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Criminal Minds S3E8: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 8CrimeDramaMystery

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  • satanist

    Word

    a person who believes in or practices Satanism

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • proclivity

    Word

    a tendency to do or like something, often something bad or unusual

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • adjudicate

    Word

    to make an official decision in a legal dispute or other formal case

  • pentagram

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    a five-pointed star shape, often used as a symbol in magic or religion

  • therapeutics

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    the study of how medicines and other treatments help treat disease

  • exorcist

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    a person whose job is to drive out evil spirits

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • solicitation

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    the act of asking people for money, help, or business

  • headstrong

    Word

    strongly determined to do what you want, even if other people disagree

  • rationalize

    Word

    to give a false or self-serving reason for something you did or felt

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  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • homicidal

    Word

    wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

  • involuntarily

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    in a way that is not controlled or intended

  • jogger

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    a person who runs slowly and regularly for exercise

  • sustenance

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    food and drink that give a person strength and keep them alive

  • searcher

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    a person who looks for something

  • exorcism

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    a religious ritual to drive out an evil spirit

  • cannibalism

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    the practice of eating the flesh of one's own species

  • satanic

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    relating to Satan or to satanism

  • perceptive

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    good at noticing and understanding things quickly

  • parishioner

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    a person who belongs to a parish, especially one who attends its church

  • snappy

    Word

    smart, stylish, and attractive

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  • sickening

    Word

    causing nausea or a feeling of disgust

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • occult

    Word

    relating to magic, supernatural powers, or hidden knowledge

  • temperamental

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    having moods that change quickly and often

  • spook

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    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • deviant

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    different from what is normal or accepted

  • khaki

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    a strong cotton cloth or a color that is light brownish green

  • fixation

    Word

    the state of being fixed or made firm

  • evener

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • cannibal

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    a person who eats human flesh

  • mallet

    Word

    a hammer with a large, usually wooden head

  • inferno

    Word

    a large, destructive fire

  • voided

    Word

    made invalid or no longer legally effective

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • logics

    Word

    the study of correct reasoning

  • invert

    Word

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

  • hear ye

    Phrase

    an old-fashioned way to call for attention before a public announcement

  • inhibit

    Word

    to make something less active, strong, or effective

  • knuckle

    Word

    one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

  • delusion

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

  • gassing

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    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • smoky

    Word

    full of smoke

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • smoking hot

    Phrase

    very attractive and sexually appealing

  • casket

    Word

    a small decorative box for jewelry, letters, or other valuables

  • preside

    Word

    to be in charge of a meeting, court case, or ceremony

  • lessen

    Word

    to make something smaller, weaker, or less intense

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • vandalism

    Word

    the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

  • therapeutic

    Word

    relating to the treatment of illness or injury

  • rhetoric

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    the skill of using language to persuade or impress people

  • hot stuff

    Phrase

    an attractive person, especially one seen as sexually attractive

  • superficial

    Word

    not deep or detailed enough

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • abduction

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    the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • for reasons

    Phrase

    used to say that the reason is unknown or not being stated

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • prostitution

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    the practice of having sex with people in exchange for money

  • smoothing

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    the process of making a surface or material smooth

  • reconcile

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    to make friendly again after an argument or disagreement

  • taboo

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

  • biting

    Word

    sharp, cold, or harsh in a way that feels like it bites

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • keep it together

    Phrase

    to stay calm and keep control of your emotions in a difficult situation

  • shake up

    Phrase

    to upset or disturb someone badly

  • grow out of

    Phrase

    to become too big or too old for something, especially clothes or a habit

  • mentally ill

    Phrase

    having a mental illness

  • lay over

    Phrase

    to stop somewhere for a short time while traveling to another place

  • drug user

    Phrase

    a person who uses illegal drugs regularly

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • grow out

    Phrase

    to let hair grow longer

  • fall back into

    Phrase

    to start doing something bad, difficult, or unwanted again

  • bossed

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    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • turn out

    Phrase

    to be found to be true, real, or the case

  • oral

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    relating to the mouth or to speaking

  • dictate

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    to say words slowly and clearly so someone can write them down

  • overdue

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    not done, paid, or arrived by the expected time

  • zoned

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    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • underestimate

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    to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

  • carve

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    to cut or shape something with a knife or tool

  • slit

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    to make a long, narrow cut in something

  • violate

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    to break a rule, law, or agreement

  • adolescent

    Word

    a teenager

  • imitate

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    to copy the way someone speaks, moves, or behaves

  • business hours

    Phrase

    the hours when a business is open and available to customers

  • staging

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    the way a play, show, or event is arranged and presented

  • awfully

    Word

    very; extremely

  • dedicate

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    to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

  • contempt

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    a strong feeling that someone or something is not worthy of respect

  • mimic

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    to copy the way someone speaks or acts

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