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Criminal Minds S4E18: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 18CrimeDramaMystery

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  • convulse

    Word

    to shake violently, especially because of illness, pain, or strong emotion

  • bleeder

    Word

    a person who bleeds easily or a lot

  • triangulate

    Word

    to find the position of something by using measurements from known points

  • misjudge

    Word

    to form a wrong opinion about someone or something

  • inscribe

    Word

    to write or carve words, letters, or a message on something

  • bludgeon

    Word

    a heavy stick or club used as a weapon

  • inflexible

    Word

    not willing to change your opinion or plans

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • quart

    Word

    a unit for measuring liquid, equal to two pints

  • understatement

    Word

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

  • schematic

    Word

    shown in a simple, symbolic, or diagram-like way

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  • populate

    Word

    to live in or fill a place with people or animals

  • copped

    Word

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

  • credential

    Word

    an official document or piece of information that proves who you are or shows your qualifications

  • personification

    Word

    the use of human qualities to describe something nonhuman

  • allege

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    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • marshaling

    Word

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • corrective

    Word

    intended to correct a problem or improve something

  • calamity

    Word

    a very bad event that causes great damage or suffering

  • evener

    Word

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

  • quarried

    Word

    to cut stone out of the ground in a quarry

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • correctional

    Word

    relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

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  • reaper

    Word

    a person who cuts and gathers crops

  • break the story

    Phrase

    to be the first to report a news story

  • penetration

    Word

    the act of getting into something or going through it

  • misconception

    Word

    a mistaken belief or idea

  • get it in

    Phrase

    to have sex

  • frenzy

    Word

    a state of wild, uncontrolled excitement or activity

  • hale

    Word

    healthy and strong, especially for an older person

  • stop out

    Phrase

    to stay out all night without coming home

  • severity

    Word

    the degree to which something is serious, severe, or intense

  • ruse

    Word

    a trick or plan used to deceive someone

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • write the book

    Phrase

    to be the leading expert on a subject

  • bodily

    Word

    relating to the body; physical

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • casing

    Word

    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

  • inflict

    Word

    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • let on

    Phrase

    to hint at or reveal something indirectly, often a secret or embarrassing fact

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • revolver

    Word

    a handgun with a rotating cylinder that holds several bullets

  • out cold

    Phrase

    completely unconscious

  • scratch that

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to ignore or cancel the last thing said

  • coroner

    Word

    an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

  • insignificant

    Word

    too small or unimportant to matter much

  • elk

    Word

    a large deer with big antlers, found in North America and parts of Eurasia

  • booklet

    Word

    a small book or pamphlet with only a few pages

  • magnum

    Word

    a large bottle of wine or champagne that holds 1.5 liters

  • providence

    Word

    careful planning for the future

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • make with

    Phrase

    to create or produce something using a particular material or method

  • diminish

    Word

    to make something smaller, weaker, or less important

  • manipulation

    Word

    the act of skillfully handling or controlling something

  • consolation

    Word

    comfort and support that helps you feel less sad or upset

  • undertaking

    Word

    a task or project that takes a lot of effort

  • expire

    Word

    to come to an end or stop being valid

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • flair

    Word

    a natural ability to do something well

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • notification

    Word

    an alert or message that tells you something has happened or needs attention

  • adolescent

    Word

    a teenager

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • substitute teacher

    Phrase

    a teacher who temporarily replaces the regular teacher

  • tan line

    Phrase

    a pale mark on the skin where the sun has not tanned it

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • duct

    Word

    a tube or passage that carries air, liquid, or another substance

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • seal in

    Phrase

    to keep heat, air, or liquid inside something by closing it tightly

  • similarity

    Word

    the fact that two things are alike

  • extensively

    Word

    to a large degree; in a wide or thorough way

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • depict

    Word

    to show or describe something in words or in a picture

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • intentional

    Word

    done on purpose; not accidental

  • shelling

    Word

    the act of removing shells or outer coverings from nuts, seeds, or other food

  • isolate

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    to keep someone or something apart from others

  • alias

    Word

    a false or different name used by someone

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • 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

  • preach

    Word

    to give a religious speech to a group of people

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • quarry

    Word

    a place where stone, sand, or other materials are dug out of the ground

  • accomplishment

    Word

    something you have done successfully, especially something difficult

  • yeah right

    Phrase

    an expression used to show that you do not believe what someone has said

  • manipulate

    Word

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

  • in the hospital

    Phrase

    being in a hospital as a patient

  • school teacher

    Phrase

    a teacher who works at a school

  • counselor

    Word

    a person whose job is to help people with personal, school, or emotional problems

  • substituted

    Word

    used instead of someone or something else

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