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Hawaii Five-0 S2E21: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 21CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • pleasantry

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    a polite remark, often made in a light or friendly way

  • estrange

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    to make people less close or friendly

  • hypochondriac

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    a person who worries too much about their health and thinks they are ill when they are not

  • incinerate

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    destroy something by burning it completely

  • hemorrhagic

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    relating to bleeding or blood loss

  • blare

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

  • clamor

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    a loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people

  • epidemiologist

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    a scientist who studies how diseases spread in populations

  • vaccinate

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    give someone or something a vaccine to protect against a disease

  • playbook

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    a book or document that shows the plays or strategies a team plans to use

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • outbound

    Word

    going away from a place, especially in travel or transport

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  • leavings

    Word

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

  • whimper

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    to make quiet, weak sounds because you are scared, hurt, or upset

  • swag

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    money or valuable things stolen by a thief

  • honorably

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    in a way that shows honesty, fairness, and good character

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • concur

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    to agree with someone or with a statement

  • narrate

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    to tell a story or describe events in speech or writing

  • spook

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    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • squeal

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    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • honk

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

  • chatty

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    talkative and eager to chat

  • incubation

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    the process of keeping eggs, cells, or microorganisms at the right temperature so they can develop

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  • evener

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

  • vial

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    a small glass container for holding a liquid, especially medicine

  • hissing

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    making a long, sharp s sound

  • stripper

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    a person who takes off their clothes as entertainment, especially in a club or bar

  • shuttered

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    closed and no longer open for business

  • filtration

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    the process of removing unwanted substances from a liquid or gas by passing it through a filter

  • groan

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

  • smallpox

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    a serious infectious disease that was once common and often deadly, but has been wiped out by vaccination

  • chirp

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

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • goody

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    a small piece of food, especially something sweet

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • accommodating

    Word

    helpful and willing to make things easier for other people

  • saline

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    containing salt or tasting like salt

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • hoot

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    the sound an owl makes

  • intrigue

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    to make someone very interested or curious

  • straining

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    the act of pulling something tight

  • It boy

    Phrase

    a young man who is very fashionable and widely talked about

  • despairing

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    feeling or showing that you have lost all hope

  • back at you

    Phrase

    used to say the same thing back to someone, often in a friendly or joking way

  • sanded

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    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • mobilize

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    to organize people or resources for a purpose

  • tanner

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    a person whose job is to turn animal skins into leather

  • sizing

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

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • chin chin

    Phrase

    a small sweet snack from Nigeria made from fried dough

  • graced

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    to honor an event or place by being present

  • lax

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    not strict, careful, or controlled enough

  • fives

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

  • eradicate

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    to completely get rid of something bad or unwanted

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • hitch

    Word

    to fasten something to a hook, rope, chain, or strap

  • what's good

    Phrase

    a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

  • monumental

    Word

    very large, important, or impressive

  • rumbling

    Word

    a deep, low, continuous sound

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • vaccination

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    the act of giving a person or animal a vaccine to protect against a disease

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • screwing

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    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • house call

    Phrase

    a visit by a doctor to a patient at home

  • drinking hole

    Phrase

    a small, informal bar or pub

  • sham

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    something that is fake or meant to deceive

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • rattle

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    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • arming

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

  • chuckle

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    to laugh quietly

  • progression

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    a gradual change or development toward a more advanced stage

  • itchy

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    causing an itch or feeling itchy

  • efficiently

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    in a way that uses time, money, or effort well with little waste

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • run against

    Phrase

    to compete against someone in an election

  • watch list

    Phrase

    a list of people or things that need to be watched or checked regularly

  • skip out

    Phrase

    to leave a place or avoid something, especially without permission or without telling anyone

  • guilty conscience

    Phrase

    a feeling of guilt or shame about something you have done

  • project manager

    Phrase

    the person in charge of planning and organizing a project

  • wire transfer

    Phrase

    a bank transfer sent electronically from one account to another

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • feud

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    a long, angry argument or conflict

  • onset

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    the start of something, especially something bad or unpleasant

  • thug

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    a violent criminal or troublemaker

  • contagious

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    able to spread from one person, animal, or thing to another

  • force in

    Phrase

    to push or squeeze something into a space that is too small

  • jam up

    Phrase

    to become blocked or crowded so that movement is difficult

  • grunt

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

  • flatter

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    to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

  • lay off

    Phrase

    to stop bothering or criticizing someone

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • moan

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    to make a long, low sound because of pain, sadness, or pleasure

  • pant

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    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • ignition

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    the part of a car that starts the engine

  • bridging

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    the act of building a bridge

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