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NCIS S2E3: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 3CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • whiffing

    Word

    moving or drifting out in small puffs or wisps

  • impulsiveness

    Word

    the quality of acting quickly without thinking first

  • culpa

    Word

    fault, blame, or guilt

  • exhume

    Word

    to dig up something buried, especially a body

  • disorient

    Word

    to make someone lose their sense of direction

  • clavicle

    Word

    the bone between your shoulder and chest

  • scapula

    Word

    one of the two flat bones on your upper back, behind the shoulder

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • elongate

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    to make something longer

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • irritant

    Word

    something that causes irritation or annoyance

  • anomalous

    Word

    different from what is normal or expected

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  • outrank

    Word

    to have a higher rank or status than someone or something

  • snide

    Word

    rude or mocking in an indirect way

  • hawked

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    to try to sell things in public by calling out to people

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • asphyxiation

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    the condition of not getting enough oxygen, which can cause unconsciousness or death

  • captor

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    a person who has captured and is holding someone prisoner

  • fascinate

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    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • contaminate

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    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

  • whiff

    Word

    a brief smell that you notice for a moment

  • goggle

    Word

    protective glasses that cover and protect the eyes

  • bogey

    Word

    a score of one stroke over par on a hole in golf

  • overwork

    Word

    to work too much, especially so that you become tired or stressed

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  • cadaver

    Word

    a dead human body

  • tingle

    Word

    to feel a slight prickling or stinging sensation

  • innuendo

    Word

    a remark that suggests something indirectly, often something rude or sexual

  • smudge

    Word

    a dirty mark or smear

  • tarot

    Word

    a set of cards used for fortune-telling

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • mammalian

    Word

    relating to mammals

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • faxed

    Word

    to send something by fax

  • trucker

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    a person who drives a truck for a living

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • tat

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

  • clipping

    Word

    a small piece cut off something

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • femur

    Word

    the long bone in the upper part of the leg

  • evener

    Word

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

  • aviator

    Word

    a person who flies aircraft

  • remarry

    Word

    to marry again

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • florist

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    a person who sells flowers and makes flower arrangements

  • psychics

    Word

    people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

  • obsess

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    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • familiarity

    Word

    familiar knowledge or experience of something

  • microscopic

    Word

    extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • proficiency

    Word

    a high level of skill or knowledge in a subject or activity

  • intimidation

    Word

    the act of frightening or pressuring someone to make them do something

  • mentality

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    the way a person thinks about things and makes decisions

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • vibrate

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    to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

  • whew

    Word

    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • char

    Word

    to burn something until it turns black

  • mea culpa

    Phrase

    an expression used to admit that something was your fault

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • the Hatfields and the McCoys

    Phrase

    a long-lasting feud between two families or groups

  • Marine Corps

    Phrase

    the U.S. Marine Corps, the branch of the U.S. armed forces that fights on land and at sea

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • bag and tag

    Phrase

    to put a dead body in a body bag and attach an identification tag

  • crop circle

    Phrase

    a pattern made in a field by flattening crops into a circle or other shape

  • elaborated

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    to explain something in more detail

  • cover up

    Phrase

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

  • gassing

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    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • smoky

    Word

    full of smoke

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • fives

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

  • vested

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    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • back into

    Phrase

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

  • dread

    Word

    to feel worried or afraid about something that may happen

  • rehearse

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    to practice a play, speech, or performance before presenting it

  • evade

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    to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • invader

    Word

    a person, group, or animal that enters a place by force or without permission

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • hydraulic

    Word

    working by using the pressure of a liquid

  • node

    Word

    a point where lines, paths, or branches meet

  • intimidate

    Word

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

  • one too many

    Phrase

    a drink too many, especially one that makes you drunk

  • hoax

    Word

    a trick or lie meant to make people believe something false

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • whack

    Word

    to hit something with a quick, hard blow

  • arson

    Word

    the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • no chance

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying that something is impossible or will definitely not happen

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • thundering

    Word

    making a loud, deep, rumbling sound

  • reunite

    Word

    to come together again after being apart

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • tarot card

    Phrase

    a card used in tarot readings

  • rescue mission

    Phrase

    an operation to rescue people from danger

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