NCIS S1E7: English vocabulary

able to damage or destroy materials or skin by chemical action

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a large piece of something, especially food or meat

too willing to believe what other people say; easily fooled

pain or discomfort in your stomach after eating

showing disrespect or contempt

a person whose job is to find and interview people for jobs or for an organization

to send something by fax

so silly or unreasonable that it is hard to believe

based on guesses or not certain

a long, smooth brown nut that you can eat

either of the two rounded parts at the back of the body below the waist

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

to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

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

having enough water in your body

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a container with a lid, used for storing dry goods or other materials

a long, low ship used in the past, often moved by oars

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a piece of furniture with shelves for books

an offensive word for a person who seems crazy or very strange

to enter a place, organization, or group secretly in order to get information or cause harm

a twisting force that makes something turn

a person who thinks they are better than other people because of their social class, money, or taste

a fast warship used by a navy

used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

under someone’s control because they have been bribed

relating to marriage or to a married couple

secretly; without other people knowing

the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

the act of adding salt to food or water

the Greek letter sigma, used in mathematics and science

a narrow passage or corridor that lets people move from one place to another

A naval reply meaning yes, sir, or I understand and will obey

a person who pretends to be someone else to trick people

willing to do something or likely to agree to it

unable to speak for a short time, especially because of shock or strong emotion

clear and strong, and hard to ignore

to talk in a casual, lively way

to fall forward and land face first

the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

the temperature inside a person's body

a person who takes part in a public protest

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

to indicate or suggest something

to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

past tense and past participle of shoot

punishment or suffering that is seen as payback for a wrong

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

the part of your arm between the elbow and the wrist

a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

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

to move around within a system or area, or make something do this

something you do to prevent harm or trouble

an organ that stores urine before it leaves the body

relating to geometry or using simple shapes and lines

to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

an FBI or other government detective

to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

an official court order that allows police to search a place

a chemical element used in bleach, swimming pools, and water treatment

sound recorded or played with one channel only

a decision made too quickly, without enough thought

showing agreement or saying yes

to make someone feel excited and eager

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a tool used for gripping and turning nuts, bolts, or pipes

the act of sending troops or equipment to a place for a mission

to hit something with a quick, hard blow

a meeting that has been arranged for a particular time and place

to become less serious, tense, or upset

to get rid of something

a unit of temperature on the Celsius scale

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

used to say you have won or beaten someone