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Criminal Minds S1E18: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 18CrimeDramaMystery

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  • brutalize

    Word

    to treat someone very cruelly or violently

  • deign

    Word

    to be unwilling to do something because you think it is beneath you

  • playbill

    Word

    a printed program for a play or other show

  • participle

    Word

    a form of a verb that can be used as an adjective or to make verb tenses

  • unlisted

    Word

    not listed in a public directory or database

  • chamomile

    Word

    a plant with small white flowers, used to make herbal tea

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • causality

    Word

    the idea that events are caused by other events

  • discerning

    Word

    able to notice small differences and make good judgments

  • transference

    Word

    the act or process of moving something from one place, person, or thing to another

  • segmented

    Word

    to divide something into separate parts or sections

  • welcomer

    Word

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

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  • leavings

    Word

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

  • anemone

    Word

    a plant with brightly colored flowers, often grown in gardens

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • preclude

    Word

    to prevent something from happening or make it impossible

  • detectable

    Word

    able to be seen, noticed, or measured

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • adverb

    Word

    a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

  • speculative

    Word

    based on guesses or not certain

  • fixation

    Word

    the state of being fixed or made firm

  • trespass

    Word

    to enter land or property without permission

  • stalked

    Word

    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

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  • delusional

    Word

    having false beliefs that are not based in reality

  • evener

    Word

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

  • meticulous

    Word

    very careful about small details and exactness

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • intrude

    Word

    to enter a place or situation where you are not wanted or invited

  • publicist

    Word

    a person who handles publicity and media relations for someone or something

  • candid

    Word

    speaking or showing the truth in a direct, honest way

  • formulate

    Word

    to develop or prepare something carefully and in a planned way

  • woodwork

    Word

    the skill or activity of making things from wood

  • posse

    Word

    a small group of people brought together for a job or task

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • stalker

    Word

    a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

  • intrigue

    Word

    to make someone very interested or curious

  • anonymously

    Word

    without revealing your identity

  • depress

    Word

    to make someone feel very sad, discouraged, or hopeless

  • massage parlour

    Phrase

    a place where people go to get a massage

  • delusion

    Word

    a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • massage parlor

    Phrase

    a place where people get massages, especially one that may be linked to illegal sex work

  • lax

    Word

    not strict, careful, or controlled enough

  • manifestation

    Word

    a clear sign or example of something

  • hit man

    Phrase

    a person who is paid to kill someone

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ample

    Word

    more than enough; plenty of something

  • hide in plain sight

    Phrase

    to be hard to notice even though it is visible

  • mos

    Word

    a member of a Muslim people inhabiting the southern Philippines and Borneo and some islands in the southwestern Pacific

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • subconscious

    Word

    happening in the mind without you being aware of it

  • rehearse

    Word

    to practice a play, speech, or performance before presenting it

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • 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

  • torso

    Word

    the main part of the human body, not including the head, arms, or legs

  • bounce around

    Phrase

    to discuss ideas informally and freely

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • repetitive

    Word

    boring because it involves the same actions or things again and again

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • os

    Word

    a hard part inside the body of a person or animal

  • stalk

    Word

    the main stem of a plant

  • investigative

    Word

    used for investigating or intended to investigate

  • pooling

    Word

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

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • oracle

    Word

    a person or source that is believed to give wise or certain guidance

  • safe house

    Phrase

    a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

  • coyote

    Word

    a small wild animal like a wolf, native to North America

  • bungalow

    Word

    a small house, usually with only one floor

  • manila

    Word

    made of a strong brown paper used for folders, envelopes, and parcels

  • caliber

    Word

    the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • figuring out

    Phrase

    the process of trying to understand or solve something

  • secret admirer

    Phrase

    a person who secretly admires someone, often with romantic feelings

  • photographic

    Word

    relating to photographs or photography

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • pike

    Word

    a long weapon with a pointed metal tip, used in the past by soldiers

  • enthusiast

    Word

    a person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject

  • social status

    Phrase

    a person's position or rank in society

  • reappear

    Word

    to appear again after being gone or hidden

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • circle in

    Phrase

    to move inward or closer to the center

  • perceive

    Word

    to notice or understand something, especially by using your senses

  • run through

    Phrase

    to use up a supply of something

  • ungrateful

    Word

    not showing gratitude

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • admirer

    Word

    a person who admires someone or something

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • happen on

    Phrase

    to find something by chance

  • shoot me

    Phrase

    a casual way to say you feel embarrassed, annoyed, or frustrated

  • penned

    Word

    wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • shatter

    Word

    to break suddenly into many pieces

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