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NCIS S4E1: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 1CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • prudish

    Word

    too careful about sex, manners, or what is considered proper

  • incinerate

    Word

    destroy something by burning it completely

  • bloodshot

    Word

    (of an eye) red and irritated because of tiredness, crying, or illness

  • siesta

    Word

    a short sleep or rest in the afternoon

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • bolo

    Word

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

  • insufferable

    Word

    too bad, unpleasant, or extreme to endure

  • spineless

    Word

    lacking courage, strength of character, or determination

  • egotistical

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    too proud of yourself and thinking you are better than other people

  • underhanded

    Word

    secret and dishonest

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • phylum

    Word

    a major group in the classification of animals and plants

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  • damsel

    Word

    a young woman, especially in old stories or formal language

  • teak

    Word

    a tropical tree that produces hard, durable wood

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • terrorize

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    to make someone feel extreme fear and distress

  • circumstantial

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    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • rigor

    Word

    careful, exact, and thorough work or study

  • copped

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    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • crusading

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    strongly and publicly committed to a cause or campaign

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • devious

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    dishonest and clever in a way that is meant to trick people

  • evener

    Word

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

  • blatant

    Word

    very obvious and often shocking in a bad way

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  • yea

    Word

    yes; used to show agreement or approval

  • overdo

    Word

    to do something too much or too intensely

  • confiscate

    Word

    to take something away from someone using legal or official authority

  • irresistible

    Word

    so attractive, pleasant, or tempting that it is hard to refuse

  • stapler

    Word

    a small device used for fastening sheets of paper together with staples

  • jeopardize

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    to put someone or something in danger

  • yay

    Word

    used to show happiness, excitement, or approval

  • plausible

    Word

    seeming reasonable or likely to be true

  • infiltrate

    Word

    to enter a place, organization, or group secretly in order to get information or cause harm

  • detonate

    Word

    to make something explode

  • redwood

    Word

    a very tall tree with reddish-brown bark and soft wood

  • intrigue

    Word

    to make someone very interested or curious

  • apprehend

    Word

    to arrest someone, especially a suspect

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • nervous breakdown

    Phrase

    a serious mental or emotional collapse

  • disobey

    Word

    to not do what a person, rule, or order says

  • two up

    Phrase

    to share a prison cell with another person

  • sacking

    Word

    the act of being dismissed from a job

  • liaison officer

    Phrase

    a person whose job is to help two groups or organizations communicate and work together

  • fives

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • game on

    Phrase

    to trick someone or take advantage of them for personal gain

  • eat for two

    Phrase

    to be pregnant, especially in a light or humorous way

  • espionage

    Word

    the secret gathering of information about another country or organization

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • holed up

    Phrase

    staying hidden or shut away in a place, often for safety or privacy

  • stinking

    Word

    very unpleasant-smelling

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • tempt

    Word

    to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • sanction

    Word

    a punishment or restriction imposed for breaking a law or rule

  • safe house

    Phrase

    a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • want out

    Phrase

    to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

  • loose ends

    Phrase

    unfinished things that still need attention

  • lumber

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    to move in a heavy, awkward way

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • disable

    Word

    to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hands up

    Phrase

    a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • loose end

    Phrase

    a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention

  • tropical storm

    Phrase

    a storm in the tropics with strong winds

  • distressing

    Word

    causing worry, sadness, or pain

  • martyr

    Word

    a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs

  • farmhouse

    Word

    a house on a farm, usually where the farmer's family lives

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • up in the air

    Phrase

    very uncertain or not yet decided

  • open mind

    Phrase

    a willingness to consider new ideas or opinions

  • expire

    Word

    to come to an end or stop being valid

  • liaison

    Word

    a person who helps two people or groups work or communicate together

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • tied up

    Phrase

    busy and not available

  • swing by

    Phrase

    to make a short, informal visit

  • rogue

    Word

    a dishonest or unprincipled person

  • toaster

    Word

    a machine that browns slices of bread by heating them quickly

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • lay off

    Phrase

    to stop bothering or criticizing someone

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • fugitive

    Word

    a person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger

  • rubbing

    Word

    the act of rubbing something with your hand or a cloth

  • have nots

    Phrase

    people who have little money or wealth

  • catch up

    Phrase

    to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • operative

    Word

    working or in effect

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • ducking

    Word

    to lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen

  • bulletin

    Word

    a short official report or announcement, especially in the news

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

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