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Criminal Minds S8E5: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery

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  • preoccupy

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    to fill someone's mind so they can think of little else

  • afterbirth

    Word

    the placenta and other tissue that comes out of the womb after a baby is born

  • obit

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    a short newspaper notice about a person's death, often with a brief life story

  • gruel

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    a thick, soft food made by boiling oats or other grain in water or milk

  • hypochondriac

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    a person who worries too much about their health and thinks they are ill when they are not

  • stomaching

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    the present participle of stomach

  • catnip

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    a plant with minty-smelling leaves that cats are attracted to

  • hieroglyph

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    a symbol used in ancient Egyptian writing to represent a word or sound

  • pinking

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    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • drowsiness

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    the feeling of being sleepy

  • crudely

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    in a rough, unrefined, or careless way

  • scowl

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    to frown in an angry or bad-tempered way

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  • hatchery

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    a place where eggs, fish, or young animals are raised and hatched in controlled conditions

  • cremate

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    to burn a dead body to ashes, usually as part of a funeral process

  • rejuvenation

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    the process of becoming or making something feel fresh, healthy, or young again

  • whittle

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    to cut or shape wood by shaving off small pieces with a knife

  • leavings

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

  • gypsum

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    a soft white or gray mineral used to make plaster and drywall

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • toxicology

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    the study of poisons and how they affect living things

  • sedation

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    the use of sedative drugs to make someone calm or sleepy

  • outhouse

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    a small building used as an outdoor toilet

  • cannibalism

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    the practice of eating the flesh of one's own species

  • placenta

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    an organ in a pregnant woman or female mammal that gives the baby oxygen and food before birth

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  • sedate

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    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • sawdust

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    the fine powder made when wood is cut or sawn

  • ingest

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    to take food, drink, or a substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it

  • flax

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    a plant grown for its seeds and for the fiber used to make linen

  • impound

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    to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

  • racking

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    causing a lot of pain or suffering

  • pellet

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    a small, round, compressed piece of material

  • piping

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    a system of pipes used to carry water, gas, or other liquids

  • dishing

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    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • breezy

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    pleasantly cool and lightly windy

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • stitching

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

  • sophistication

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    the quality of being cultured, stylish, and knowledgeable

  • compost

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    decayed plant or food waste used to help plants grow

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • kelp

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    a large brown seaweed that grows in the sea

  • shortening

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    the act of making something shorter or less long

  • inconclusive

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    not giving a clear answer or result

  • aerobic

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    using oxygen, or needing oxygen to work

  • prudent

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    careful and sensible, especially about the future or about money

  • logics

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    the study of correct reasoning

  • toxin

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    a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

  • carcass

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    the dead body of an animal

  • anomaly

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    something that is different from what is normal or expected

  • sedative

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    a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

  • veer

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    to change direction suddenly

  • topography

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    the shape and arrangement of the physical features of an area of land

  • ravine

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    a deep, narrow valley with steep sides

  • gull

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    a seabird with long wings and webbed feet, often seen near the coast

  • blister

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    a small, raised bubble on the skin filled with liquid

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • abduct

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    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • with young

    Phrase

    pregnant, used about a female animal

  • whine

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    to complain in a high, annoying voice

  • flier

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    a small printed sheet used for advertising or sharing information

  • medicinal

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    used for treating illness or helping you get better

  • disposed

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    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • dreamy

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    pleasantly soft, gentle, or romantic in a way that feels a little unreal

  • gassing

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    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • sizing

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

  • additive

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    a substance added to something, usually in small amounts, to improve it or help preserve it

  • go there

    Phrase

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

  • bacterial

    Word

    relating to bacteria or caused by bacteria

  • sulphur

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    a chemical element used in making matches, fertilizers, and other products

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • sanity

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    the state of being mentally healthy and able to think clearly and reasonably

  • feces

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    waste that comes out of the body through the bowels

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • surrogate

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    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • uterus

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    the organ in a woman's body where a baby grows before birth

  • intersect

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    to meet or cross at a point

  • diagonal

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    going across from one corner to the opposite corner

  • breeder

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    a person who breeds animals or plants

  • profiling

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

  • jarring

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    causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

  • revise

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    to change something after thinking about it again or getting new information

  • induce

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    to persuade or influence someone to do something

  • abduction

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

  • tread

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    to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

  • buy in

    Phrase

    to start supporting an idea, plan, or project

  • collect dust

    Phrase

    to remain unused for a long time

  • napping

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    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • paneling

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    wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

  • arming

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

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • dispose

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    to get rid of something

  • nutrient

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    a substance in food or soil that plants and animals need to grow and stay healthy

  • residue

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

  • trusting

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

  • errand

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    a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

  • on earth

    Phrase

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

  • pretty boy

    Phrase

    an informal, mildly disapproving word for a good-looking young man, especially one who seems vain or too concerned with his appearance

  • sit by

    Phrase

    to stand by and do nothing while something bad or important is happening

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