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CSI: Miami S10E12: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 12DramaMysteryCrime

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  • clomp

    Word

    to walk with heavy, noisy steps

  • garble

    Word

    to change a message, sound, or image so that it is unclear or distorted

  • whir

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • wheeze

    Word

    to breathe with a whistling sound, usually because of a blocked airway

  • deface

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    to damage the surface or appearance of something, especially by writing or drawing on it

  • stipple

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    to cover or draw with small dots or marks

  • cannoned

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    to hit or move into something with sudden force

  • trilling

    Word

    to sing or speak with a high, quivering sound

  • subjugate

    Word

    to bring a person or group under control, often by force

  • clamor

    Word

    a loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people

  • raspy

    Word

    having a rough, hoarse sound

  • falsify

    Word

    to change information, records, or evidence in order to deceive people

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  • instigate

    Word

    to cause something bad or violent to happen

  • shafting

    Word

    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • revolutionize

    Word

    to change something completely, especially in a way that has a big effect

  • douche

    Word

    an insulting word for a rude, unpleasant, or contemptible person

  • spew

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    to send out or throw out quickly and forcefully

  • cuticle

    Word

    the thin skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • hater

    Word

    a person who regularly posts angry or negative comments online

  • traceable

    Word

    able to be traced or followed

  • fragmented

    Word

    broken into small parts or pieces

  • epitome

    Word

    a perfect example of a particular quality or type

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  • gestation

    Word

    the period when a baby or young animal develops inside the mother before birth

  • embed

    Word

    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • rifling

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    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • ballistics

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    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • savvy

    Word

    practical knowledge and skill, especially about business or technology

  • cranial

    Word

    relating to the skull

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • inking

    Word

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • lucid

    Word

    clear and easy to understand; expressed in a clear way

  • muting

    Word

    the act of making a sound or device silent

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • impair

    Word

    to make something weaker, less effective, or less clear

  • materialize

    Word

    to happen or become real after being expected or planned

  • tat

    Word

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

  • delusional

    Word

    having false beliefs that are not based in reality

  • evener

    Word

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

  • revoke

    Word

    to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement

  • snort

    Word

    to make a sudden, noisy sound through the nose

  • inseparable

    Word

    so close that the people or things are always together and hard to separate

  • conceptual

    Word

    based on ideas and concepts rather than on real things or details

  • shuttered

    Word

    closed and no longer open for business

  • astonish

    Word

    to surprise someone very much

  • penitentiary

    Word

    a prison for people who have committed serious crimes

  • groan

    Word

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

  • projectile

    Word

    an object that is thrown or fired through the air

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • boa

    Word

    a long scarf or neck decoration made of feathers or fur

  • decipher

    Word

    to figure out or read something that is hard to understand, especially a code or message

  • retract

    Word

    to pull something back or back in

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • hypocrite

    Word

    a person who says they believe or support something but acts differently

  • siamese

    Word

    a breed of cat with a pale coat and dark points, often blue-eyed

  • Fort Knox

    Phrase

    used to describe a place or thing that is extremely secure and hard to get into

  • civil liberty

    Phrase

    basic rights and freedoms that protect people from unfair government control

  • stock option

    Phrase

    the right to buy company shares at a fixed price within a certain period

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • trust fund

    Phrase

    money that is legally held and managed for someone else

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • buck for

    Phrase

    to try hard to get something, especially a job or promotion

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • weaponry

    Word

    weapons considered as a group

  • leverage

    Word

    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • frontal

    Word

    relating to the front part of something

  • diagonal

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    going across from one corner to the opposite corner

  • mater

    Word

    a person's mother

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • typewriter

    Word

    a machine with keys that prints letters and numbers on paper

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • lobe

    Word

    the rounded part of something, especially one of the sections of a brain or the lower part of the ear

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • logos

    Word

    a symbol or design used to identify a company, product, or organization

  • fetus

    Word

    an unborn baby in the later stages of development

  • trojan

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    a computer virus that hides inside another file or program

  • voice over

    Phrase

    the recorded or added spoken words heard over a film, TV show, or video

  • go public

    Phrase

    to make something secret known publicly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • credibility

    Word

    the quality of being trusted and believed

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • firing range

    Phrase

    a place where people practice shooting at targets

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • sneak peek

    Phrase

    a quick look at something before it is officially shown or released

  • rudder

    Word

    a flat part at the back of a boat or ship that helps it turn

  • sideways

    Word

    toward or to the side

  • get into it

    Phrase

    to start arguing or fighting with someone

  • IP address

    Phrase

    the unique number that identifies a device on a network

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