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Criminal Minds S8E14: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 14CrimeDramaMystery

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  • oversleep

    Word

    to sleep longer than you meant to

  • pacifier

    Word

    a rubber or plastic nipple for a baby to suck on

  • weariness

    Word

    the state of being very tired

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • deplete

    Word

    to use up or greatly reduce the amount of something

  • wading

    Word

    walking through water or another wet, muddy, or thick substance with effort

  • agitate

    Word

    to make someone feel worried or upset

  • dredge

    Word

    to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, harbor, or lake

  • withering

    Word

    intended to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassed

  • fatherly

    Word

    kind, protective, or wise in a way that reminds you of a father

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

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  • ballistics

    Word

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

  • belligerent

    Word

    hostile and aggressive

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • tempering

    Word

    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • sabbatical

    Word

    a period of paid leave from work or study, often for travel, rest, or research

  • pancreas

    Word

    an organ behind the stomach that helps digest food and makes insulin

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • combing

    Word

    the act of combing hair

  • evener

    Word

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

  • denominator

    Word

    the number below the line in a fraction

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

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  • supplemental

    Word

    added to something to make it more complete or useful

  • nauseous

    Word

    feeling as if you might vomit

  • yap

    Word

    to bark in a sharp, high-pitched way

  • quilt

    Word

    a thick bed covering filled with soft material and stitched in a pattern

  • immerse

    Word

    to become deeply involved in something

  • retaliate

    Word

    to hurt or punish someone in return for something they did to you

  • deteriorate

    Word

    to become worse in quality, condition, or value

  • Who's Who

    Phrase

    a book or list of important or famous people

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • platter

    Word

    a large, flat dish used for serving food

  • deflect

    Word

    to make something move in a different direction

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • cynical

    Word

    believing that people are mostly selfish and cannot be trusted to be sincere

  • distort

    Word

    to change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear

  • decomposition

    Word

    the process of rotting or breaking down

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • character witness

    Phrase

    a person who speaks in court about someone's good character or reputation

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • off the wagon

    Phrase

    to start doing a bad habit again after trying to stop, especially drinking alcohol

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • abandonment

    Word

    the act of leaving someone or something behind

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • superficial

    Word

    not deep or detailed enough

  • wade through

    Phrase

    to work through something difficult, boring, or long with effort

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • abduction

    Word

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

  • play on

    Phrase

    to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • insanity

    Word

    a state of severe mental illness

  • roam

    Word

    to walk or travel around without a fixed direction or purpose

  • drinking problem

    Phrase

    a problem caused by drinking too much alcohol

  • pop pills

    Phrase

    to take pills, especially drugs, often or regularly

  • 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

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • medical history

    Phrase

    a record of a person's past illnesses and treatment

  • alcohol abuse

    Phrase

    the harmful or excessive use of alcohol

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • back east

    Phrase

    in or to the eastern part of the United States, especially from the Midwest or West

  • likelihood

    Word

    the chance that something will happen

  • take it out on

    Phrase

    to show anger or frustration by treating someone badly, even though they did not cause the problem

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • sleep on

    Phrase

    to wait until the next day before deciding something

  • stumble onto

    Phrase

    to find something by chance

  • alcoholism

    Word

    a strong dependence on alcohol that makes it hard to stop drinking

  • chipping

    Word

    small pieces that break off from a hard surface

  • deem

    Word

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • ungrateful

    Word

    not showing gratitude

  • parental

    Word

    relating to a parent or parents

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • happen on

    Phrase

    to find something by chance

  • serum

    Word

    a clear liquid in blood or in some medicines and beauty products

  • upstream

    Word

    in the direction opposite to the flow of a river or stream

  • bourbon

    Word

    a type of American whiskey made from corn

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • curb

    Word

    the raised edge between a road and a sidewalk

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • instability

    Word

    a situation in which something is not steady or secure

  • blindness

    Word

    the condition of being unable to see

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • runaway

    Word

    a person, especially a child or teenager, who has run away from home or another place where they were staying

  • housekeeper

    Word

    a person employed to clean and take care of a house or hotel

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • transcript

    Word

    a written copy of spoken, recorded, or printed material

  • accelerate

    Word

    to go faster

  • doubtful

    Word

    not sure that something is true, likely, or good

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • mourning

    Word

    the feeling and actions of sadness after someone has died

  • grad school

    Phrase

    graduate school or a graduate program at a university

  • 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

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