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Criminal Minds S7E19: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 19CrimeDramaMystery

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  • floridly

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    in a flowery, elaborate way

  • wherewithal

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    the money or other means needed to do something

  • tagger

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    a person who adds tags or labels to photos, files, or other items

  • deride

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    to mock or show contempt for someone or something

  • fount

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    a source of something good or useful

  • satanist

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    a person who believes in or practices Satanism

  • gammon

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    the back leg of a pig, cured and usually cooked

  • brocade

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    a rich fabric with a raised woven pattern, often made with silk and gold or silver thread

  • occultist

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    a person who studies or practices occult beliefs or magic

  • mangle

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    to badly damage something by tearing, crushing, or cutting it

  • sleuth

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    a detective or someone who investigates something carefully

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

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  • ravishing

    Word

    extremely beautiful or attractive

  • ritualistic

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    relating to a ritual or done in a fixed, repeated way

  • welcomer

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    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • epidermis

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    the outer layer of skin on a person or animal

  • coerce

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    to force someone to do something by using threats or pressure

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • submerge

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    to put something under water or another liquid

  • equinox

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    either of the two times each year when day and night are about equal in length

  • abscess

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    a painful swollen area in the body that contains pus

  • batty

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    slightly crazy or strange in a funny or harmless way

  • criminally

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    in a way that is extremely bad or excessive

  • overwork

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    to work too much, especially so that you become tired or stressed

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  • satanic

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    relating to Satan or to satanism

  • seamstress

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    a woman who sews clothes, especially as a job

  • corset

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    a tight piece of underwear worn to shape the waist and body

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • shortness

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    the quality of being short in length, time, or amount

  • stoker

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    a person who tends a furnace on a steamship or steam locomotive

  • occult

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    relating to magic, supernatural powers, or hidden knowledge

  • underage

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    too young to be allowed to do something by law

  • pitying

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    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • vandal

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    a person who deliberately damages property or public places

  • lucifer

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    a match that lights when struck

  • elizabethan

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    relating to the time when Queen Elizabeth I ruled England

  • perilous

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    very dangerous or risky

  • vigilant

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    watching carefully for danger or problems

  • mutilation

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    the act of badly injuring or cutting off part of a body

  • vagrant

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    a person who has no home or regular job and moves from place to place

  • braving

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    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • stitching

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    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • delusional

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    having false beliefs that are not based in reality

  • evener

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

  • mirage

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    an image of water or something else that you seem to see in hot air or in the distance, but that is not really there

  • ridicule

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    mocking or insulting speech or behavior that shows contempt

  • hem

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    the folded and sewn edge of a piece of clothing or cloth

  • goth

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    a person who belongs to the goth subculture, which is known for dark clothes, makeup, and music

  • affectionately

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    in a loving or caring way

  • banish

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    to force someone to leave a place, country, or group

  • nicotine

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    the addictive substance in tobacco

  • chops

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    the sides of the face below the eyes

  • woodwork

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    the skill or activity of making things from wood

  • purify

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    to make something clean or pure

  • defunct

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    no longer in use or no longer working

  • virginity

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    the state of never having had sex

  • discontinue

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    to stop doing or providing something

  • springing

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    moving with quick, light jumps

  • white knight

    Phrase

    a person who tries to rescue or defend someone in a way that seems overly noble or romantic

  • abduct

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    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • with young

    Phrase

    pregnant, used about a female animal

  • shadowing

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

  • replicate

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    to make an exact copy of something or repeat an experiment or result

  • criterion

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    a standard or rule used for judging or choosing something

  • heiress

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    a woman who is legally entitled to inherit money, property, or a title

  • elaborated

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    to explain something in more detail

  • delusion

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    a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

  • laced

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    fastened with laces

  • sizing

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    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • grandfather in

    Phrase

    to make a new rule or law not apply to people or things that already exist

  • toasting

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

  • seam

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    the line where two pieces of cloth or other material are sewn together

  • head on

    Phrase

    directly, without turning or avoiding anything

  • bounding

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    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • thicken

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    to make something thicker or to become thicker

  • surrogate

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    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • slay

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    to kill a person or animal in a violent way

  • pseudonym

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    a false name used by a writer or performer instead of their real name

  • profiling

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

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • soaking

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    completely wet

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • textile

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    cloth or fabric, especially when made or sold as a product

  • seminary

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    a school that trains people for the priesthood or religious ministry

  • aspire

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    to have a strong desire to achieve something

  • buff

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    someone who is very interested in a particular subject or activity

  • the finest

    Phrase

    the police

  • arming

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    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • thundering

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    making a loud, deep, rumbling sound

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • on earth

    Phrase

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

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • finish with

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship with someone

  • medical record

    Phrase

    an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

  • psychiatric hospital

    Phrase

    a hospital for people with mental illness

  • fantasy world

    Phrase

    an imaginary world or situation that is not real

  • belief system

    Phrase

    a set of beliefs that influences how someone thinks, behaves, or sees the world

  • day room

    Phrase

    a room in a hospital, care home, or similar place where people can sit and relax during the day

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