slink
Wordmove quietly and secretly, often because you want to avoid being seen
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NCIS S2E21: English vocabulary
Season 2, Episode 21CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
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lascivious
Wordshowing strong and offensive sexual desire
exhilaration
Worda strong feeling of excitement and happiness
pinking
Wordto cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
worser
Wordan old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
masseur
Worda man who gives professional massages
yardstick
Worda standard used for judging or comparing something
impressionable
Wordeasily influenced by other people or by what happens around you
godsend
Wordsomething that is very helpful or exactly what you need
masseuse
Worda woman who gives professional massage treatments
copier
Worda machine used for making copies of documents or pictures
honeybee
Worda bee that makes honey and lives in a hive
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tumbler
Worda drinking glass with straight sides and no handle
gloat
Wordto feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure
welcomer
Worda person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
grainy
Wordhaving a rough texture made up of small pieces or spots
leavings
Wordthings that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
silvering
Wordthe process of turning silver in color
laceration
Worda deep cut or tear in the skin
precocious
Wordshowing abilities or intelligence at a younger age than usual
fertilize
Wordto make a plant or soil grow better by adding a suitable substance
strangulation
Wordthe act of choking someone by pressing on the throat or neck
wiper
Worda device or part that wipes or cleans a surface, especially a car windshield
pubic
Wordrelating to the area around the pubic bone or genitals
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divulge
Wordto reveal private or secret information
overbearing
Wordtoo controlling and forceful in a way that annoys other people
hypocritical
Wordbehaving in a way that shows you expect more honesty or goodness from others than from yourself
renter
Worda person who rents a home or apartment from someone else
copped
Wordto get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
duster
Worda cloth or tool used for removing dust from furniture and other surfaces
padlock
Worda small lock with a U-shaped metal bar, used for doors, gates, bikes, and boxes
abler
Wordmore able or skilled than someone or something else
slighting
Wordshowing disrespect or contempt
conclusive
Wordso strong or clear that it settles a question or ends doubt
saddled
Wordhaving a saddle on it
jag
Worda sharp point or projection, especially on a tool or piece of metal
pamper
Wordto give someone a lot of comfort, attention, and treats
stiffness
Wordthe quality of being stiff, tight, or hard to move
articulated
Wordmade of parts joined by flexible joints
femur
Wordthe long bone in the upper part of the leg
mortuary
Worda place where dead bodies are kept and prepared for burial or cremation
boning
Wordthe process of removing bones from meat or fish
serenity
Worda feeling or state of being calm and peaceful
withhold
Wordto deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive
posthumous
Wordhappening, published, or awarded after someone's death
necking
Wordkissing and touching someone in a sexual way
voided
Wordmade invalid or no longer legally effective
degenerate
Wordto become worse in quality, health, or morals
pelvis
Wordthe large group of bones at the bottom of the spine, between the hips
inefficient
Wordnot using time, money, or energy well
aperture
Wordan opening or gap, especially in a machine or camera
darn
Wordto repair a hole in knitted cloth by sewing yarn through it
deterioration
Wordthe process of getting worse
keyed
Wordlocked with a key
morgue
Worda place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined
maverick
Worda person who thinks and acts in an independent, unusual way
polymer
Worda substance made of very large molecules, used especially in plastics
pinto
Worda horse with white patches and another color
distort
Wordto change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear
gassing
Wordto talk in a casual, lively way
live on
Phraseto continue to exist or be remembered
go there
Phraseused to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic
hyoid bone
Phrasethe bone in the neck that supports the tongue and helps with swallowing
giggle
Wordto laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way
kennel
Worda place where dogs are kept, boarded, or bred
wheeling
Wordthe act of moving something on wheels
fives
Worda game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
shotted
Wordpast tense and past participle of shoot
transitional
Wordrelating to a change from one state, stage, or period to another
tempting
Wordso attractive or appealing that it is hard to resist
resin
Worda sticky substance from some trees and plants that hardens when it dries
mass spectrometer
Phrasea machine that measures the masses of ions in a sample
hysterical
Wordvery upset, excited, or out of control; also, extremely funny
come onto
Phraseto make sexual or romantic advances toward someone
traction
Wordthe grip that lets a wheel, tire, or shoe hold on to a surface
holy smoke
Phrasean informal exclamation used to show surprise or shock
booting
Wordthe process of starting a computer
special agent
Phrasean FBI or other government detective
fast track
Phrasea quicker route or method for reaching a goal or getting ahead
scheming
Wordmaking secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way
grand scheme
Phrasethe big picture; the overall situation
find out
Phraseto discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
fiesta
Worda lively celebration or festival, especially with music, food, and dancing
smoothing
Wordthe process of making a surface or material smooth
coop
Worda small shelter or cage for keeping chickens or other birds
personal effect
Phrasepersonal belongings, especially ones you carry with you
city limit
Phrasethe official boundary of a city or town
trilogy
Worda series of three related books, films, or other works
machining
Wordthe process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools
reunite
Wordto come together again after being apart
sender
Worda person or thing that sends something
drive off
Phraseto force someone or something to leave by chasing or pushing them away
access code
Phrasea code you use to open or log in to something
conference call
Phrasea phone call that includes several people at once
boot camp
Phrasea short, intensive training course
lance corporal
Phrasea military rank above private first class and below corporal
personal effects
Phrasea person's belongings, especially the ones they take with them when traveling or moving
solar flare
Phrasea sudden burst of energy from the sun
smooth out
Phraseto make something smoother or less uneven
bagging
Wordthe act of putting things into bags or packages