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Criminal Minds S5E18: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 18CrimeDramaMystery

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  • rioter

    Word

    a person who takes part in a riot

  • tenderloin

    Word

    a tender cut of meat from the back part of an animal

  • salter

    Word

    a person who adds salt to food

  • expound

    Word

    to explain something in detail

  • geezer

    Word

    an old man, especially one who seems a bit strange or eccentric

  • welt

    Word

    a raised mark or swollen area on the skin, often caused by a blow or irritation

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • insolent

    Word

    rude and disrespectful in a way that shows too much confidence

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • defiant

    Word

    showing that you are ready to resist or disobey

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • conjure

    Word

    to make something seem to appear from nowhere, often by using imagination or magic

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  • dispatcher

    Word

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

  • subdued

    Word

    quiet, soft, or less strong than usual

  • evener

    Word

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

  • woe

    Word

    great sadness or suffering

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • tripod

    Word

    a stand with three legs, used for holding a camera or other equipment steady

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • brunette

    Word

    a woman or girl with dark brown hair

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • prowess

    Word

    great skill or ability in doing something

  • rant

    Word

    to speak angrily and at length

  • bureaucracy

    Word

    a system of government or organization with many rules and officials

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  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • man talk

    Phrase

    informal talk about things that men are interested in, especially sports or sex

  • transient

    Word

    lasting for only a short time

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • hear things

    Phrase

    to think you are hearing sounds that are not really there

  • for the book

    Phrase

    especially impressive or memorable

  • pluck

    Word

    to pull something off or out from where it grows or is attached

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • disposed

    Word

    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • commando

    Word

    a soldier in a specially trained military unit that carries out raids and other dangerous missions

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • confinement

    Word

    the state of being kept in a place and not allowed to leave

  • surrogate

    Word

    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • fall in

    Phrase

    to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

  • halve

    Word

    to divide something into two equal parts

  • imposing

    Word

    large, impressive, and often a little intimidating in appearance

  • manslaughter

    Word

    the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

  • control freak

    Phrase

    a person who wants to control other people or every detail of a situation

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • operational

    Word

    working properly and ready to use

  • 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

  • hook it up

    Phrase

    to get something for someone, especially as a favor or in an informal way

  • paradox

    Word

    a situation or idea that seems impossible or contradictory but may still be true

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • burrow

    Word

    a hole or tunnel dug by an animal, especially a rabbit, for living in

  • yearbook

    Word

    a book made by a school each year with photos, names, and memories of students and staff

  • defy

    Word

    to openly refuse to obey or accept something

  • key off

    Phrase

    to use something as the basis for a decision, action, or response

  • pooling

    Word

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

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • true that

    Phrase

    used to strongly agree with someone

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • thin air

    Phrase

    used in the phrase into thin air to mean that something disappears completely or seems to vanish

  • drug addict

    Phrase

    a person who is addicted to drugs

  • be big on

    Phrase

    to like something a lot or be very interested in it

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • residue

    Word

    a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • take away from

    Phrase

    to not make something seem less good, exciting, or impressive

  • easy target

    Phrase

    A person or thing that is easy to attack, criticize, or make fun of

  • last words

    Phrase

    the final words someone says before they die

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • ask round

    Phrase

    to ask several people for information or help

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • brit

    Word

    a person from Great Britain

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • better off

    Phrase

    in a better situation, especially after a change or decision

  • shoot me

    Phrase

    a casual way to say you feel embarrassed, annoyed, or frustrated

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • cultured

    Word

    well educated and interested in art, literature, music, and similar subjects

  • say what

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it

  • front porch

    Phrase

    a covered porch at the front of a house

  • sentimental

    Word

    showing strong feelings of love, sadness, or tenderness

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • lengthy

    Word

    lasting a long time or taking more time than expected

  • incompetent

    Word

    not having the skills or ability needed to do something well

  • head south

    Phrase

    to travel toward the south

  • chopper

    Word

    a helicopter

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • lure

    Word

    to attract or tempt someone or something, often by offering something appealing

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • inmate

    Word

    a person who is kept in prison or another institution

  • way in

    Phrase

    an entrance or route into a place

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