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Criminal Minds S9E3: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 3CrimeDramaMystery

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  • clothespin

    Word

    a small clip used for fastening clothes to a clothesline

  • preoccupy

    Word

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

  • prepay

    Word

    to pay for something before it is due or before you receive it

  • ingress

    Word

    the act of entering a place

  • anatomic

    Word

    relating to the structure of the body and its parts

  • tidbit

    Word

    a small but interesting piece of information

  • imbue

    Word

    to give something a quality, feeling, or idea; to spread it through something

  • egress

    Word

    the act of leaving a place, especially a building

  • pragmatist

    Word

    a person who makes decisions based on practical facts rather than theory or ideals

  • cursory

    Word

    done too quickly to be careful or detailed

  • mantling

    Word

    a decorative cloth used to cover an altar or lectern

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

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  • gamut

    Word

    the full range or extent of something

  • unrelenting

    Word

    continuing with great force, intensity, or determination

  • recant

    Word

    to formally say that you no longer believe or support something you said before

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • vindictive

    Word

    showing a desire to get back at someone for a wrong or insult

  • sharpshooter

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    a person who is very skilled at shooting accurately, especially with a rifle

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • ember

    Word

    a small piece of burning wood or coal left in a dying fire

  • marksman

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    a person who is very skilled at shooting a gun or hitting a target

  • railroading

    Word

    the act of forcing a decision, plan, or deal through quickly and unfairly

  • schematic

    Word

    shown in a simple, symbolic, or diagram-like way

  • criminally

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    in a way that is extremely bad or excessive

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  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • methodical

    Word

    careful and organized, with each step done in a planned way

  • hutch

    Word

    a low cupboard with shelves, often used for dishes or display

  • frustrate

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    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • rifling

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    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • requisition

    Word

    to officially take and use something, especially property or supplies, for a particular purpose

  • smug

    Word

    too pleased with yourself and your achievements

  • incite

    Word

    to encourage people to act violently or unlawfully

  • loathe

    Word

    to feel strong dislike or disgust for someone or something

  • abuser

    Word

    a person who treats someone cruelly or violently, especially repeatedly

  • knoll

    Word

    a small hill

  • veranda

    Word

    a roofed porch or platform along the outside of a house

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • vigilant

    Word

    watching carefully for danger or problems

  • vantage

    Word

    a place or position that gives you a good view of something

  • loathing

    Word

    a strong feeling of hate or disgust

  • councilman

    Word

    a man who is a member of a local government council

  • evener

    Word

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

  • nostalgic

    Word

    feeling or showing nostalgia for the past

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • nemesis

    Word

    a person or thing that is very difficult to defeat or deal with

  • distraught

    Word

    very upset, worried, or shocked

  • voided

    Word

    made invalid or no longer legally effective

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • cleaver

    Word

    a heavy knife with a broad blade, used for chopping meat or bones

  • anomaly

    Word

    something that is different from what is normal or expected

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • madman

    Word

    an offensive word for a man who is thought to be mentally ill or behaving in a wild way

  • entail

    Word

    to involve something as a necessary part or result

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • God's eye

    Phrase

    a decorative object made of colored yarn, usually woven into a diamond shape

  • socialize

    Word

    to spend time with other people in a friendly, relaxed way

  • mayhem

    Word

    violent or very messy disorder; chaos

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • contract killer

    Phrase

    a person who is paid to kill someone

  • cop off

    Phrase

    to leave school or work early without permission

  • enlighten

    Word

    to help someone understand something better

  • forefront

    Word

    the most important or leading position

  • planter

    Word

    a container used for growing plants

  • head on

    Phrase

    directly, without turning or avoiding anything

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • window up

    Phrase

    to open a file, website, or other content in a window on a computer

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • perch

    Word

    to sit or rest on something, especially a branch or bar

  • theorist

    Word

    a person who develops theories, especially in science or politics

  • in hiding

    Phrase

    in a place where you are hidden and unlikely to be found

  • trajectory

    Word

    the path that something moving through the air or space follows

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • caucasian

    Word

    a person from the Caucasus region

  • extremist

    Word

    a person who supports extreme political or religious views, often in a way that can lead to violence

  • collateral

    Word

    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • scramble

    Word

    to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • hide out

    Phrase

    to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

  • hit with

    Phrase

    to tell someone something surprising or unpleasant, especially suddenly

  • be onto

    Phrase

    to realize that someone is investigating you or has discovered something about you

  • serve time

    Phrase

    to spend time in prison as punishment for a crime

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • smoothing

    Word

    the process of making a surface or material smooth

  • buff

    Word

    someone who is very interested in a particular subject or activity

  • average Joe

    Phrase

    an ordinary person with no special status or qualities

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • funnel

    Word

    a tube that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquid or powder into a small opening

  • invincible

    Word

    impossible to defeat or overcome

  • drive off

    Phrase

    to force someone or something to leave by chasing or pushing them away

  • watch list

    Phrase

    a list of people or things that need to be watched or checked regularly

  • oil rig

    Phrase

    a large structure at sea or on land used for drilling for oil or gas

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • grassy

    Word

    covered with grass

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