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Criminal Minds S6E17: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 17CrimeDramaMystery

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  • recur

    Word

    to happen again, especially regularly

  • subcontractor

    Word

    a person or company hired to do part of a larger job for another contractor

  • peephole

    Word

    a small opening in a door that lets you see who is outside

  • subcontract

    Word

    to hire another company to do part of a job or project

  • femoral

    Word

    relating to the thigh bone or the upper part of the leg

  • forger

    Word

    a person who makes fake copies of documents, money, or works of art

  • weirdness

    Word

    the quality of being strange or unusual

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • traceable

    Word

    able to be traced or followed

  • strangulation

    Word

    the act of choking someone by pressing on the throat or neck

  • assertive

    Word

    showing confidence and a willingness to speak up

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • tuscan

    Word

    relating to Tuscany or its people, language, or culture

  • snowflake

    Word

    a small piece of snow

  • habitual

    Word

    done often because it is a habit; usual for someone

  • inhalation

    Word

    the act of breathing in

  • sprinkler

    Word

    a device that sprays water over grass or plants

  • dissect

    Word

    to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • evener

    Word

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

  • meticulous

    Word

    very careful about small details and exactness

  • intrusive

    Word

    unwelcome and annoying because it gets in the way or invades your space or privacy

  • seaboard

    Word

    the land along the sea; the coast

  • breakaway

    Word

    separated from a larger group or organization

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  • withhold

    Word

    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

  • extradition

    Word

    the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

  • predicament

    Word

    a difficult or unpleasant situation

  • bloody hell

    Phrase

    used to show strong surprise, anger, or annoyance

  • assault weapon

    Phrase

    a type of firearm that is designed for rapid firing and military-style use

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • set by

    Phrase

    to value someone or something very highly

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • hit squad

    Phrase

    a group of people sent to kill someone

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • lair

    Word

    a hidden place where a wild animal lives

  • sect

    Word

    a small religious group with beliefs that differ from a larger religion

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • accountable

    Word

    responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

  • what's good

    Phrase

    a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

  • conglomerate

    Word

    a large company made up of several different companies or businesses

  • gazette

    Word

    an official newspaper that publishes government notices and legal information

  • 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

  • bargain on

    Phrase

    to fail to expect or prepare for something

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • spar

    Word

    to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • sprout

    Word

    to begin to grow or appear as a small shoot

  • get outta here

    Phrase

    used to show surprise or disbelief, or to ask someone to repeat what they said

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • good ending

    Phrase

    the best or most successful ending in a video game or story

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • wait out

    Phrase

    to wait until a difficult or unpleasant situation is over

  • panic room

    Phrase

    a small room in a house or building where people can hide and stay safe during an attack or emergency

  • sprinkler system

    Phrase

    a system of pipes and nozzles that sprays water automatically to put out a fire

  • clover

    Word

    a plant with small leaves, usually three on each stem, and round pink, white, or red flowers

  • high tech

    Phrase

    modern technology, especially computers and electronics

  • sedan

    Word

    a car with a closed body and usually four doors

  • swing by

    Phrase

    to make a short, informal visit

  • ask round

    Phrase

    to ask several people for information or help

  • dotted

    Word

    covered with small dots or spots

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • happen on

    Phrase

    to find something by chance

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • going over

    Phrase

    a quick, informal check or inspection

  • shareholder

    Word

    a person who owns shares in a company

  • classify

    Word

    to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • get past

    Phrase

    to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • interstate

    Word

    relating to travel or activity between states

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • now now

    Phrase

    a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

  • operative

    Word

    working or in effect

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • thrive

    Word

    to grow or develop very well

  • weathering

    Word

    the wearing away or breaking down of rock and other materials by air, water, and weather

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • faction

    Word

    a small group within a larger organization that has different opinions from the rest

  • overlap

    Word

    to cover or lie partly over something else

  • offender

    Word

    a person who has done something illegal or wrong

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • chartered

    Word

    used for a vehicle, flight, or trip that is hired for a special purpose

  • untie

    Word

    to undo something that is tied or fastened

  • investigator

    Word

    a person who carries out an investigation, especially for the police or another organization

  • subtitle

    Word

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

  • inject

    Word

    to put a liquid, drug, or other substance into something or someone

  • alias

    Word

    a false or different name used by someone

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • agenda

    Word

    a list of topics to be discussed at a meeting

  • outgoing

    Word

    friendly, open, and easy to talk to

  • artery

    Word

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

  • turf

    Word

    grass and the layer of soil and roots it grows in

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • footage

    Word

    recorded video material of an event or place

  • contradict

    Word

    to say that something is not true, or to say the opposite of what someone else says

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