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Criminal Minds S10E20: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 20CrimeDramaMystery

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  • dethrone

    Word

    to remove someone from power or a high position

  • gallantly

    Word

    in a brave, polite, and charming way

  • presto

    Word

    used to say that something has happened quickly or as if by magic

  • chaperon

    Word

    a person who goes with someone to make sure they are safe or behave properly

  • transcendent

    Word

    beyond ordinary human experience or understanding

  • doubly

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    to a greater degree; in two ways or for two reasons

  • repossess

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    to take back something, especially a car or house, because someone has not made the required payments

  • infallible

    Word

    unable to make mistakes or be wrong

  • shrivel

    Word

    to become wrinkled and smaller, especially because of dryness

  • phonograph

    Word

    an early machine for recording and playing sound, using a cylinder or disc

  • jingling

    Word

    making a light, clear ringing sound

  • methodical

    Word

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

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  • absentee

    Word

    a person who is expected to be somewhere but is not there

  • disarray

    Word

    a state of confusion, untidiness, or lack of order

  • reimburse

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    to pay someone back for money they spent on something

  • gratification

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    a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • thirdly

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    used to introduce the third point in a list or argument

  • bookkeeper

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    a person whose job is to keep a business's financial records

  • tempering

    Word

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

  • candlestick

    Word

    a stand that holds a candle

  • corral

    Word

    a fenced area where farm animals are kept

  • dishing

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    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • dented

    Word

    slightly damaged by a dent

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  • splatter

    Word

    to make liquid, paint, or mud fly and land in small drops

  • lobbyist

    Word

    a person who tries to influence politicians or government officials

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • scorn

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    a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of respect

  • sleigh

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    a vehicle, usually pulled by horses, used for traveling over snow

  • brilliance

    Word

    great intelligence, skill, or talent

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • tablecloth

    Word

    a cloth used to cover a table, especially for meals or decoration

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • nugget

    Word

    a small lump of gold or another precious metal found in the ground

  • knack

    Word

    a natural ability for doing something well

  • pathology

    Word

    the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

  • billiard

    Word

    a game played on a table with cues and balls, often with pockets

  • time first

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying someone should go first or take the first turn

  • strangle

    Word

    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • brochure

    Word

    a thin book with pictures and information about a product, place, or service

  • heiress

    Word

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

  • elaborated

    Word

    to explain something in more detail

  • attest

    Word

    to show clearly that something is true or real

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • evict

    Word

    to force someone to leave a home or property, usually by legal action

  • extortion

    Word

    the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

  • rightful

    Word

    deserved or legally owned; having a valid claim to something

  • 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

  • trust fund

    Phrase

    money that is legally held and managed for someone else

  • fixed income

    Phrase

    money you receive regularly from investments such as bonds

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • toasting

    Word

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

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • smoky

    Word

    full of smoke

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • conceive

    Word

    to form or imagine an idea, plan, or situation in your mind

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • illegitimate

    Word

    not allowed by law or by accepted rules

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • border patrol

    Phrase

    the officers or unit that guard a country's border

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • recollection

    Word

    the act of remembering something

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • party girl

    Phrase

    a woman who enjoys parties and an active social life

  • hand away

    Phrase

    to waste or lose something valuable carelessly

  • out cold

    Phrase

    completely unconscious

  • play well with others

    Phrase

    to get along well with other people and cooperate easily

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • recreate

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    make something again, especially in a new or different way

  • flashy

    Word

    bright, colorful, and designed to attract attention

  • average Joe

    Phrase

    an ordinary person with no special status or qualities

  • be rid of

    Phrase

    to get free of something unwanted

  • odd man out

    Phrase

    the person or thing in a group that is different from the others

  • 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

  • funnel

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

  • exclusively

    Word

    only; used to show that something includes no one or nothing else

  • hush

    Word

    to tell someone to be quiet

  • reunite

    Word

    to come together again after being apart

  • unborn

    Word

    not yet born

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • close in on

    Phrase

    to get closer to someone or something, especially while chasing or searching

  • sleigh bell

    Phrase

    a small bell attached to a sleigh or to the horse pulling it

  • big band

    Phrase

    a large jazz band that plays arranged music with solo sections

  • billiard room

    Phrase

    a room where people play billiards

  • place setting

    Phrase

    the dishes, glassware, and cutlery arranged for one person at a table

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • pull off

    Phrase

    to succeed in doing something difficult

  • tied up

    Phrase

    busy and not available

  • shut out

    Phrase

    to stop light, sound, or other things from getting in

  • jingle

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    a light ringing sound

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

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