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Criminal Minds S3E20: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 20CrimeDramaMystery

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  • ingress

    Word

    the act of entering a place

  • thereabouts

    Word

    to about that time, date, or number

  • cribbing

    Word

    the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission

  • digitize

    Word

    to change pictures, documents, or data into digital form

  • egress

    Word

    the act of leaving a place, especially a building

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • encroach

    Word

    to slowly move beyond a limit, boundary, or right

  • handiwork

    Word

    work made by hand, especially something carefully crafted

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • censure

    Word

    formal disapproval of someone or something

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

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  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • instinctively

    Word

    in a natural way, without thinking about it

  • copped

    Word

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

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • tarot

    Word

    a set of cards used for fortune-telling

  • submissive

    Word

    willing to obey other people and accept their control

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • sift

    Word

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

  • linkage

    Word

    a connection or relationship between things

  • pretzel

    Word

    a hard, salty baked snack shaped like a knot or stick

  • blanketing

    Word

    covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

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  • rambling

    Word

    long and not clearly organized, especially in speech or writing

  • demeanor

    Word

    the way someone looks or behaves to other people

  • evener

    Word

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

  • kink

    Word

    a sharp bend or twist in something that should be straight

  • allocate

    Word

    to give something, especially time, money, or resources, to a particular purpose

  • edgy

    Word

    nervous, tense, or easily annoyed

  • inconclusive

    Word

    not giving a clear answer or result

  • ascertain

    Word

    to find out something for certain

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • reassign

    Word

    to give someone a different job, role, or place to work

  • fanatic

    Word

    a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, especially a sport, hobby, or cause

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • sexual tension

    Phrase

    a feeling of sexual attraction or excitement between two people

  • simulate

    Word

    to copy the way something looks, sounds, or behaves

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • quad

    Word

    a central open area surrounded by buildings, especially on a college campus

  • ingenious

    Word

    very clever and original; showing inventiveness

  • taunt

    Word

    to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

  • fail of

    Phrase

    to fail to achieve something

  • sarcastic

    Word

    showing sarcasm; using words that mean the opposite to mock someone or something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • after the fact

    Phrase

    after something has already happened or been decided

  • run for the hills

    Phrase

    to leave quickly because a situation feels dangerous, unpleasant, or risky

  • ultra

    Word

    used before an adjective to mean extremely

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • signify

    Word

    to mean or indicate something

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • spree

    Word

    a short period of doing a lot of one activity, often in an uncontrolled way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • rendering

    Word

    a way of showing or presenting something, especially in art, film, or speech

  • round up

    Phrase

    to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

  • os

    Word

    a hard part inside the body of a person or animal

  • sketchy

    Word

    looking or sounding a little suspicious or not fully trustworthy

  • initiation

    Word

    the act of officially admitting someone into a group, often with a ritual

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • what are the odds

    Phrase

    used to show surprise that something unlikely has happened

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • ecstasy

    Word

    a feeling of extreme happiness or excitement

  • sprinter

    Word

    a person who runs very fast in short races

  • chilled

    Word

    kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • about time

    Phrase

    used to say that something should have happened earlier

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • tarot card

    Phrase

    a card used in tarot readings

  • sift through

    Phrase

    to look through a group of things or information carefully to find something

  • emergency response

    Phrase

    the organized help and action taken to deal with an emergency

  • personal day

    Phrase

    a paid day off from work for personal reasons

  • hear out

    Phrase

    to listen to someone until they finish speaking

  • housing project

    Phrase

    a group of public housing buildings for people with low incomes

  • dead calm

    Phrase

    completely still, with no wind or waves

  • skeptical

    Word

    not easily convinced; doubtful

  • enthusiast

    Word

    a person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject

  • caught up

    Phrase

    involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • brit

    Word

    a person from Great Britain

  • 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

  • toddler

    Word

    a very young child, usually one who has just started walking

  • zoned

    Word

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

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • penned

    Word

    wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

  • keep an eye out

    Phrase

    to watch carefully for something or someone

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • blindness

    Word

    the condition of being unable to see

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • crib

    Word

    a baby's bed with bars on the sides

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