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Criminal Minds S11E16: English vocabulary

Season 11, Episode 16CrimeDramaMystery

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  • torturer

    Word

    a person who tortures other people

  • dissociate

    Word

    to separate one thing from another, especially ideas, feelings, or yourself from a situation

  • figment

    Word

    something imagined or invented, especially something that is not real

  • damsel

    Word

    a young woman, especially in old stories or formal language

  • copped

    Word

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

  • 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

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • evener

    Word

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

  • whoop

    Word

    to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

  • phosphorus

    Word

    a chemical element used by living things and in fertilizers and matches

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  • tantrum

    Word

    a sudden, uncontrolled outburst of anger, especially in a child

  • inconvenient

    Word

    causing trouble, difficulty, or discomfort

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • bidder

    Word

    a person or company that makes a formal offer to buy something, especially at an auction

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • cleanup

    Word

    an act of cleaning a place or area

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • peep

    Word

    a short, high sound, especially from a bird or baby

  • ride on

    Phrase

    to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

  • hitch

    Word

    to fasten something to a hook, rope, chain, or strap

  • forearm

    Word

    the part of your arm between the elbow and the wrist

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  • cognitive

    Word

    relating to thinking, learning, memory, and understanding

  • inflict

    Word

    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • covert

    Word

    kept secret or done in a hidden way

  • go way back

    Phrase

    to have known someone for a very long time

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • distressing

    Word

    causing worry, sadness, or pain

  • router

    Word

    a device that connects computers and sends data to the right place on a network

  • bouncing

    Word

    moving up and down repeatedly

  • farmhouse

    Word

    a house on a farm, usually where the farmer's family lives

  • narrow down

    Phrase

    to reduce the number of possibilities so something becomes more specific

  • zoom in on

    Phrase

    to focus closely on a particular subject, detail, or image

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • diagnostic

    Word

    relating to tests that help find out what is wrong with something, especially a medical problem

  • dotted

    Word

    covered with small dots or spots

  • infrastructure

    Word

    the basic systems and services a society needs, such as roads, power, and water

  • kind of like

    Phrase

    somewhat like; in a way similar to

  • ignition

    Word

    the part of a car that starts the engine

  • ping

    Word

    to send a quick message to someone

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • curing

    Word

    the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

  • catch up

    Phrase

    to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

  • interrogation

    Word

    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

  • notification

    Word

    an alert or message that tells you something has happened or needs attention

  • dominican

    Word

    relating to the Dominican Republic or its people

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • now now

    Phrase

    a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • temper tantrum

    Phrase

    a sudden angry outburst, especially from a child

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • forensic

    Word

    relating to the scientific study used in solving crimes

  • take over

    Phrase

    to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • tricking

    Word

    the act of deceiving or cheating someone

  • serial number

    Phrase

    a number or code used to identify one specific product or device

  • get late

    Phrase

    to become late in the day or evening

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • discharge

    Word

    to officially allow someone to leave a hospital or other institution

  • hold out

    Phrase

    to stretch something out toward someone

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • algorithm

    Word

    a set of step-by-step rules used to solve a problem or do a task, especially by a computer

  • oh man

    Phrase

    used to show frustration, disappointment, or annoyance

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • walk in

    Phrase

    to enter a place on foot

  • no time

    Phrase

    a very short period of time

  • smoke alarm

    Phrase

    a device that makes a loud sound when it detects smoke, usually to warn of a fire

  • instinct

    Word

    a natural feeling or reaction that makes you act without thinking

  • pillar

    Word

    a tall upright part that supports a building, bridge, or roof

  • distress

    Word

    a feeling of great worry, sadness, or pain

  • strand

    Word

    a single thin piece of something such as hair, thread, or wire

  • las

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    The syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.

  • database

    Word

    a collection of organized information stored on a computer

  • arrogant

    Word

    too proud of yourself and your abilities

  • isn't it

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • move on

    Phrase

    to continue to the next topic, task, or stage

  • rely on

    Phrase

    to trust someone or something to do what you need

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • hang on

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to wait for a moment

  • isolation

    Word

    the state of being separated from other people or things

  • mores

    Word

    the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

  • waking

    Word

    the act of becoming awake

  • marching

    Word

    to walk with regular, even steps, especially as part of a group or ceremony

  • so much

    Phrase

    to a very great degree; very much

  • next time

    Phrase

    the next occasion; the time after this one

  • evolve

    Word

    to change or develop slowly over time

  • contractor

    Word

    a person or company hired to do a job or provide services

  • exhaust

    Word

    to make someone very tired

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