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Criminal Minds S13E16: English vocabulary

Season 13, Episode 16CrimeDramaMystery

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  • negligee

    Word

    a woman's light, loose dressing gown or nightwear

  • overstatement

    Word

    a statement that makes something sound bigger, better, or worse than it really is

  • disheveled

    Word

    untidy and messy, especially because hair or clothes are not neat

  • sweepings

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    bits of dirt, dust, and other small waste collected when you sweep a floor

  • disorient

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    to make someone lose their sense of direction

  • transgress

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    to break a law, rule, or moral standard

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • unseal

    Word

    to remove a seal from something so it can be opened

  • abductor

    Word

    a person who takes someone away by force or trickery

  • extraneous

    Word

    not relevant to the subject or situation

  • copious

    Word

    large in amount or number; plentiful

  • shafting

    Word

    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

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  • leavings

    Word

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

  • divisive

    Word

    likely to cause disagreement or split people into opposing groups

  • precipitate

    Word

    cause something bad to happen suddenly or earlier than expected

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • discoloration

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    a change in color, especially when something looks unhealthy or damaged

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • grooving

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    to move or dance in a relaxed way to music

  • reimburse

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    to pay someone back for money they spent on something

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • canted

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    slanted or tilted, not straight up and down

  • smitten

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    very attracted to someone, often in a romantic way

  • racking

    Word

    causing a lot of pain or suffering

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  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • underage

    Word

    too young to be allowed to do something by law

  • optics

    Word

    the scientific study of light and how it behaves

  • vigilant

    Word

    watching carefully for danger or problems

  • chateau

    Word

    a large French country house or castle

  • evener

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

  • enclose

    Word

    to put something inside or together with something else

  • reassignment

    Word

    the act of giving someone a new job, role, or position

  • obedient

    Word

    willing to do what someone in authority asks or tells you to do

  • candid

    Word

    speaking or showing the truth in a direct, honest way

  • remarry

    Word

    to marry again

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • reinstate

    Word

    to give someone back their job, rank, or previous position

  • stripper

    Word

    a person who takes off their clothes as entertainment, especially in a club or bar

  • extradition

    Word

    the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

  • fetish

    Word

    an object or idea that someone feels an unusually strong interest in or attraction to

  • pedigree

    Word

    the record of an animal's family line, showing its ancestors

  • bystander

    Word

    a person who sees an event or situation but does not get involved

  • reassign

    Word

    to give someone a different job, role, or place to work

  • relive

    Word

    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

  • fulfillment

    Word

    the feeling of being satisfied because you have done something important or meaningful

  • satin

    Word

    a smooth, shiny fabric with a soft surface

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • cache

    Word

    a hidden store of things kept for later use

  • internal affairs

    Phrase

    a police department that investigates complaints against officers

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • stepson

    Word

    the son of your husband or wife from a previous relationship

  • trust fund

    Phrase

    money that is legally held and managed for someone else

  • affinity

    Word

    a natural liking for or connection with someone or something

  • mingle

    Word

    to mix with other people in a friendly way

  • after the fact

    Phrase

    after something has already happened or been decided

  • negligence

    Word

    failure to take proper care, especially when this causes harm or damage

  • sensory

    Word

    relating to the senses, especially sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • hook up with

    Phrase

    to start a casual romantic or sexual relationship with someone

  • conditional

    Word

    depending on a condition or requirement being met

  • transparency

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    the quality of being open and honest, especially about decisions or money

  • profiling

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

  • drill down

    Phrase

    to examine something in more detail, especially by moving from a general view to specific parts

  • spiral out

    Phrase

    to become overwhelmed by strong emotions or stress

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • turn over

    Phrase

    to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

  • pointer

    Word

    a small symbol on a computer screen that shows where the next click or action will happen

  • what's in it for me

    Phrase

    a question meaning: what benefit will I get from this?

  • crown jewel

    Phrase

    the most valuable or important part of something

  • make news

    Phrase

    to get public attention in the news

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • the hard way

    Phrase

    in a way that is more difficult than necessary

  • tabloid

    Word

    a newspaper with small pages, often full of sensational stories

  • hands up

    Phrase

    a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

  • taboo

    Word

    not allowed by social custom or by a particular culture or religion

  • prestige

    Word

    great respect and admiration that people have for someone or something because of its quality or success

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • identity theft

    Phrase

    the crime of stealing someone's personal information and using it to commit fraud

  • bank robber

    Phrase

    a person who steals money from a bank

  • substance abuse

    Phrase

    the harmful use of drugs or other addictive substances

  • innocent bystander

    Phrase

    a person who is not involved in a situation but is hurt by it

  • directive

    Word

    an official instruction or order

  • cant

    Word

    insincere talk that pretends to be moral, religious, or serious

  • pissed off

    Phrase

    very angry or annoyed

  • captivity

    Word

    the state of being kept somewhere and not allowed to leave

  • hooker

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • IP address

    Phrase

    the unique number that identifies a device on a network

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • crush on

    Phrase

    to feel a romantic attraction to someone

  • narrow down

    Phrase

    to reduce the number of possibilities so something becomes more specific

  • rogue

    Word

    a dishonest or unprincipled person

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

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