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Criminal Minds S3E12: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 12CrimeDramaMystery

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  • intoxicate

    Word

    to affect with alcohol or drugs, especially so that someone becomes confused or less clear-minded

  • overlaying

    Word

    covering one thing with a layer of something else

  • devolve

    Word

    to give some power or responsibility to a lower level of government or organization

  • bewitch

    Word

    to make someone feel strongly attracted or fascinated

  • obliterate

    Word

    destroy completely; leave nothing behind

  • flunk

    Word

    to fail an exam, test, or course

  • larceny

    Word

    the crime of stealing someone else's property

  • overlie

    Word

    to lie on top of something or cover it

  • indentation

    Word

    a blank space at the start of a line of text

  • buckling

    Word

    the bending or curving of something under pressure

  • shelve

    Word

    to put something on a shelf

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • muting

    Word

    the act of making a sound or device silent

  • conclusive

    Word

    so strong or clear that it settles a question or ends doubt

  • temps

    Word

    short for a temporary worker

  • defiant

    Word

    showing that you are ready to resist or disobey

  • marshaling

    Word

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • arterial

    Word

    relating to an artery

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • strangle

    Word

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

  • statistically

    Word

    using statistics or based on statistical data

  • wooded

    Word

    covered with many trees

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  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • frenzy

    Word

    a state of wild, uncontrolled excitement or activity

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • enlighten

    Word

    to help someone understand something better

  • proxy

    Word

    the authority to act or vote for someone else

  • witness protection

    Phrase

    a government program that gives witnesses new identities and protection when they are in danger

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • layering

    Word

    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • abduction

    Word

    the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

  • karma

    Word

    the idea that your actions affect what happens to you later

  • defy

    Word

    to openly refuse to obey or accept something

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • please God

    Phrase

    used to say that you hope something will happen, if God allows it

  • expel

    Word

    force someone to leave a place, school, or organization

  • want out

    Phrase

    to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • petty theft

    Phrase

    a small or minor theft

  • predominantly

    Word

    mainly; mostly

  • thinner

    Word

    a liquid used to make paint or other coatings thinner

  • usher

    Word

    a person who shows people to their seats, especially in a theater or at a wedding

  • caught up

    Phrase

    involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

  • security system

    Phrase

    a system that protects a building or area from intruders and may sound an alarm

  • worked up

    Phrase

    very upset, angry, or excited

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • go along

    Phrase

    to agree to something or let something happen, often reluctantly

  • push past

    Phrase

    to move forward by pushing through a person or crowd

  • perceive

    Word

    to notice or understand something, especially by using your senses

  • 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

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • brightly

    Word

    in a bright way; with a lot of light

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • browser

    Word

    a program you use to look at websites on the internet

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • adolescent

    Word

    a teenager

  • violently

    Word

    with a lot of force or energy

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • stay at home

    Phrase

    used to describe a parent who stays at home to look after the family instead of working outside the home

  • think fast

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to catch something you are throwing

  • offender

    Word

    a person who has done something illegal or wrong

  • southeastern

    Word

    located in or toward the southeast

  • one way

    Phrase

    allowing travel in only one direction

  • vista

    Word

    a wide, attractive view of the land or scenery

  • emerald

    Word

    a bright green precious stone

  • footprint

    Word

    a mark left by a foot on a surface

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • indicator

    Word

    something that shows the state or level of something

  • scent

    Word

    a smell, especially a pleasant one

  • manipulate

    Word

    to control or influence someone or something, often in a dishonest or unfair way

  • all good

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying that everything is fine or acceptable

  • either way

    Phrase

    used to say that the result is the same no matter which choice happens

  • fishing boat

    Phrase

    a boat used for catching fish

  • death bed

    Phrase

    the bed of a person who is dying or about to die

  • car rental

    Phrase

    a service that lets you hire a car for a short time

  • toned

    Word

    having firm, well-defined muscles

  • buckle

    Word

    a small metal fastener used to join the ends of a belt, strap, or similar band

  • too late

    Phrase

    so late that something can no longer be done or changed

  • movie theater

    Phrase

    a place where people go to watch movies

  • not quite

    Phrase

    almost, but not completely

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • all along

    Phrase

    from the beginning; from the start

  • spread out

    Phrase

    to move things farther apart or make something open out

  • color in

    Phrase

    to fill in a black-and-white picture or drawing with color

  • marshal

    Word

    an official who directs or organizes an event or public activity

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