Criminal Minds S11E21: English vocabulary

written or marked lightly with a pencil

to formally ask an authority or organization for something

to try to get someone’s approval by praising them too much

to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

a system of secret symbols or letters used to hide a message

familiar knowledge or experience of something

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

the study of correct reasoning

relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

seeming reasonable or likely to be true

a false written or published statement that harms someone's reputation

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

the belief that white people are superior to other races

a painful open sore on the skin or inside the body

relating to dogs or similar animals

an emphatic, rude way of saying no

locked with a key

to make friends with someone

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

to feel very eager or impatient to start doing something

to make someone very interested or curious

to make an exact copy of something or repeat an experiment or result

to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

a young man who is very talented or successful

to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

boring because it takes too long or keeps repeating the same thing

changing suddenly and unpredictably

to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

to sit, lean, or fall heavily, often with a bent back

a fielding position in cricket on the off side, usually deep near the boundary

past tense and past participle of shoot

the state of being kept in a place and not allowed to leave

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

to bully or speak to someone in a harsh, overbearing way

to shoot someone and kill them

the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

to make up for a bad quality or mistake

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to want something very much

the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

to do something with full effort or confidence

imagined rather than real

a false name used by a writer or performer instead of their real name

to record that you have started work or a shift

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

cause something to improve a lot

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

separated from the rest by cutting

in a way that makes you lose your physical balance

used before saying something that sounds boastful, to make it sound less braggy

to succeed even though it seemed unlikely

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

with intention; deliberately

to press or stamp a mark onto a surface

a value or limit that affects how something works or is measured

far away; at a great distance

to attack someone and hit them hard

to get to the main point quickly

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

Used to show strong agreement or approval

a person who is addicted to drugs

a group of wild boars

a cell in the skin

to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

most important, famous, or powerful

the state of needing or relying on someone or something else

kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

used to say you have won or beaten someone

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

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

for a very long time

to create or produce something using a particular material or method

a paper you write about a subject after studying it

the act of renting something, especially a car or equipment, for a period of time

having two sides or halves that match each other