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Criminal Minds S7E15: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 15CrimeDramaMystery

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  • skelter

    Word

    in a hurried, confused, or disorderly way

  • vitriol

    Word

    very bitter and cruel criticism or speech

  • construe

    Word

    to interpret a word, phrase, or action in a particular way

  • reefer

    Word

    a cigarette containing marijuana

  • devolve

    Word

    to give some power or responsibility to a lower level of government or organization

  • tidings

    Word

    news or information, especially about something important or welcome

  • zealot

    Word

    a person who is extremely and often unreasonably devoted to a belief or cause

  • impressionable

    Word

    easily influenced by other people or by what happens around you

  • opiate

    Word

    a drug made from opium or similar substances, used to relieve pain

  • vegetative

    Word

    relating to growth in plants, especially when they are not flowering or producing fruit

  • idolize

    Word

    to admire someone so much that you think they are almost perfect

  • foreclosure

    Word

    the legal process of taking a home or other property because the owner has not paid the mortgage

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  • terrorize

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear and distress

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • rind

    Word

    the tough outer skin of a fruit or cheese

  • yucca

    Word

    a plant with long pointed leaves and tall clusters of white flowers, often grown in warm places or as a houseplant

  • croak

    Word

    to make a deep, hoarse sound, like a frog or a crow

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • mayoral

    Word

    relating to a mayor or the job of mayor

  • ludicrous

    Word

    so silly or unreasonable that it seems ridiculous

  • stimulant

    Word

    a substance that makes the body or brain more active

  • incite

    Word

    to encourage people to act violently or unlawfully

  • temps

    Word

    short for a temporary worker

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  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • subdued

    Word

    quiet, soft, or less strong than usual

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • evener

    Word

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

  • assailant

    Word

    a person who attacks someone physically

  • inflammatory

    Word

    likely to make people angry or cause trouble

  • cali

    Word

    a city in southwestern Colombia

  • relive

    Word

    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

  • green earth

    Phrase

    a green mineral used as a pigment in paint

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • should hope

    Phrase

    used to strongly agree that something is obviously true or expected

  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • quadruple

    Word

    to make something four times as large or as much

  • impulsive

    Word

    acting quickly without thinking about the results

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • your man

    Phrase

    the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

  • behold

    Word

    to look at something with attention or wonder

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • avid

    Word

    very interested in something and enthusiastic about it

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • dosage

    Word

    the amount of medicine or a drug that should be taken at one time or over a period of time

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • suicidal

    Word

    having thoughts of killing yourself

  • blazing

    Word

    burning very brightly and strongly

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • rhetoric

    Word

    the skill of using language to persuade or impress people

  • burglary

    Word

    the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

  • 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

  • invader

    Word

    a person, group, or animal that enters a place by force or without permission

  • abduction

    Word

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

  • remorse

    Word

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

  • city council

    Phrase

    the elected group that runs a city

  • get ahead of

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem before it gets worse

  • Black Panther

    Phrase

    the superhero character from Marvel comics and films

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • oatmeal

    Word

    ground oats used for making breakfast food

  • wrong crowd

    Phrase

    a group of people who are likely to have a bad influence on someone

  • affirmative

    Word

    showing agreement or saying yes

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • affiliation

    Word

    the fact of being connected with a group, organization, or cause

  • parameter

    Word

    a value or limit that affects how something works or is measured

  • on edge

    Phrase

    nervous and unable to relax

  • stoop

    Word

    to bend your body forward and down

  • 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

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • property tax

    Phrase

    a tax you pay on land or buildings you own

  • short list

    Phrase

    a final selection of people or things chosen from a larger group

  • crime rate

    Phrase

    the number of crimes in a place during a particular period

  • financial institution

    Phrase

    a bank or similar company that provides financial services

  • verge

    Word

    the edge or border of something

  • predominantly

    Word

    mainly; mostly

  • martyr

    Word

    a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • caught up

    Phrase

    involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

  • African American

    Phrase

    a Black person from the United States

  • home invasion

    Phrase

    a burglary in which someone breaks into a house while people are inside

  • thug

    Word

    a violent criminal or troublemaker

  • savior

    Word

    a person who saves someone from danger or serious trouble

  • swing by

    Phrase

    to make a short, informal visit

  • hum along

    Phrase

    to continue moving or working smoothly and steadily

  • felony

    Word

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

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • inconsistent

    Word

    not staying the same or not matching in different situations

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • inactive

    Word

    not active, working, or being used

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