underpay
Wordto pay someone less than they should be paid
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Criminal Minds S1E17: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 17CrimeDramaMystery
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stenography
Wordthe practice of writing in shorthand
undervalue
Wordto think that someone or something is worth less than they really are
fount
Worda source of something good or useful
scrutinize
Wordto examine something very carefully
vicarious
Wordexperienced indirectly through someone else’s actions, feelings, or experiences
deify
Wordto treat someone or something as a god
unsettle
Wordto make someone feel worried, uneasy, or disturbed
spousal
Wordrelating to a husband or wife, or to marriage
stenographer
Worda person who writes down spoken words, especially in court or at a meeting
hieroglyphic
Wordrelating to hieroglyphs or written in hieroglyphs
pleadings
Wordformal written statements submitted by each side in a lawsuit
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mugger
Worda person who attacks and robs people in public
transcribe
Wordto write down spoken words or sounds
fingering
Wordthe way a musician uses the fingers on an instrument
bagpipe
Worda musical instrument with a bag and pipes, played by blowing air into it
cloaking
Wordthe act of hiding something so it is not easily seen or detected
swivel
Wordto turn or rotate on a central point
impotence
Worda feeling of being unable to act, change things, or control a situation
vehicular
Wordrelating to vehicles or their use
beater
Worda kitchen tool with wire loops used for mixing or beating food
cog
Worda tooth on a wheel that fits into another wheel to transfer motion
nourish
Wordgive someone or something the food or care needed for growth and health
overwork
Wordto work too much, especially so that you become tired or stressed
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parishioner
Worda person who belongs to a parish, especially one who attends its church
confidant
Worda person you trust with private thoughts or secrets
copped
Wordto get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
overpowering
Wordso strong that it is unpleasant or hard to ignore
reiterate
Wordto say something again, especially to emphasize it or make it clear
abler
Wordmore able or skilled than someone or something else
chopstick
Wordone of a pair of thin sticks used for eating Asian food
elude
Wordto escape from someone or something, especially by being clever or quick
inflated
Wordtoo large or too high, especially in a way that is not true or reasonable
dazzle
Wordto impress someone very strongly, especially with beauty, skill, or style
atonement
Wordsomething done to make up for a wrong or harm
heighten
Wordmake something stronger, more intense, or more noticeable
equate
Wordto say that two things are the same or very similar
bailiff
Wordan official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers
phonetic
Wordrelating to the sounds of speech
impossibility
Wordthe state of being impossible
interrogate
Wordto question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way
hysteria
Worda state of wild, uncontrolled emotion or excitement
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
penciled
Wordwritten or marked lightly with a pencil
meticulous
Wordvery careful about small details and exactness
acquittal
Worda legal decision that someone is not guilty
withhold
Wordto deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive
indict
Wordto formally accuse someone of a serious crime
blindfold
Worda cloth or band tied over someone's eyes so they cannot see
subdue
Wordto bring something under control, especially by force or effort
carding
Wordthe process of combing and separating wool or other fibers
executioner
Worda person whose job is to carry out a death sentence
rosary
Worda string of beads used for praying the rosary
sickly
Wordlooking weak, unhealthy, or slightly ill
forage
Wordto search for food or supplies in the wild
symbolism
Wordthe use of an object, image, or action to stand for an idea or feeling
groin
Wordthe area where the top of the leg meets the lower abdomen
keyed
Wordlocked with a key
public defender
Phrasea lawyer appointed by the government to defend someone who cannot afford one
straining
Wordthe act of pulling something tight
overpower
Wordto defeat someone or something by using greater strength or power
elaborated
Wordto explain something in more detail
delusion
Worda false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true
open the door
Phraseto make it possible for something to happen
go there
Phraseused to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic
court reporter
Phrasea person whose job is to type or write down everything said in court
erratic
Wordchanging suddenly and unpredictably
shoo
Wordto say 'shoo' to make an animal or person go away
home in
Phraseto move closer to a target or goal and focus on it
juror
Worda person who serves on a jury
patiently
Wordin a calm, patient way, without getting upset or impatient
head on
Phrasedirectly, without turning or avoiding anything
dependency
Wordthe state of needing or relying on someone or something else
walk down
Phraseto keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight
shotted
Wordpast tense and past participle of shoot
hit the streets
Phraseto go out into the streets to protest
gun down
Phraseto shoot someone and kill them
rector
Worda priest in charge of a church parish
retribution
Wordpunishment or suffering that is seen as payback for a wrong
advent
Wordthe arrival or beginning of something important
manslaughter
Wordthe crime of killing someone without intending to kill them
scum
Worda dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid
signify
Wordto mean or indicate something
cop killer
Phrasea person who kills a police officer
profiling
Wordthe practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics
sniff out
Phraseto find or discover something hidden, especially by searching carefully
pleading
Wordshowing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way
alibi
Wordproof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened
gunning
Wordto shoot and kill someone with a gun
remorse
Worda strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did
janitor
Worda person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building
special agent
Phrasean FBI or other government detective
under wraps
Phrasekept secret or not yet made public
that's a good one
Phraseused to say that something is not believable
powerless
Wordunable to act, influence events, or change a situation
excite
Wordto make someone feel excited and eager
find out
Phraseto discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
moo
Wordthe sound a cow makes
sniff
Wordto breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something
here's the thing
Phraseused to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying