indelicate
Wordnot careful, polite, or tactful
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CSI: Miami S9E18: English vocabulary
Season 9, Episode 18DramaMysteryCrime
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proclivity
Worda tendency to do or like something, often something bad or unusual
hummer
Worda large, powerful off-road vehicle made by Hummer
pimping
Wordthe crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work
defile
Wordto make something dirty, impure, or morally bad
snot
Wordthick mucus from the nose
dyeing
Wordthe process of coloring fabric or other materials
copped
Wordto get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
malpractice
Wordbad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor
abler
Wordmore able or skilled than someone or something else
swab
Worda small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample
lubricant
Worda substance such as oil or grease that reduces friction
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bolting
Wordrunning away suddenly and quickly
infestation
Wordthe presence of a large number of harmful insects or animals in a place
aeronautics
Wordthe science and practice of designing and building aircraft and spacecraft
vaginal
Wordrelating to the vagina
vigilant
Wordwatching carefully for danger or problems
stalked
Wordto follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way
patronize
Wordto treat someone as if you are better or more important than them
rambling
Wordlong and not clearly organized, especially in speech or writing
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
cervical
Wordrelating to the neck or the cervix
latex
Worda milky liquid from some plants, used to make rubber
barter
Wordto exchange goods or services for other goods or services instead of money
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assailant
Worda person who attacks someone physically
pertinent
Wordrelevant to the subject being discussed
scuffle
Wordto fight or struggle in a rough, confused way
deceptive
Wordgiving a false or misleading impression
shyness
Wordthe quality of being shy and nervous around other people
carding
Wordthe process of combing and separating wool or other fibers
ballooned
Wordto rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost
anonymity
Wordthe state of being anonymous
bookcase
Worda piece of furniture with shelves for books
calculus
Worda branch of mathematics that uses derivatives and integrals to study change and motion
boa
Worda long scarf or neck decoration made of feathers or fur
purify
Wordto make something clean or pure
discontinue
Wordto stop doing or providing something
keyed
Wordlocked with a key
broken in
Phraseused to describe an animal that has been trained to be calm and easy to handle
corpus
Worda large collection of written or spoken texts used for study or analysis
degrade
Wordto treat someone in a cruel or insulting way
party to
Phraseinvolved in something, especially a secret plan or a wrong action
pimp
Worda person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them
cover up
Phraseto hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime
tooling
Wordthe equipment and setup used to make products in a factory
flagging
Wordbecoming weaker or less active
guise
Wordan outward appearance that hides the real nature of something
scarring
Wordthe process of forming scars as a wound heals
fives
Worda game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
bring it
Phraseto do your best and put a lot of energy into something
rapped
Wordto hit a surface with short, quick knocks
chromosome
Worda structure in a cell that carries genes and passes on genetic information
profiling
Wordthe practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics
torso
Wordthe main part of the human body, not including the head, arms, or legs
precaution
Wordsomething you do to prevent harm or trouble
pleading
Wordshowing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way
alibi
Wordproof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened
stalk
Wordthe main stem of a plant
sketchy
Wordlooking or sounding a little suspicious or not fully trustworthy
investigative
Wordused for investigating or intended to investigate
piece of the puzzle
Phraseone part of a bigger situation, explanation, or plan
excite
Wordto make someone feel excited and eager
find out
Phraseto discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
just like that
Phrasesuddenly and without warning
see things
Phraseto think you are seeing something that is not really there
arming
Wordthe act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting
bogus
Wordnot real, true, or honest; fake
sounder
Worda group of wild boars
foremost
Wordmost important, famous, or powerful
shopper
Worda person who is shopping, especially in a store or mall
about time
Phraseused to say that something should have happened earlier
strong suit
Phrasea skill or area that someone is especially good at
fingerprint
Wordthe pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person
router
Worda device that connects computers and sends data to the right place on a network
can't help
Phraseto be unable to stop yourself from doing something
IP address
Phrasethe unique number that identifies a device on a network
eyewitness
Worda person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident
what do you want
Phrasea rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you
accomplice
Worda person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act
hands on
Phraseinvolving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning
like that
Phraseused to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned
deserving
Worddeserving praise, help, or respect
mitt
Worda large glove with one section for the thumb and one for the other fingers, used for catching a ball or for warmth
prostitute
Worda person who has sex for money
originate
Wordto begin to exist or happen; come from a place, time, or idea
wand
Worda thin stick used by a magician
classify
Wordto put people or things into groups based on shared qualities
the way
Phraseas; in the same way that
hold up
Phraseto support the weight of something so it does not fall
mildly
Wordto a slight degree; somewhat
writ
Worda formal written order from a court
work on
Phraseto spend time and effort improving or dealing with something
coped
Wordto deal with a difficult situation successfully
transcript
Worda written copy of spoken, recorded, or printed material
back in
Phraseused to talk about an earlier time in the past
autopsy
Worda medical examination of a body after death to find the cause of death
head start
Phrasean advantage gained by starting before other people
set up
Phraseprepare something so it can be used or can happen
kind of
Phraseto some extent; fairly
one way
Phraseallowing travel in only one direction