broody
Wordlooking dark, serious, and a little sad
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Criminal Minds S4E9: English vocabulary
Season 4, Episode 9CrimeDramaMystery
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disembowel
Wordto cut open a person or animal and remove the organs inside
godliness
Wordthe quality of being deeply religious and morally good
triangulate
Wordto find the position of something by using measurements from known points
scrutinize
Wordto examine something very carefully
bracketing
Wordthe act of putting words, numbers, or symbols in brackets
perpetrate
Wordto commit a serious crime or other harmful act
stomaching
Wordthe present participle of stomach
abhor
Wordto feel strong dislike or hatred for something
worser
Wordan old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
adornment
Wordsomething added to make a person or thing look more attractive
permutation
Wordan arrangement of a set of things in a different order
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subservient
Wordtoo willing to obey someone else and not act independently
birthmark
Worda small mark on the skin that you have from birth or that appears soon after
suffragette
Worda woman who campaigned for women's right to vote, especially in the early 1900s
misogynist
Worda person who hates or strongly dislikes women
magnify
Wordto make something look larger, especially with a lens or microscope
leavings
Wordthings that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
misrepresent
Wordto describe someone or something in a way that is false or misleading
dilation
Wordthe process of becoming wider or larger
verbatim
Wordusing exactly the same words as the original
dilate
Wordto make something wider or more open, or become wider or more open
outwit
Wordto defeat or trick someone by being more clever than they are
palmed
Wordto hide something in your hand, especially secretly
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baffle
Wordto confuse or puzzle someone
instinctively
Wordin a natural way, without thinking about it
shifty
Wordlooking or acting as if you are hiding something
fathom
Worda unit of length equal to six feet, used mainly for measuring water depth
posit
Wordto suggest an idea or explanation as a starting point
dialysis
Worda medical treatment that removes waste from the blood when the kidneys cannot do it properly
mullet
Worda hairstyle that is short on the top and sides and longer at the back
overpowering
Wordso strong that it is unpleasant or hard to ignore
astute
Wordgood at understanding people and situations and making smart decisions
rapport
Worda friendly, easy relationship in which people understand and trust each other
oblivious
Wordnot noticing or not paying attention to what is happening around you
coercion
Wordthe use of force or threats to make someone do something
combing
Wordthe act of combing hair
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
bouncer
Worda person whose job is to stop troublemakers from entering a bar, club, or similar place
retainer
Worda fee paid in advance to keep someone's services available
chemically
Wordin a way that involves chemistry or chemical reactions
carding
Wordthe process of combing and separating wool or other fibers
rampant
Wordspreading or increasing in an uncontrolled way, especially when something is bad
mover
Worda person or company that helps people move to a new home
rant
Wordto speak angrily and at length
compel
Wordto force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it
jerking
Wordmaking quick, sharp movements
eyeball
Wordthe round part of the eye
cleanliness
Wordthe state of being clean and tidy
viper
Worda venomous snake with long fangs and a thick body
Don Juan
Phrasea man who is very successful with women
abduct
Wordto take someone away illegally by force or trickery
swat
Wordto hit something quickly with your hand
flier
Worda small printed sheet used for advertising or sharing information
ammonia
Worda strong-smelling gas used in making fertilizers and cleaning products
anonymously
Wordwithout revealing your identity
high profile
Phrasea person or thing that attracts a lot of public attention
aqua
Worda light blue-green color
date rape drug
Phrasea drug used to make someone easier to sexually assault
overpower
Wordto defeat someone or something by using greater strength or power
pervert
Wordto change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted
hard on
PhraseA strong sexual desire for someone
adrenaline
Worda hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited
go there
Phraseused to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic
scarring
Wordthe process of forming scars as a wound heals
fives
Worda game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
tabling
Wordthe act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion
stacking
Wordthe act of putting things into a pile or piles
railing
Worda bar or set of bars used as a fence, guard, or support
fall in
Phraseto move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military
leverage
Wordthe power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more
complicate
Wordto make something more difficult or harder to understand
keep in
Phraseto keep a student at school after class as a punishment
responsive
Wordquick to react or answer
send it
Phraseto do something with full effort or confidence
public record
Phraseofficial information or documents that anyone can access
profiling
Wordthe practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics
rocker
Worda person who likes rock music, especially a fan of rock and roll
circulate
Wordto move around within a system or area, or make something do this
shaker
Worda container with holes in the top, used for sprinkling salt, pepper, or sugar
linguistic
Wordrelating to language or the study of language
miss the forest for the trees
Phraseto miss the main point because you are paying too much attention to small details
remorse
Worda strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did
triangular
Wordhaving the shape of a triangle
screwing
Wordthe act of fastening something with a screw
sever
Wordto cut something off or separate it by force
social ladder
Phrasethe level of status or success someone has in society
reversal
Worda change to the opposite state, direction, or result
pooling
Wordthe act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose
find out
Phraseto discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
bleach
Wordto make something white or lighter using a chemical process
way out
Phrasefar away; at a great distance
soul mate
Phrasea person you feel a very deep, natural connection with, often as a romantic partner
flashy
Wordbright, colorful, and designed to attract attention
don't you know
Phraseused at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation
in bad
Phraseout of favor with someone; not liked by them
space cowboy
Phrasea character in a science-fiction or futuristic story who is like a cowboy
sugared
Wordcoated or mixed with sugar
sounder
Worda group of wild boars
cocky
Wordtoo confident in yourself in a way that annoys other people