Criminal Minds S4E1: English vocabulary

an emphatic, rude way of saying no

locked with a key

to hit something quickly with your hand

a teenager or young adult who dresses and acts like part of the scene subculture

to copy the way something looks, sounds, or behaves

the U.S. Marine Corps, the branch of the U.S. armed forces that fights on land and at sea

violent or very messy disorder; chaos

the number or rate of cases of something, especially a disease or problem

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

very unusual, unconventional, or extreme

to send something to a different place, person, or direction

to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

a circuit that is complete so electricity can flow through it

to kill an important person, especially for political reasons

to perform very well; to do something impressively

to feed someone or an animal so they become healthier and gain weight

past tense and past participle of shoot

to press the gas pedal all the way down

small pieces of metal or other material thrown out by an explosion

to give someone the responsibility for something or for taking care of something

relating to the body; physical

to land or settle lightly on something

to lead a group, team, or project

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

a cart in a hospital that carries emergency equipment and medicine

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

used to angrily tell someone to stop bothering you and go away

to expect something or think it will happen

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

far away; at a great distance

a friendly way to address a man or show approval or excitement

to give someone or something an unofficial name or title

a group of wild boars

the upper part of a city or town, especially away from the center

the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

actively dealing with something or working on it

a person who carries out a bombing and dies in the attack

the police, fire service, and ambulance service that deal with emergencies

the ability to use a computer, system, or network from another location

the act of putting things into bags or packages

a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs

made to be used once or for a short time, then thrown away

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

to keep trying to do something even when it is difficult

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

a bomb hidden in a car and set to explode

involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

a device used to hold two things tightly together

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

relating to the spine or spinal cord

to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

to visit someone briefly and informally

to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

a quick, informal check or inspection

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

the act of changing the direction of something

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

as; in the same way that

to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

a person from the northern US, especially New England

the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

used to say that something appears true, although it may not be

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

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

the act of playing drums

by hand, not with a machine or computer

in a way that is not correct

to some extent; fairly

to give something to another person

the act of entering a phone number to call someone

a system in which people or things are arranged in levels, with some above others

a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

having a ring or rings around it

carefully planned to achieve a particular goal, especially in a difficult situation