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Criminal Minds S12E5: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery

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  • connive

    Word

    to secretly help or allow something wrong or illegal to happen

  • opposable

    Word

    able to be moved so that it touches or crosses another part, especially a thumb that can touch the other fingers

  • horrify

    Word

    to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted

  • perpetrate

    Word

    to commit a serious crime or other harmful act

  • tormenting

    Word

    causing someone to feel great pain or suffering

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • bludgeon

    Word

    a heavy stick or club used as a weapon

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • smolder

    Word

    to burn slowly and give off smoke, but no flame

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

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  • homicidal

    Word

    wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

  • baffle

    Word

    to confuse or puzzle someone

  • railroading

    Word

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

  • ringleader

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    the person who leads a group, especially one doing something bad or illegal

  • thoughtless

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    not thinking about other people’s feelings or needs

  • paraphrase

    Word

    to say or write something again using different words

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • annihilate

    Word

    to destroy completely

  • 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

  • annihilation

    Word

    complete destruction of something

  • shrew

    Word

    a small mammal with a long pointed nose and tiny eyes

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  • therein

    Word

    in or into that place, thing, or document

  • inexperience

    Word

    lack of experience or skill

  • restrictive

    Word

    limiting what people can do or what is allowed

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • stitching

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    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • sophistication

    Word

    the quality of being cultured, stylish, and knowledgeable

  • glimmer

    Word

    a faint or unsteady light

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • candid

    Word

    speaking or showing the truth in a direct, honest way

  • intensify

    Word

    to become stronger, more serious, or more intense

  • distraught

    Word

    very upset, worried, or shocked

  • beneficiary

    Word

    a person or group that receives money, property, or other benefits

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • moderation

    Word

    the practice of avoiding too much of something; self-control

  • invert

    Word

    to turn something into the opposite position, order, or arrangement

  • outburst

    Word

    a sudden strong expression of emotion, especially anger

  • nut case

    Phrase

    an informal word for a crazy or very strange person

  • something awful

    Phrase

    very much; extremely

  • nothing if not

    Phrase

    used to say that someone or something is very much a particular thing or quality

  • off the deep end

    Phrase

    to become suddenly very angry or upset

  • amplify

    Word

    to make a sound, signal, or effect stronger or louder

  • deter

    Word

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

  • caretaker

    Word

    a person who looks after a building or property

  • avenger

    Word

    a person who takes revenge for a wrong

  • timeless

    Word

    lasting or appealing across different times and styles; not easily dated

  • apt

    Word

    suitable or appropriate for a particular situation

  • spit on

    Phrase

    to show strong contempt for someone or something

  • blackmailing

    Word

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

  • home in

    Phrase

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

  • hit man

    Phrase

    a person who is paid to kill someone

  • patriarch

    Word

    the oldest or most important man in a family or group

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • surrogate

    Word

    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • retribution

    Word

    punishment or suffering that is seen as payback for a wrong

  • retaliation

    Word

    harm done in return for harm received; revenge

  • blowing up

    Phrase

    a harsh scolding or reprimand

  • trajectory

    Word

    the path that something moving through the air or space follows

  • malicious

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    intending to cause harm or upset to someone

  • suicidal

    Word

    having thoughts of killing yourself

  • burglary

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    the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

  • inflict

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    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • hysterical

    Word

    very upset, excited, or out of control; also, extremely funny

  • provoke

    Word

    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • 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

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • living hell

    Phrase

    a situation that is extremely unpleasant and very hard to endure

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • garden variety

    Phrase

    ordinary and not special or unusual

  • maturing

    Word

    becoming more mature and fully developed

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • spar

    Word

    to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • iceberg

    Word

    a large piece of ice floating in the sea, broken off from a glacier or ice sheet

  • school counselor

    Phrase

    a person at a school who helps students with academic, career, or personal problems

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • reassure

    Word

    to make someone feel less worried, afraid, or uncertain

  • curfew

    Word

    a rule that says people must stay indoors during certain hours, usually at night

  • everlasting

    Word

    lasting forever; never ending

  • dope

    Word

    very good or impressive

  • contradiction

    Word

    a fact, idea, or statement that is opposite to another one and cannot both be true

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • home invasion

    Phrase

    a burglary in which someone breaks into a house while people are inside

  • analogy

    Word

    a comparison between two things that are alike in some way, used to explain something

  • beef up

    Phrase

    to make something stronger, larger, or more effective

  • chipping

    Word

    small pieces that break off from a hard surface

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • righteous

    Word

    morally good and fair; doing what is right

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • unleash

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    to release something or someone from restraint

  • tributary

    Word

    a river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake

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