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NCIS S16E22: English vocabulary

Season 16, Episode 22CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • seclude

    Word

    to keep someone or something apart from other people

  • jilt

    Word

    to suddenly end a romantic relationship with someone

  • demote

    Word

    to move someone to a lower rank or position

  • strychnine

    Word

    a very poisonous substance once used as a poison

  • 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

  • hotly

    Word

    in a heated or angry way

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • thumbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • bookkeeping

    Word

    the job of recording a business's money in and out

  • technicality

    Word

    a small detail or rule that may seem unimportant but can affect a decision or result

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  • undersecretary

    Word

    a senior government official who works just below a minister

  • gunnery

    Word

    the skill or practice of using large guns in war

  • setter

    Word

    a person or thing that sets something in place or to the right position

  • cinder

    Word

    a small piece of burned coal or wood that is still hot

  • inking

    Word

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • condone

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    to accept or ignore bad or wrong behavior, without trying to stop it

  • pining

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    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • disinfectant

    Word

    a chemical used to kill germs on surfaces

  • harpoon

    Word

    a long spear with a barbed point, used for catching large sea animals

  • bailiff

    Word

    an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers

  • chatty

    Word

    talkative and eager to chat

  • interrogate

    Word

    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • withhold

    Word

    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

  • latent

    Word

    present but not yet obvious, active, or fully developed

  • madden

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    to make someone very angry or annoyed

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • executioner

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    a person whose job is to carry out a death sentence

  • cupid

    Word

    the Roman god of love, usually shown as a winged boy with a bow and arrows

  • dashboard

    Word

    the panel in a vehicle that shows information like speed and fuel level

  • intrigue

    Word

    to make someone very interested or curious

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • laced

    Word

    fastened with laces

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • yahoo

    Word

    a loud, rude, or wild person

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • hit man

    Phrase

    a person who is paid to kill someone

  • fives

    Word

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

  • tracker

    Word

    a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • precaution

    Word

    something you do to prevent harm or trouble

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • endorse

    Word

    to publicly support a person, product, or idea

  • back in the game

    Phrase

    having recovered and able to compete or succeed again

  • lower the bar

    Phrase

    to make the standards for something less strict

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • sane

    Word

    mentally healthy and able to think clearly

  • credibility

    Word

    the quality of being trusted and believed

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • superman

    Word

    a man with extraordinary strength, ability, or courage

  • about time

    Phrase

    used to say that something should have happened earlier

  • to tell the truth

    Phrase

    used to introduce a statement that is honest or frank

  • watch list

    Phrase

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

  • cinder block

    Phrase

    a concrete building block with holes in it

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • go through with

    Phrase

    to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • deep down

    Phrase

    in your real thoughts or feelings, even if you do not show them

  • postpone

    Word

    to change a planned event or action to a later time

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • pick it up

    Phrase

    to speak or act more quickly

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • believable

    Word

    able to be believed; seeming true or real

  • gladly

    Word

    willingly; with pleasure

  • step in

    Phrase

    to get involved in a situation to help, stop something, or take control

  • unanimous

    Word

    in complete agreement; with everyone voting the same way

  • bourbon

    Word

    a type of American whiskey made from corn

  • shuffle

    Word

    to walk with short steps, dragging your feet a little

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • operative

    Word

    working or in effect

  • ducking

    Word

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

  • offshore

    Word

    located or happening at sea, away from the shore

  • don't ask

    Phrase

    used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain

  • disgrace

    Word

    to bring shame or dishonor on someone or something

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • unarmed

    Word

    not carrying a weapon

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • autopsy

    Word

    a medical examination of a body after death to find the cause of death

  • awfully

    Word

    very; extremely

  • staple

    Word

    a main or important thing, especially a food that is eaten often

  • peek

    Word

    to look quickly, especially secretly or from a hidden place

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • clearance

    Word

    the removal of things that are blocking a space or getting in the way

  • alias

    Word

    a false or different name used by someone

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