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Hawaii Five-0 S3E21: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 21CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • garble

    Word

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

  • overlaying

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    covering one thing with a layer of something else

  • desecrate

    Word

    to treat a sacred place or object with disrespect

  • shoplifter

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    a person who steals goods from a shop or store

  • scruple

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    a moral doubt or hesitation about doing something

  • mutilate

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    to injure someone or something badly and permanently

  • blare

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

  • wizardry

    Word

    great skill that seems almost magical

  • clicker

    Word

    a handheld device used to control a device from a distance

  • leeward

    Word

    on the side away from the wind

  • segmented

    Word

    to divide something into separate parts or sections

  • banyan

    Word

    a tropical fig tree that grows new trunks from its hanging roots

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  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

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

  • trumpeting

    Word

    to make a loud cry like an elephant

  • stencil

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    a thin sheet with cut-out shapes or letters, used to copy a design or pattern

  • overlie

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    to lie on top of something or cover it

  • ransack

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    to search a place or container quickly and in a messy way

  • indecisive

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    not able to make decisions easily or quickly

  • murmuring

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    a soft, low, continuous sound

  • butchering

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    the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

  • scalpel

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    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • copped

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

  • foray

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    a short attempt to get involved in a new activity or place

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • milligram

    Word

    a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • excise

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    a tax on certain goods, such as alcohol, tobacco, or fuel

  • expedite

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    to make a process or task happen faster

  • wail

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    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • temps

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    short for a temporary worker

  • pellet

    Word

    a small, round, compressed piece of material

  • honk

    Word

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

  • treacherous

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    dangerous because it may cause harm or trouble

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • mutilation

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    the act of badly injuring or cutting off part of a body

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • murmur

    Word

    a soft, quiet sound, especially of people speaking

  • stitching

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    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • evener

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

  • reenactment

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    the act of performing or showing something again

  • jagged

    Word

    having a rough edge made of sharp points or uneven lines

  • confide

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    to tell someone private information or feelings in confidence

  • 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

  • cleaver

    Word

    a heavy knife with a broad blade, used for chopping meat or bones

  • licking

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    the act of moving your tongue over something

  • waiver

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    an official statement that you will not use a right or claim

  • compel

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    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • screech

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    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • woodwork

    Word

    the skill or activity of making things from wood

  • smuggle

    Word

    to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • barbed

    Word

    having sharp points that can hurt or catch on things

  • akin

    Word

    similar in character, type, or quality

  • big kahuna

    Phrase

    an important or powerful person in a group or organization

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • whine

    Word

    to complain in a high, annoying voice

  • replicate

    Word

    to make an exact copy of something or repeat an experiment or result

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • skirting

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    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • toasting

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    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • equip

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

  • scarring

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    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • inaccessible

    Word

    not easy to reach, enter, or use

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • hit man

    Phrase

    a person who is paid to kill someone

  • vested

    Word

    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • map onto

    Phrase

    to match or correspond to something else

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • after the fact

    Phrase

    after something has already happened or been decided

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • engraving

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    the process of cutting a design or words into a hard surface

  • rapped

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    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • control freak

    Phrase

    a person who wants to control other people or every detail of a situation

  • caucasian

    Word

    a person from the Caucasus region

  • hack up

    Phrase

    to make something quickly and roughly

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • morphine

    Word

    a strong pain-relieving medicine used in hospitals

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • footstep

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

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • stand over

    Phrase

    to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

  • confide in

    Phrase

    to tell someone private thoughts or feelings in confidence

  • investigative

    Word

    used for investigating or intended to investigate

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • welcome to my world

    Phrase

    used to say that you understand someone’s difficult situation because you have had the same kind of experience

  • piece of the puzzle

    Phrase

    one part of a bigger situation, explanation, or plan

  • with both hands

    Phrase

    willingly and eagerly; without hesitation

  • roll tape

    Phrase

    to start recording audio or video

  • napping

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    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • behind the scenes

    Phrase

    done or happening out of public view, especially secretly

  • whack

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    to hit something with a quick, hard blow

  • as you go

    Phrase

    while doing something, especially while making progress

  • hold that thought

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to pause for a moment so you can deal with something else

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