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Criminal Minds S4E7: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 7CrimeDramaMystery

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  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • wince

    Word

    to make a quick, small movement because of pain, fear, or embarrassment

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • lewd

    Word

    sexual in a rude or offensive way

  • agitate

    Word

    to make someone feel worried or upset

  • molestation

    Word

    the act of sexually abusing or harassing someone, especially a child

  • molest

    Word

    to harass or bother someone persistently

  • pegging

    Word

    the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes

  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • objectivity

    Word

    the quality of being fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

  • swab

    Word

    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

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  • coax

    Word

    to gently and persistently persuade someone to do something

  • compulsion

    Word

    a strong urge to do something, especially one that is hard to control

  • trespass

    Word

    to enter land or property without permission

  • implicate

    Word

    to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • tremor

    Word

    a slight shaking movement

  • repentance

    Word

    sincere regret for something wrong you have done

  • illicit

    Word

    illegal or not allowed by law, rules, or custom

  • hypnosis

    Word

    a state in which someone is very relaxed and more open to suggestion

  • snare

    Word

    a trap, often a loop of wire or cord, used to catch animals

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

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  • ballooned

    Word

    to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

  • whim

    Word

    a sudden wish to do something, often without planning it

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • indecent

    Word

    considered rude, offensive, or sexually inappropriate

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • indecent exposure

    Phrase

    the crime of exposing your genitals in public

  • even as

    Phrase

    at the same time that something else is happening

  • criterion

    Word

    a standard or rule used for judging or choosing something

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • your boy

    Phrase

    I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • party to

    Phrase

    involved in something, especially a secret plan or a wrong action

  • sioux

    Word

    a member of a Native American people from the Great Plains

  • pervert

    Word

    to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

  • cover up

    Phrase

    to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • run it up

    Phrase

    to make money quickly, especially in a casual or slang way

  • dubious

    Word

    not certain or not completely sure

  • barker

    Word

    a person who stands outside a theater, circus, or similar place and tries to attract customers

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • on the face of

    Phrase

    used to say that something seems true or reasonable at first, but may not be when you look more closely

  • surrogate

    Word

    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • precursor

    Word

    something that comes before and leads to a later thing

  • subconscious

    Word

    happening in the mind without you being aware of it

  • head man

    Phrase

    the main leader of a village or local community

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • remorse

    Word

    a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did

  • query

    Word

    a question, especially one sent to an organization or official

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • city council

    Phrase

    the elected group that runs a city

  • talk at

    Phrase

    to speak to someone in a way that ignores their replies or feelings

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • prolong

    Word

    to make something last longer

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • dad burn

    Phrase

    a mild euphemistic way of saying damn

  • dissertation

    Word

    a long academic paper written for a doctoral degree

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • questionable

    Word

    likely to cause doubt, concern, or suspicion

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • grow out of

    Phrase

    to become too big or too old for something, especially clothes or a habit

  • state line

    Phrase

    the border between two U.S. states

  • royal flush

    Phrase

    the best possible poker hand, made with A, K, Q, J, and 10 of the same suit

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • hooker

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • veterinary

    Word

    relating to the care and treatment of animals

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • latitude

    Word

    the distance of a place north or south of the equator

  • imminent

    Word

    likely to happen very soon

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • grow out

    Phrase

    to let hair grow longer

  • fuss over

    Phrase

    to pay too much attention to someone or something

  • detain

    Word

    to keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning

  • bathtub

    Word

    a large tub that you fill with water for washing your body

  • taxpayer

    Word

    a person who pays taxes

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • flushing

    Word

    the act of becoming red in the face or skin

  • paralysis

    Word

    the loss of the ability to move part or all of the body

  • interrogation

    Word

    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • track down

    Phrase

    to find someone or something after searching for them

  • unveil

    Word

    to show something publicly for the first time

  • haunt

    Word

    to visit a place often

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • rig

    Word

    to arrange or set up something, especially equipment, for a particular purpose

  • suppress

    Word

    to stop something by force or authority

  • jog

    Word

    to run slowly and steadily, especially for exercise

  • mimic

    Word

    to copy the way someone speaks or acts

  • you betcha

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying yes or certainly

  • offender

    Word

    a person who has done something illegal or wrong

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