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Criminal Minds S9E11: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 11CrimeDramaMystery

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  • incarcerate

    Word

    to put someone in prison

  • throb

    Word

    to beat or move with a strong, regular rhythm

  • ajar

    Word

    slightly open

  • anabolic

    Word

    relating to processes in the body that build up tissue or muscle

  • discerning

    Word

    able to notice small differences and make good judgments

  • olfactory

    Word

    relating to the sense of smell

  • agitate

    Word

    to make someone feel worried or upset

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • asphyxiation

    Word

    the condition of not getting enough oxygen, which can cause unconsciousness or death

  • jogger

    Word

    a person who runs slowly and regularly for exercise

  • berserk

    Word

    out of control because of anger or excitement

  • poling

    Word

    the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water

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  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • discern

    Word

    to notice or recognize something, especially something not obvious

  • suffocating

    Word

    making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

  • stalked

    Word

    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • suffocate

    Word

    to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air

  • evener

    Word

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

  • cervical

    Word

    relating to the neck or the cervix

  • intrude

    Word

    to enter a place or situation where you are not wanted or invited

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • factoring

    Word

    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • spleen

    Word

    an organ in the body that helps clean the blood and fight infection

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  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • weeding

    Word

    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • ruptured

    Word

    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • extraordinarily

    Word

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • syntax

    Word

    the way words are arranged to make sentences in a language

  • deter

    Word

    to make someone less likely to do something by making it seem difficult, risky, or unpleasant

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • Big Brother

    Phrase

    a person or system that closely watches people and limits their privacy

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • proverb

    Word

    a short saying that gives advice or expresses a general truth

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • fly out

    Phrase

    a ball hit high in the air that is caught for an out

  • irritate

    Word

    make someone annoyed, impatient, or angry

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • clothe

    Word

    to provide clothes for someone

  • bulldog

    Word

    a strong, stocky dog with a broad head and a flat face

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • linguist

    Word

    a person who studies language and how it works

  • surrogate

    Word

    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • underline

    Word

    to draw a line under a word or phrase, especially for emphasis

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • brute

    Word

    an insulting word for a cruel or unpleasant person

  • disciplinary

    Word

    relating to rules, discipline, or punishment for breaking rules

  • caucasian

    Word

    a person from the Caucasus region

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • bounce around

    Phrase

    to discuss ideas informally and freely

  • compile

    Word

    to make a list, report, or book by gathering information from different sources

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • butt out

    Phrase

    to tell someone to stop interfering in your affairs

  • hard head

    Phrase

    a person who is stubborn and refuses to change their mind

  • inexpensive

    Word

    not expensive; costing less than you might expect

  • get straight

    Phrase

    to make something clear or settled

  • the sticks

    Phrase

    an informal way to say a remote rural area far from towns and cities

  • maximize

    Word

    to make something as effective, useful, or large as possible

  • damn well

    Phrase

    used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

  • beat up

    Phrase

    to attack someone and hit them hard

  • arming

    Word

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

  • stoke

    Word

    to add fuel to a fire so it burns more strongly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • bank manager

    Phrase

    the person who manages a bank branch

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • collide

    Word

    to hit something hard while moving

  • hold down

    Phrase

    to keep a job or manage to do something difficult for a period of time

  • caffeine

    Word

    a substance in coffee, tea, and some other plants that makes you feel more awake

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • police force

    Phrase

    the organization that provides police services in an area

  • armed robbery

    Phrase

    a robbery in which the thief has a weapon or threatens to use one

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • heath

    Word

    open land with rough grass and low bushes, especially in Britain

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • shatter

    Word

    to break suddenly into many pieces

  • adolescent

    Word

    a teenager

  • medic

    Word

    a person trained to give emergency medical care

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • substitute teacher

    Phrase

    a teacher who temporarily replaces the regular teacher

  • humiliate

    Word

    make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

  • firearm

    Word

    a gun that can be carried and used by one person

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • kin

    Word

    your family and relatives

  • lance

    Word

    a long weapon with a pointed metal tip, used for thrusting

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • accelerate

    Word

    to go faster

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