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NCIS S1E18: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 18CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • bete

    Word

    a type of African drum

  • reinvestigate

    Word

    to investigate something again

  • prepay

    Word

    to pay for something before it is due or before you receive it

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • riddling

    Word

    hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling

  • incapacitate

    Word

    to make someone unable to function normally

  • ketch

    Word

    a sailing boat with two masts, with the main mast taller than the rear mast

  • decapitate

    Word

    to cut off someone's head

  • unseal

    Word

    to remove a seal from something so it can be opened

  • bloomer

    Word

    a person or thing that blooms, especially a plant that produces flowers

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • reexamine

    Word

    to examine something again, especially to check it more carefully or consider it differently

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  • jib

    Word

    a triangular sail at the front of a sailing boat

  • spew

    Word

    to send out or throw out quickly and forcefully

  • interlock

    Word

    to connect or fit together so that the parts lock

  • leniency

    Word

    kindness or mercy shown when someone is punished or judged

  • verbatim

    Word

    using exactly the same words as the original

  • fingered

    Word

    to touch or move something with your fingers

  • outhouse

    Word

    a small building used as an outdoor toilet

  • gastrointestinal

    Word

    relating to the stomach and intestines

  • aggravate

    Word

    make a problem, injury, or situation worse

  • poling

    Word

    the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water

  • lenient

    Word

    showing kindness by not being too strict or harsh

  • fume

    Word

    a strong smell, especially smoke, gas, or vapor

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  • herpes

    Word

    a common viral infection that can cause cold sores or genital sores

  • insanely

    Word

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • misread

    Word

    to read something wrongly or understand it in the wrong way

  • parasol

    Word

    a light umbrella used to protect you from the sun

  • rapport

    Word

    a friendly, easy relationship in which people understand and trust each other

  • impound

    Word

    to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

  • jag

    Word

    a sharp point or projection, especially on a tool or piece of metal

  • subpoena

    Word

    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • brownie

    Word

    a small square of rich chocolate cake

  • waive

    Word

    to give up a right, claim, or rule requirement

  • splatter

    Word

    to make liquid, paint, or mud fly and land in small drops

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • demonic

    Word

    evil or like an evil spirit

  • evener

    Word

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

  • penciled

    Word

    written or marked lightly with a pencil

  • cervical

    Word

    relating to the neck or the cervix

  • visitation

    Word

    the act of visiting someone, especially in a hospital or prison

  • adjourn

    Word

    to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • confide

    Word

    to tell someone private information or feelings in confidence

  • brunette

    Word

    a woman or girl with dark brown hair

  • crutch

    Word

    a stick with a support at the top that helps someone walk

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • paranoia

    Word

    a strong fear or suspicion that other people are trying to harm you, often without a good reason

  • perpendicular

    Word

    at a 90-degree angle to a line or surface

  • dot com

    Phrase

    a company that mainly does business online

  • false imprisonment

    Phrase

    the illegal confinement of a person

  • syntax

    Word

    the way words are arranged to make sentences in a language

  • bucking

    Word

    moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • speechless

    Word

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

  • cover up

    Phrase

    to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • laced

    Word

    fastened with laces

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • swipe

    Word

    to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

  • aggravated assault

    Phrase

    a serious criminal attack that is done with a weapon or in a way that could cause serious injury

  • character witness

    Phrase

    a person who speaks in court about someone's good character or reputation

  • ers

    Word

    a person who engages in a specified activity, especially a sport or branch of the performing arts, professionally or as a pastime.

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • deprivation

    Word

    a lack of something that people need or want, especially food, sleep, or care

  • head on

    Phrase

    directly, without turning or avoiding anything

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • hamper

    Word

    to make it harder for something to happen or progress

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • confinement

    Word

    the state of being kept in a place and not allowed to leave

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • turn over

    Phrase

    to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • confide in

    Phrase

    to tell someone private thoughts or feelings in confidence

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • intimidate

    Word

    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • go through hell

    Phrase

    to suffer a very difficult or painful experience

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • deployment

    Word

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

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • go public

    Phrase

    to make something secret known publicly

  • run at

    Phrase

    to rush toward someone or something in an aggressive way

  • the finger

    Phrase

    an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

  • top to bottom

    Phrase

    completely, from one end to the other

  • arming

    Word

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

  • insomnia

    Word

    the condition of being unable to sleep well

  • coop

    Word

    a small shelter or cage for keeping chickens or other birds

  • disable

    Word

    to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

  • dom

    Word

    a title given to members of the clergy.

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • sit by

    Phrase

    to stand by and do nothing while something bad or important is happening

  • medical record

    Phrase

    an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

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