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NCIS S1E11: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 11CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • fructose

    Word

    a type of sugar found in fruit and honey

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • apogee

    Word

    the highest point of something's development or success

  • caboose

    Word

    the last car on a freight train, used by the train crew

  • insinuate

    Word

    to suggest something bad in a sly or indirect way

  • serrated

    Word

    having a jagged edge with small, sawlike teeth

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • dissimilar

    Word

    not alike; different

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • shrinkage

    Word

    the process of getting smaller in size or amount

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

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  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • curiously

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    in a way that shows curiosity or interest

  • swab

    Word

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

  • tic

    Word

    a small repeated movement of a muscle, especially in the face

  • condor

    Word

    a large bird of prey that lives in the mountains of the Americas

  • spook

    Word

    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • drool

    Word

    to let saliva run from your mouth

  • conclusive

    Word

    so strong or clear that it settles a question or ends doubt

  • tat

    Word

    a small knot or loop in thread, cord, or rope

  • interestingly

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    used to say something is surprising or worth noticing

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  • domestically

    Word

    in a way that is related to your own country

  • technicals

    Word

    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

  • evener

    Word

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

  • lug

    Word

    to carry or drag something heavy with effort

  • armpit

    Word

    the hollow under your shoulder where your arm joins your body

  • morrow

    Word

    the next day

  • asterisk

    Word

    a symbol (*) used in writing or printing to show a note, missing text, or extra information

  • jagged

    Word

    having a rough edge made of sharp points or uneven lines

  • assailant

    Word

    a person who attacks someone physically

  • sarcasm

    Word

    speech or writing that uses irony to mock or show contempt

  • glitch

    Word

    a small fault or problem in a machine, computer, or system

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • intermittent

    Word

    happening from time to time, with breaks in between

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • conscientious

    Word

    careful to do things well and correctly

  • sheath

    Word

    a close-fitting cover for a knife, sword, or similar object

  • deterioration

    Word

    the process of getting worse

  • tanning

    Word

    the process of making skin darker by exposure to the sun or a tanning bed

  • intrigue

    Word

    to make someone very interested or curious

  • kernel

    Word

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

  • your boy

    Phrase

    I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

  • redirect

    Word

    to send something to a different place, person, or direction

  • distort

    Word

    to change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear

  • entry wound

    Phrase

    the wound where a bullet or other object enters the body

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • espionage

    Word

    the secret gathering of information about another country or organization

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • vastly

    Word

    to a very great degree; very much

  • channeling

    Word

    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • forearm

    Word

    the part of your arm between the elbow and the wrist

  • chaplain

    Word

    a religious official who works for a hospital, school, prison, military unit, or similar group

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • titanium

    Word

    a strong, light metal used in aircraft, tools, and medical implants

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • under wraps

    Phrase

    kept secret or not yet made public

  • investigative

    Word

    used for investigating or intended to investigate

  • ring off the hook

    Phrase

    to ring repeatedly or nonstop, especially a phone

  • pooling

    Word

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

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • big one

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way of saying death

  • covert

    Word

    kept secret or done in a hidden way

  • alloy

    Word

    a metal made by mixing two or more metals

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • bogus

    Word

    not real, true, or honest; fake

  • long lens

    Phrase

    a camera lens with a long focal length, used for taking pictures of distant subjects

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • nice try

    Phrase

    used to say that an attempt was not successful

  • human resources

    Phrase

    the department in a company that handles hiring, employee records, and staff support

  • area code

    Phrase

    the set of digits you dial before a phone number to show which area it is in

  • naval officer

    Phrase

    an officer who serves in the navy

  • in due time

    Phrase

    at the right or expected time in the future

  • funeral director

    Phrase

    a person whose job is arranging funerals

  • muscle tone

    Phrase

    the natural firmness or tightness of your muscles

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • pissed off

    Phrase

    very angry or annoyed

  • seaman

    Word

    a sailor, especially one who is not an officer

  • God bless

    Phrase

    A friendly way to say goodbye, often with a warm or religious tone

  • dead on

    Phrase

    exactly right; very accurate

  • liaison

    Word

    a person who helps two people or groups work or communicate together

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • go along

    Phrase

    to agree to something or let something happen, often reluctantly

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • punch in

    Phrase

    to enter information by pressing keys or buttons

  • edge in

    Phrase

    to move into a place or position with difficulty, usually by pushing through a crowd

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • reliability

    Word

    the quality of being dependable and consistent

  • framing

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

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • classify

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    to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

  • ping

    Word

    to send a quick message to someone

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