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CSI: Miami S4E18: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 18DramaMysteryCrime

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  • putrefaction

    Word

    the process of rotting and breaking down, especially in dead organic matter

  • retry

    Word

    to try something again after it fails

  • excrete

    Word

    to remove waste substances from the body

  • soapy

    Word

    covered with soap or a layer of soap suds

  • elope

    Word

    to run away secretly to get married, often without telling your family

  • sacrificial

    Word

    relating to a sacrifice or the act of sacrificing something

  • hounding

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    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

  • indentation

    Word

    a blank space at the start of a line of text

  • alimony

    Word

    money that one ex-spouse pays to the other after a divorce

  • meaty

    Word

    containing a lot of meat or having a strong meaty flavor

  • redress

    Word

    to correct or improve a bad or unfair situation

  • cessation

    Word

    the act of stopping or ending

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  • curiously

    Word

    in a way that shows curiosity or interest

  • overdrive

    Word

    a state of very high activity, energy, or speed

  • dingo

    Word

    a wild dog found in Australia

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • waive

    Word

    to give up a right, claim, or rule requirement

  • femur

    Word

    the long bone in the upper part of the leg

  • evener

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

  • taper

    Word

    a slender candle

  • genealogy

    Word

    the study of family history and relationships between family members

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • withhold

    Word

    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

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  • culinary

    Word

    related to cooking or the art of cooking

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • oblique

    Word

    slanting or not at a right angle

  • 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

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • wrongdoing

    Word

    an illegal or morally wrong act

  • degrade

    Word

    to treat someone in a cruel or insulting way

  • drive by

    Phrase

    a shooting attack from a moving car

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • wife up

    Phrase

    to marry a woman, especially someone you have been dating

  • enlighten

    Word

    to help someone understand something better

  • layering

    Word

    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • intersect

    Word

    to meet or cross at a point

  • slam dunk

    Phrase

    something that is very easy to do or achieve

  • compile

    Word

    to make a list, report, or book by gathering information from different sources

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • sacrificial lamb

    Phrase

    a person who is unfairly blamed or punished for other people's mistakes

  • jury is out

    Phrase

    used to say that a result or decision is still unknown

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • loose ends

    Phrase

    unfinished things that still need attention

  • degradation

    Word

    the process of becoming worse or less valuable over time

  • follow up

    Phrase

    to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • obstruction

    Word

    something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

  • finish with

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship with someone

  • loose end

    Phrase

    a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention

  • hooker

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • halo

    Word

    a ring of light around the sun, moon, or another bright object

  • worked up

    Phrase

    very upset, angry, or excited

  • walk on

    Phrase

    to come onto the stage in a performance

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • turn out

    Phrase

    to be found to be true, real, or the case

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • wind up

    Phrase

    to end up in a particular place, situation, or state

  • act on

    Phrase

    to act because of information, advice, or a rule

  • winding

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    having many bends or turns

  • follow up on

    Phrase

    to check on something later or continue dealing with it

  • unanimous

    Word

    in complete agreement; with everyone voting the same way

  • grind

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    to crush something into small pieces or powder

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • stand in

    Phrase

    to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • rock on

    Phrase

    a casual way to show excitement, approval, or encouragement

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • transcript

    Word

    a written copy of spoken, recorded, or printed material

  • autopsy

    Word

    a medical examination of a body after death to find the cause of death

  • accessory

    Word

    something added to make an outfit look better or work better

  • save over

    Phrase

    to save a file so that the new version replaces the old one

  • similarity

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    the fact that two things are alike

  • id

    Word

    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • overlap

    Word

    to cover or lie partly over something else

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • digit

    Word

    a number from 0 to 9

  • fatty

    Word

    containing a lot of fat

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • wildlife

    Word

    wild animals and plants living in nature

  • my gosh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show surprise or mild shock

  • get on with

    Phrase

    continue doing something, especially after a pause or interruption

  • foreman

    Word

    a person in charge of a group of workers, especially on a building site or in a factory

  • oh my gosh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show surprise, shock, or excitement

  • DVD player

    Phrase

    a machine that plays DVDs

  • dry out

    Phrase

    to become dry

  • viable

    Word

    able to work successfully or be done in a practical way

  • every time

    Phrase

    used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

  • cutter

    Word

    a tool or machine used for cutting

  • pull up

    Phrase

    to stop a vehicle by pulling over to the side of the road or another place

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • move down

    Phrase

    to tell someone to move to a lower place or position

  • how's it going

    Phrase

    a casual way of asking how someone is doing

  • testimony

    Word

    a formal statement given in court as evidence

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