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Extreme Aggressor: Criminal Minds (2005) S01E01 English vocabulary

Season 1 Episode 12005CrimeDramaMystery

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  • incarcerate

    Word

    to put someone in prison

  • unsettle

    Word

    to make someone feel worried, uneasy, or disturbed

  • riddling

    Word

    hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling

  • blinker

    Word

    a flashing light on a vehicle that shows which way it will turn

  • cherokees

    Word

    the plural form of Cherokee, a Native American people from the southeastern United States

  • dishonorable

    Word

    shameful and not showing honor or good moral character

  • obligate

    Word

    to make someone legally or morally required to do something

  • strangler

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    a person who kills someone by strangling them

  • suffocation

    Word

    the state of not being able to breathe because air cannot get into the lungs

  • reciprocity

    Word

    the idea that people or groups give and receive things equally for mutual benefit

  • unbiased

    Word

    fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

  • reciprocate

    Word

    to respond to a kind act, feeling, or gesture with one of your own

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  • menial

    Word

    boring, low-status, and not requiring much skill

  • strangulation

    Word

    the act of choking someone by pressing on the throat or neck

  • persecute

    Word

    to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially because of their beliefs or identity

  • wickedness

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    the quality of being evil or morally wrong

  • aggressor

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    a person, group, or country that starts an attack or conflict

  • cranked

    Word

    turned or operated by a crank

  • overpowering

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    so strong that it is unpleasant or hard to ignore

  • tint

    Word

    a slight color or shade

  • submissive

    Word

    willing to obey other people and accept their control

  • sift

    Word

    to pass dry ingredients through a sieve to remove lumps or coarse bits

  • psychosis

    Word

    a serious mental illness that can cause a person to lose touch with reality

  • secretion

    Word

    a substance made by a cell or gland and released into the body or outside it

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  • saddled

    Word

    having a saddle on it

  • coax

    Word

    to gently and persistently persuade someone to do something

  • temps

    Word

    short for a temporary worker

  • vigilance

    Word

    careful attention to possible danger or problems

  • supervisory

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    relating to supervising people or work

  • disrepair

    Word

    a state in which something is damaged and not being properly cared for

  • authoritative

    Word

    showing confidence and authority in a way that makes people listen or obey

  • masculinity

    Word

    the qualities and behavior that are traditionally considered typical of men

  • stutter

    Word

    to speak with repeated sounds or pauses because of a speech difficulty

  • depressive

    Word

    related to depression or showing signs of depression

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • relive

    Word

    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

  • paranoia

    Word

    a strong fear or suspicion that other people are trying to harm you, often without a good reason

  • abyss

    Word

    a very deep hole or empty space that seems to have no bottom

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • adhesive

    Word

    able to stick to a surface or hold things together

  • swat

    Word

    to hit something quickly with your hand

  • penetration

    Word

    the act of getting into something or going through it

  • strangle

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    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • butting

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    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • tangible

    Word

    clear and easy to notice or feel

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • valiant

    Word

    showing courage and determination

  • nervous breakdown

    Phrase

    a serious mental or emotional collapse

  • multiple personality

    Phrase

    a mental disorder in which a person seems to have two or more separate identities

  • clothe

    Word

    to provide clothes for someone

  • probable cause

    Phrase

    legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • footpath

    Word

    a path for people to walk on, especially in the countryside

  • leverage

    Word

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

  • layering

    Word

    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • conceive

    Word

    to form or imagine an idea, plan, or situation in your mind

  • arrogance

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    too much pride in yourself and a belief that you are better than other people

  • scum

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    a dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid

  • profiling

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

  • fumble

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    to move or handle something awkwardly or clumsily

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • multitude

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    a very large number of people or things

  • remorse

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    a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • investigative

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    used for investigating or intended to investigate

  • prolong

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    to make something last longer

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • at every turn

    Phrase

    in every situation; all the time

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • flashy

    Word

    bright, colorful, and designed to attract attention

  • on edge

    Phrase

    nervous and unable to relax

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • hands up

    Phrase

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

  • fascination

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    a strong interest or attraction to something

  • gland

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    an organ in the body that makes and releases chemicals

  • test drive

    Phrase

    a short drive in a car to check how it feels before buying it

  • petty crime

    Phrase

    a minor crime that is not very serious

  • verge

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    the edge or border of something

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • disposable

    Word

    made to be used once or for a short time, then thrown away

  • skeptical

    Word

    not easily convinced; doubtful

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • heavy metal

    Phrase

    a style of loud rock music with a strong beat

  • even out

    Phrase

    to become more level, even, or balanced

  • truck in

    Phrase

    to transport goods by truck

  • bossed

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    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • sort through

    Phrase

    to look through a group of things carefully to find what you need or decide what matters

  • pant

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

  • step in

    Phrase

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

  • traumatic

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    causing strong emotional pain or shock

  • moron

    Word

    an insulting word for a stupid person

  • shoot me

    Phrase

    a casual way to say you feel embarrassed, annoyed, or frustrated

  • classify

    Word

    to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • nonexistent

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    not real or not existing; absent

  • now now

    Phrase

    a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

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