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Hawaii Five-0 S1E15: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 15CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • kine

    Word

    an old word for cattle

  • trilling

    Word

    to sing or speak with a high, quivering sound

  • inundation

    Word

    a large amount of water covering an area

  • blare

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • dignitary

    Word

    a person who is important because of a high rank or official position

  • barometric

    Word

    relating to atmospheric pressure or a barometer

  • abductor

    Word

    a person who takes someone away by force or trickery

  • unbecoming

    Word

    not suitable or appropriate for a situation

  • discernible

    Word

    able to be seen, noticed, or understood

  • forfeiture

    Word

    the loss of something as a punishment or because a rule was broken

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • peachy

    Word

    having the soft pinkish color of a peach

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  • fabricate

    Word

    to invent false information or a story

  • retrace

    Word

    to go back over the same route or path

  • recede

    Word

    to move back or farther away

  • impound

    Word

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

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • swoop

    Word

    to move quickly down through the air

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • honk

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

  • pathological

    Word

    relating to disease or caused by a disease

  • combing

    Word

    the act of combing hair

  • evener

    Word

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

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  • alas

    Word

    used to show sadness, regret, or disappointment

  • confiscate

    Word

    to take something away from someone using legal or official authority

  • cocking

    Word

    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • buoy

    Word

    a floating object anchored in water to mark a place or help boats navigate

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • chirp

    Word

    to make a short, high sound, especially like a small bird or insect

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • avert

    Word

    to turn your eyes, attention, or thoughts away from something

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • anomaly

    Word

    something that is different from what is normal or expected

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • step it

    Phrase

    to leave quickly; scram

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • in the streets

    Phrase

    among ordinary people, especially in public life

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • hale

    Word

    healthy and strong, especially for an older person

  • kidnapper

    Word

    a person who kidnaps someone

  • hop up

    Phrase

    to make a vehicle or engine more powerful or faster

  • smoke up

    Phrase

    to smoke marijuana or another drug

  • cop off

    Phrase

    to leave school or work early without permission

  • freighter

    Word

    a ship or plane that carries goods

  • equip

    Word

    to provide someone or something with the things needed for a particular purpose

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

    Word

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

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • hide in plain sight

    Phrase

    to be hard to notice even though it is visible

  • word on the street

    Phrase

    the news or gossip that people are saying about something

  • scream bloody murder

    Phrase

    to protest or complain very loudly and angrily

  • vulnerability

    Word

    the state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism

  • commend

    Word

    to praise someone or something, especially publicly

  • unification

    Word

    the act of joining separate parts, groups, or countries into one

  • layering

    Word

    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • what's good

    Phrase

    a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • rumbling

    Word

    a deep, low, continuous sound

  • hah

    Word

    an exclamation used to show laughter, surprise, or mockery

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • trivial

    Word

    not important or not worth much attention

  • play on

    Phrase

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

  • clean slate

    Phrase

    a chance to start again without being affected by past problems

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • hoax

    Word

    a trick or lie meant to make people believe something false

  • affirmative

    Word

    showing agreement or saying yes

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • add up

    Phrase

    to seem reasonable or consistent

  • in bad

    Phrase

    out of favor with someone; not liked by them

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • sane

    Word

    mentally healthy and able to think clearly

  • hush

    Word

    to tell someone to be quiet

  • skid

    Word

    to slide out of control on a surface, especially because it is wet or icy

  • crawl with

    Phrase

    to be full of a lot of people or things

  • back order

    Phrase

    an order for something that is not available yet

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • tidal

    Word

    relating to the movement of the sea caused by the moon and sun

  • pull off

    Phrase

    to succeed in doing something difficult

  • what do you say

    Phrase

    used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • IP address

    Phrase

    the unique number that identifies a device on a network

  • override

    Word

    to use your authority to cancel or ignore a decision

  • landslide

    Word

    a mass of earth or rock that suddenly slides down a slope

  • tied up

    Phrase

    busy and not available

  • narrow down

    Phrase

    to reduce the number of possibilities so something becomes more specific

  • grunt

    Word

    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • hacker

    Word

    a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • live for

    Phrase

    to care about something so much that it gives you energy or purpose

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • keep up

    Phrase

    to stay informed about something or to stay at the same speed or level as others

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

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