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Criminal Minds S5E8: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 8CrimeDramaMystery

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  • catcall

    Word

    a loud, rude shout or whistle, especially one meant to show disapproval or sexual interest

  • cleat

    Word

    a metal fitting on a boat or dock that a rope is tied to

  • smattering

    Word

    a small amount of knowledge or skill in a subject or language

  • eloquently

    Word

    in a clear, fluent, and impressive way

  • pubescent

    Word

    relating to the period when a child is becoming an adult

  • gamut

    Word

    the full range or extent of something

  • remorseful

    Word

    feeling sorry and guilty about something you did

  • squirm

    Word

    to twist and move your body from side to side, especially because you feel nervous or uncomfortable

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • foetus

    Word

    an unborn baby that is developing in the womb

  • exacting

    Word

    needing a lot of care, skill, or attention

  • astound

    Word

    to surprise or amaze someone greatly

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  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • homicidal

    Word

    wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • withered

    Word

    dried out and shriveled

  • forester

    Word

    a person who manages and cares for forests

  • gratification

    Word

    a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction

  • ethnically

    Word

    in a way that relates to ethnicity or ethnic groups

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • cleverness

    Word

    the quality of being clever and quick to understand or solve problems

  • dispense

    Word

    to give out or provide something to people

  • compulsion

    Word

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

  • neuron

    Word

    a nerve cell that sends signals in the body and brain

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  • suffocating

    Word

    making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

  • clipping

    Word

    a small piece cut off something

  • undoing

    Word

    the process of reversing or canceling something

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • suffocate

    Word

    to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air

  • raptor

    Word

    a bird that hunts and eats other animals

  • evener

    Word

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

  • proficient

    Word

    good at doing something because of practice or training

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • factoring

    Word

    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • geographically

    Word

    in a way that relates to geography or to the physical features of a place

  • logics

    Word

    the study of correct reasoning

  • whack job

    Phrase

    an offensive word for a person who seems crazy or very strange

  • envelop

    Word

    a flat paper cover with a flap, used for sending a letter or document

  • wither

    Word

    to become dry, weak, and shriveled, especially because of heat or lack of water

  • pathology

    Word

    the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • hoot

    Word

    the sound an owl makes

  • cleanse

    Word

    to clean something thoroughly, especially by removing dirt or harmful substances

  • horrific

    Word

    extremely shocking, violent, or upsetting

  • apprehend

    Word

    to arrest someone, especially a suspect

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • sexual act

    Phrase

    a sexual action or activity

  • cortex

    Word

    the outer layer of the brain

  • brag

    Word

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • hide in plain sight

    Phrase

    to be hard to notice even though it is visible

  • reminiscent

    Word

    suggesting something you remember from the past

  • informative

    Word

    giving useful information or facts

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • 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

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • remorse

    Word

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

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • mono

    Word

    sound recorded or played with one channel only

  • pooling

    Word

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

  • spar

    Word

    to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • off guard

    Phrase

    caught by surprise and not ready for what happens

  • whack

    Word

    to hit something with a quick, hard blow

  • orbital

    Word

    relating to the path of an object as it moves around a planet, star, or moon

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • satellite phone

    Phrase

    a phone that connects to satellites instead of a mobile network

  • safe haven

    Phrase

    a place that gives protection and safety from danger or trouble

  • access point

    Phrase

    a device that provides wireless access to a network

  • perish

    Word

    to die or be destroyed, especially in a sudden or tragic way

  • fingerprint

    Word

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

  • cam

    Word

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

  • flatter

    Word

    to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

  • chipping

    Word

    small pieces that break off from a hard surface

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • admirer

    Word

    a person who admires someone or something

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • underestimate

    Word

    to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • air show

    Phrase

    a public event where people watch aircraft perform tricks and fly past

  • overwhelm

    Word

    to affect someone so strongly that they cannot think clearly or deal with things well

  • medic

    Word

    a person trained to give emergency medical care

  • amaze

    Word

    to fill someone with wonder or great surprise

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • time frame

    Phrase

    a period of time allowed for something to happen or be completed

  • land line

    Phrase

    a telephone line that uses wires and is not part of a mobile network

  • numb

    Word

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

  • troll

    Word

    a person who posts online to upset people or start arguments

  • casualty

    Word

    a person who is killed or injured in an accident, war, or other event

  • realization

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    a sudden understanding of something

  • logging

    Word

    the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

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