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Criminal Minds S3E17: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 17CrimeDramaMystery

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  • lechery

    Word

    strong and offensive sexual desire

  • oversleep

    Word

    to sleep longer than you meant to

  • asphyxiate

    Word

    to stop someone from breathing, or make breathing very difficult

  • contemptible

    Word

    deserving strong dislike and contempt

  • devolve

    Word

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

  • 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

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • furlough

    Word

    a temporary leave from work, military service, or prison

  • transference

    Word

    the act or process of moving something from one place, person, or thing to another

  • obliging

    Word

    willing and quick to help other people

  • lewd

    Word

    sexual in a rude or offensive way

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  • leavings

    Word

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

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • impersonate

    Word

    pretend to be someone else, often to trick people or for entertainment

  • locator

    Word

    a device or system that helps find the location of something

  • understatement

    Word

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

  • regatta

    Word

    a boat race, or a series of boat races

  • copped

    Word

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

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • sable

    Word

    a small animal with dark brown fur, valued for its fur

  • bayou

    Word

    a slow-moving stream or channel in a swampy area

  • technicals

    Word

    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

  • evener

    Word

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

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  • sunburn

    Word

    red, painful skin caused by too much sun

  • fiancee

    Word

    a woman who is engaged to be married

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • befriend

    Word

    to make friends with someone

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • hardened

    Word

    made hard or tougher by heat, cold, use, or time

  • wrapper

    Word

    a piece of paper, plastic, or similar material that covers something

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • harbor master

    Phrase

    the official in charge of a harbor

  • hyoid bone

    Phrase

    the bone in the neck that supports the tongue and helps with swallowing

  • erratic

    Word

    changing suddenly and unpredictably

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • charismatic

    Word

    having a strong charm that makes people admire and follow you

  • ruse

    Word

    a trick or plan used to deceive someone

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • vulnerability

    Word

    the state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism

  • leverage

    Word

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

  • valet

    Word

    a person who helps someone with personal tasks, especially a rich or important person

  • lonesome

    Word

    sad because you are alone or feel alone

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • tolerant

    Word

    willing to accept people or ideas that are different from your own

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • deacon

    Word

    a Christian minister who helps with church services and some other duties

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • something is up

    Phrase

    used to say that you think something strange, secret, or wrong is happening

  • dune

    Word

    a hill of sand formed by the wind, especially near the sea or in a desert

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hostel

    Word

    a cheap place where travelers can stay, often with shared rooms and bathrooms

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • stress out

    Phrase

    to make someone feel worried or under pressure

  • walk in on

    Phrase

    to enter a room or place and unexpectedly see someone doing something private

  • day room

    Phrase

    a room in a hospital, care home, or similar place where people can sit and relax during the day

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • dormitory

    Word

    a building where students live at a school or college

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • bag down

    Phrase

    to hold something in place with bags or other heavy weights

  • run away from

    Phrase

    to try to avoid a problem, duty, or responsibility

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • differentiate

    Word

    to see or show how two things are different

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • restraint

    Word

    the act of controlling yourself and not reacting too strongly

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • break up

    Phrase

    to make a group of people separate and go away

  • catch up

    Phrase

    to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

  • stand in

    Phrase

    to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • cultured

    Word

    well educated and interested in art, literature, music, and similar subjects

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • hoo

    Word

    the sound an owl makes

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • all clear

    Phrase

    a signal that danger or an emergency has ended and it is safe to continue

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • 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

  • jog

    Word

    to run slowly and steadily, especially for exercise

  • 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

  • spin round

    Phrase

    to turn quickly so that you face another direction

  • offender

    Word

    a person who has done something illegal or wrong

  • pawn

    Word

    the smallest chess piece, which can move forward and capture diagonally

  • notify

    Word

    to tell someone officially or formally about something

  • breaker

    Word

    a large wave that breaks into foam near the shore

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • jazz

    Word

    a style of music with strong rhythm and improvisation

  • discharge

    Word

    to officially allow someone to leave a hospital or other institution

  • manifest

    Word

    clear and obvious

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • weary

    Word

    very tired

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • voluntarily

    Word

    in a way that is done willingly, not because someone is forced to do it

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