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Criminal Minds S5E1: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 1CrimeDramaMystery

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  • effectual

    Word

    effective; able to produce the intended result

  • convulse

    Word

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

  • lacerate

    Word

    to tear or cut deeply

  • loiter

    Word

    to stand or wait somewhere without a clear reason or purpose

  • backboard

    Word

    a board behind a basketball hoop that the ball can bounce off

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • thoracic

    Word

    relating to the chest area

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • aorta

    Word

    the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

  • impotent

    Word

    unable to act or help effectively; powerless

  • copped

    Word

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

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  • credential

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • incite

    Word

    to encourage people to act violently or unlawfully

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • callous

    Word

    showing no sympathy or concern for other people

  • marshaling

    Word

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • supervisory

    Word

    relating to supervising people or work

  • dispatcher

    Word

    a person who sends workers, vehicles, or emergency services to where they are needed

  • evener

    Word

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

  • crutch

    Word

    a stick with a support at the top that helps someone walk

  • deviate

    Word

    to move away from a usual course, rule, or pattern

  • ventilator

    Word

    a machine that helps a patient breathe

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  • reaper

    Word

    a person who cuts and gathers crops

  • confine

    Word

    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • vibrate

    Word

    to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • criterion

    Word

    a standard or rule used for judging or choosing something

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • stop the bleeding

    Phrase

    to stop a bad situation from getting worse

  • taunt

    Word

    to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • brag

    Word

    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • enlighten

    Word

    to help someone understand something better

  • substitution

    Word

    the act of replacing one thing with another

  • stabilize

    Word

    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • surrogate

    Word

    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • hector

    Word

    to bully or speak to someone in a harsh, overbearing way

  • wording

    Word

    the exact words used in something written or said

  • anesthesia

    Word

    a drug-induced loss of feeling, or of feeling and consciousness, used during a medical procedure

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • fall into the wrong hands

    Phrase

    to be obtained by people who should not have it

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • out of luck

    Phrase

    unable to get what you want or need

  • abbreviation

    Word

    a short form of a word or phrase

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • go through with

    Phrase

    to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

  • call away

    Phrase

    to make someone leave what they are doing, usually suddenly or unexpectedly

  • kick down

    Phrase

    to force a door or other barrier open by kicking it hard

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • casually

    Word

    in a relaxed, informal, or not very serious way

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • turn on

    Phrase

    to depend on something; to be decided by something

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • look over

    Phrase

    to check or read something quickly

  • do not want

    Phrase

    used to say that you strongly dislike or reject something

  • devastation

    Word

    great destruction or damage

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • medic

    Word

    a person trained to give emergency medical care

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • cavity

    Word

    an empty space inside something solid

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • numb

    Word

    unable to feel part of your body, often because it is cold or injured

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • notify

    Word

    to tell someone officially or formally about something

  • planner

    Word

    a book, app, or calendar used to plan your time and tasks

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • sloppy

    Word

    messy or untidy

  • say again

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to repeat what they said

  • coming right up

    Phrase

    used to say that something ordered or requested will be brought immediately

  • artery

    Word

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

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • strong man

    Phrase

    a man who is very physically strong

  • school day

    Phrase

    a day when school is in session and students have classes

  • endanger

    Word

    to put someone or something in danger of harm or damage

  • evacuate

    Word

    to move people out of a dangerous place to safety

  • too late

    Phrase

    so late that something can no longer be done or changed

  • in the hospital

    Phrase

    being in a hospital as a patient

  • school bus

    Phrase

    a bus that takes children to and from school

  • overdose

    Word

    an amount of a drug that is too large and can be dangerous or fatal

  • maiden

    Word

    a young woman, especially one who is unmarried

  • every time

    Phrase

    used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • disrespect

    Word

    lack of respect for someone or something

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • call ahead

    Phrase

    to phone someone before you arrive or before something happens

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