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Criminal Minds S3E18: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 18CrimeDramaMystery

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  • pleadings

    Word

    formal written statements submitted by each side in a lawsuit

  • indiscretion

    Word

    a careless or embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or behavior

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • lockup

    Word

    a jail or prison, especially a small one used for short-term holding

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • skew

    Word

    to make something lean or slant; to put it at an angle

  • uniformly

    Word

    in a way that is even and the same throughout

  • understatement

    Word

    the act of making something seem less important or less serious than it really is

  • criminally

    Word

    in a way that is extremely bad or excessive

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • heighten

    Word

    make something stronger, more intense, or more noticeable

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  • bureaucratic

    Word

    relating to a system with many rules, offices, and official procedures

  • heirloom

    Word

    something valuable that has been passed down in a family for many years

  • waive

    Word

    to give up a right, claim, or rule requirement

  • suitor

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    a person who is trying to win someone's love or marry them

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • combing

    Word

    the act of combing hair

  • impediment

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    something that makes it hard to do something or slows you down

  • delusional

    Word

    having false beliefs that are not based in reality

  • negligent

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    not careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty

  • evener

    Word

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

  • profoundly

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    to a very great degree; deeply

  • stuffy

    Word

    with little or no fresh air; too warm and airless

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  • beneficiary

    Word

    a person or group that receives money, property, or other benefits

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • lark

    Word

    a small bird with a pleasant song

  • appalling

    Word

    very bad, unpleasant, or shocking

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • time served

    Phrase

    time already spent in jail or prison that counts toward a sentence

  • stalker

    Word

    a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

  • replicate

    Word

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

  • gut for

    Phrase

    to want something very much

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • delusion

    Word

    a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • full disclosure

    Phrase

    a statement that gives all the important facts, especially when something might affect your opinion

  • mentally challenged

    Phrase

    a polite way of saying that someone has an intellectual disability

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • line out

    Phrase

    an audio socket that sends out an unamplified signal

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • standpoint

    Word

    a particular point of view

  • not even once

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying no, especially to something you strongly refuse

  • provoke

    Word

    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • disclosure

    Word

    the act of making secret or unknown information known

  • precaution

    Word

    something you do to prevent harm or trouble

  • pleading

    Word

    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • investigative

    Word

    used for investigating or intended to investigate

  • fiance

    Word

    a man who is engaged to be married

  • insignificant

    Word

    too small or unimportant to matter much

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • do the work

    Phrase

    to do the difficult or necessary work needed to make a change or solve a problem

  • tech support

    Phrase

    help and advice for solving computer or other technical problems

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hinge

    Word

    a metal part that joins two things and lets one swing open or shut

  • restrain

    Word

    to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

  • no place

    Phrase

    used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • figuring out

    Phrase

    the process of trying to understand or solve something

  • medical record

    Phrase

    an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

  • rush in

    Phrase

    to act too quickly without thinking carefully

  • marriage license

    Phrase

    an official document that allows a couple to get married

  • fantasy world

    Phrase

    an imaginary world or situation that is not real

  • speech impediment

    Phrase

    a problem that makes it hard to speak clearly

  • domestic dispute

    Phrase

    a disagreement or fight between people living in the same home

  • muscle tone

    Phrase

    the natural firmness or tightness of your muscles

  • vivid

    Word

    very clear, detailed, and easy to imagine or remember

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • periodically

    Word

    at regular intervals

  • liaison

    Word

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

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • play along

    Phrase

    to pretend to agree with or help with something

  • perceive

    Word

    to notice or understand something, especially by using your senses

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • law firm

    Phrase

    a business that gives legal advice and represents clients in court

  • hanger

    Word

    a piece of wood, plastic, or metal with a hook for hanging clothes

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • look over

    Phrase

    to check or read something quickly

  • systematic

    Word

    done in a careful, organized way

  • grind

    Word

    to crush something into small pieces or powder

  • cruiser

    Word

    a warship that is smaller than a battleship and faster than many other ships

  • jointly

    Word

    in a way that is done by two or more people or groups together

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • injure

    Word

    to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

  • violate

    Word

    to break a rule, law, or agreement

  • medic

    Word

    a person trained to give emergency medical care

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • bachelorette party

    Phrase

    a party for a woman who is about to get married

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • intimacy

    Word

    a close emotional or physical relationship between people

  • housekeeper

    Word

    a person employed to clean and take care of a house or hotel

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