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Criminal Minds S3E15: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 15CrimeDramaMystery

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  • irrationally

    Word

    in a way that is not based on reason or clear thinking

  • neuromuscular

    Word

    relating to nerves and muscles, especially how they work together

  • equivocal

    Word

    having more than one possible meaning; unclear

  • paralytic

    Word

    relating to paralysis

  • devolve

    Word

    to give some power or responsibility to a lower level of government or organization

  • metabolize

    Word

    to break down food or a substance in the body so it can be used

  • electrocute

    Word

    to kill someone or something with electricity

  • cranium

    Word

    the part of the skull that encloses the brain

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • coerce

    Word

    to force someone to do something by using threats or pressure

  • molest

    Word

    to harass or bother someone persistently

  • rationalize

    Word

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

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  • outlive

    Word

    to live longer than someone or something

  • toxicology

    Word

    the study of poisons and how they affect living things

  • paralyze

    Word

    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • ahold

    Word

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

  • bookshelf

    Word

    a shelf or piece of furniture for keeping books on

  • detectable

    Word

    able to be seen, noticed, or measured

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • plummet

    Word

    to fall or drop very quickly and suddenly

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • hunk

    Word

    a large piece of something, especially food or meat

  • err

    Word

    to make a mistake or be wrong

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  • creak

    Word

    to make a harsh, high-pitched sound as it moves or is pressed

  • evener

    Word

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

  • punctured

    Word

    damaged by a sharp object that has made a hole in it

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • profess

    Word

    to state or claim something openly

  • inconclusive

    Word

    not giving a clear answer or result

  • subdue

    Word

    to bring something under control, especially by force or effort

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • compel

    Word

    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • remodel

    Word

    to change the structure or style of a room or building

  • disorderly

    Word

    not neat or organized; messy

  • whew

    Word

    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • puncture

    Word

    a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tire

  • drive by

    Phrase

    a shooting attack from a moving car

  • palate

    Word

    the roof of the mouth inside your mouth

  • forthcoming

    Word

    likely to happen soon or already planned

  • kicker

    Word

    a player whose job is to kick the ball in football

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • swan dive

    Phrase

    a dive in which the body curves like a swan before entering the water

  • uncanny

    Word

    strange and a little unsettling, especially in a way that seems almost supernatural

  • 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

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • suicidal

    Word

    having thoughts of killing yourself

  • slant

    Word

    to lean or slope in a particular direction

  • uphill

    Word

    toward or up a slope

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • hot stuff

    Phrase

    an attractive person, especially one seen as sexually attractive

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • amend

    Word

    to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

  • coroner

    Word

    an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

  • intuition

    Word

    the ability to know or understand something quickly without thinking it through

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • paneling

    Word

    wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

  • inception

    Word

    the beginning or starting point of something, especially an organization, project, or process

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • earnest

    Word

    showing strong, sincere feeling or serious purpose

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • expire

    Word

    to come to an end or stop being valid

  • kick down

    Phrase

    to force a door or other barrier open by kicking it hard

  • toaster

    Word

    a machine that browns slices of bread by heating them quickly

  • lookout

    Word

    a person who watches for danger or for something important to appear

  • bathtub

    Word

    a large tub that you fill with water for washing your body

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • optimism

    Word

    hope and confidence that things will turn out well

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • willingly

    Word

    in a willing or ready way

  • unseen

    Word

    not seen or noticed

  • chances are

    Phrase

    it is likely that something will happen or be true

  • overwhelm

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    to affect someone so strongly that they cannot think clearly or deal with things well

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • track down

    Phrase

    to find someone or something after searching for them

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • lettered

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    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • bedded

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    past tense and past participle of bed

  • forensic

    Word

    relating to the scientific study used in solving crimes

  • cross off

    Phrase

    to draw a line through an item on a list to show it is done or no longer needed

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • autopsy

    Word

    a medical examination of a body after death to find the cause of death

  • staple

    Word

    a main or important thing, especially a food that is eaten often

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • stairway

    Word

    a set of steps inside a building that connects one floor to another

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • fuss

    Word

    unnecessary excitement, activity, or concern about something

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • way in

    Phrase

    an entrance or route into a place

  • indicator

    Word

    something that shows the state or level of something

  • single file

    Phrase

    a line of people or things arranged one behind another

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