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Criminal Minds S5E16: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 16CrimeDramaMystery

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  • predispose

    Word

    to make someone more likely to have a feeling, behavior, or condition

  • tormenting

    Word

    causing someone to feel great pain or suffering

  • scratchy

    Word

    causing a slight scratching or irritating feeling

  • subservient

    Word

    too willing to obey someone else and not act independently

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • unbiased

    Word

    fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

  • thumbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • preferential

    Word

    giving someone special treatment or an advantage

  • paralyze

    Word

    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • crematorium

    Word

    a building where dead bodies are cremated

  • pertain

    Word

    to relate to or be connected with something

  • dyeing

    Word

    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

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  • copped

    Word

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

  • submissive

    Word

    willing to obey other people and accept their control

  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • hearse

    Word

    a vehicle used for carrying a coffin to a funeral

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • combing

    Word

    the act of combing hair

  • hinged

    Word

    fastened with a hinge or hinges so it can swing open and shut

  • evener

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

  • remarry

    Word

    to marry again

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

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  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • sugar and spice

    Phrase

    two things that are completely different

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • disposed

    Word

    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • revisit

    Word

    to go back to a place, topic, or situation and deal with it again

  • your boy

    Phrase

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

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • roll up on

    Phrase

    to come up to someone suddenly, often in a threatening way

  • sacking

    Word

    the act of being dismissed from a job

  • home in

    Phrase

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

  • ruse

    Word

    a trick or plan used to deceive someone

  • puberty

    Word

    the stage in life when a child's body begins to change into an adult body

  • after the fact

    Phrase

    after something has already happened or been decided

  • perch

    Word

    to sit or rest on something, especially a branch or bar

  • bodily

    Word

    relating to the body; physical

  • rehearse

    Word

    to practice a play, speech, or performance before presenting it

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • abduction

    Word

    the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • prolong

    Word

    to make something last longer

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • block party

    Phrase

    a neighborhood party held outdoors, often in the street

  • same exact

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that two things are exactly the same

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • dispose

    Word

    to get rid of something

  • weld

    Word

    to join pieces of metal by heating and pressing them together

  • hinge

    Word

    a metal part that joins two things and lets one swing open or shut

  • itchy

    Word

    causing an itch or feeling itchy

  • flare up

    Phrase

    to become active, painful, or severe again after a quiet period

  • torment

    Word

    severe physical or mental suffering

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • wander off

    Phrase

    to move away from a place without meaning to

  • narrow down

    Phrase

    to reduce the number of possibilities so something becomes more specific

  • electrician

    Word

    a person who installs, repairs, or maintains electrical wiring and equipment

  • lynch

    Word

    to kill someone illegally, especially by hanging, without a fair trial

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • 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

  • have nots

    Phrase

    people who have little money or wealth

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • flare

    Word

    to burn or shine with a sudden bright light

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • awfully

    Word

    very; extremely

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • stay at home

    Phrase

    used to describe a parent who stays at home to look after the family instead of working outside the home

  • similarity

    Word

    the fact that two things are alike

  • overlap

    Word

    to cover or lie partly over something else

  • offender

    Word

    a person who has done something illegal or wrong

  • premise

    Word

    a statement or idea that forms the basis of an argument or theory

  • leave it alone

    Phrase

    to stop touching, changing, or interfering with something

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • tuning

    Word

    the act of adjusting a musical instrument so it sounds right

  • 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

  • theme park

    Phrase

    a large park with rides and other entertainment, often built around a theme

  • winter coat

    Phrase

    a coat worn in cold winter weather

  • 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

  • not quite

    Phrase

    almost, but not completely

  • eyebrow

    Word

    one of the two strips of hair above a person's eyes

  • pony

    Word

    a small horse

  • statistical

    Word

    relating to statistics or using statistical methods

  • disturbance

    Word

    a disruption of peace, order, or quiet

  • 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

  • security camera

    Phrase

    a camera that records or monitors an area for safety or security

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • all around

    Phrase

    in every direction around a place or person

  • driveway

    Word

    a private road or path from the street to a house or garage

  • sighting

    Word

    an occasion when someone sees or notices something, especially something unusual or interesting

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