

to make it possible for something to happen

a person or group that many people strongly dislike or blame

a company that owns shares in other companies and controls them

a court that tries members of the armed forces

the ability of a material to resist being pulled apart

to stay in one place and protect yourself during danger or an emergency

the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

to indicate or suggest something

to make something thicker or to become thicker

kind, polite, and pleasant to people

the state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism

to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

a harsh scolding or reprimand

to speak quietly and unclearly, so that it is hard to understand

the part of your arm between the elbow and the wrist

to do something with full effort or confidence

to shake slightly and uncontrollably, often because you are nervous, cold, or weak

a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

the act of following or marking the path or position of something

the act of giving a person or animal a vaccine to protect against a disease

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

an FBI or other government detective

a person who behaves in a childish or immature way

a large, expensive car, often driven by a chauffeur

used to say that something is not surprising

a question meant to make someone answer wrongly or miss the real point

a villain or bad guy in a story

a flat board that an artist uses to hold and mix paint

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

the process of making a surface or material smooth

to do something correctly or in the right way

used to show strong surprise, annoyance, or disbelief in a question

used to ask someone to pause for a moment so you can deal with something else

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

to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

your; belonging to you

to laugh quietly

a group of wild boars

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

causing an itch or feeling itchy

used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

a cocktail made with rum, lime juice, and orange liqueur

to tell the police or other authorities about someone’s wrongdoing

a system in which two people are paired so they can help and keep an eye on each other