Criminal Minds S4E16: English vocabulary

relating to an ovary

a person who is very charming and good at making people like them

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

the customers or clients of a business or professional service

relating to disease or caused by a disease

to officially cancel a law, order, or agreement

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

sexually unconventional or involving unusual sexual practices

the entrance area of a building

able to dissolve in a liquid, especially water

a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

nervous, tense, or easily annoyed

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

the act of lending something to someone

the act of avoiding someone or something

able to be recognized or told apart

a person who says they believe or support something but acts differently

to join together to defend yourself against criticism or an attack

the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

a court order that tells someone to stop doing something or to do something

to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

a feeling of not being confident or safe

the process of finding possible risks and reducing their chance or impact

a sexual action or activity

careful about what you say or do, especially to keep something private

a person who has conquered a place or people

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

a person who helps someone with personal tasks, especially a rich or important person

a luxury apartment on the top floor of a building

the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

to do something with full effort or confidence

in a very bad or ruined state

the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

in a way that shows strong love or care

relating to a father

a person whose job is to help companies and governments raise money and handle big financial deals

to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

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

to be accepted or believed as a particular type of person or thing, especially because you look like it

a short period of doing a lot of one activity, often in an uncontrolled way

to check or prove that something is correct, true, or acceptable

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

separated from the rest by cutting

used to say that something is acceptable or true in theory, but there is still a problem or limitation

showing agreement or saying yes

careful behavior or speech that avoids offending people or revealing private information

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a person who rules temporarily because the king, queen, or ruler is too young or unable to rule

to make something secret known publicly

a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof

to laugh quietly

a group of wild boars

a red wine from the Bordeaux region of France

a reason or explanation that shows something is right or acceptable

something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

used to say you have won or beaten someone

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

used to say that something should have happened earlier

money that a parent pays to help support a child after a separation or divorce

relating to office work or professional jobs rather than manual work

a family where the parents are divorced or separated

to keep asking someone to do something in an annoying way

made to be used once or for a short time, then thrown away

leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

to look around a place casually, often while searching for something

to reduce the number of possibilities or choices

to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

deserving praise, help, or respect

the act of controlling yourself and not reacting too strongly

to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

to end a romantic relationship

a person who has sex for money

to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

to write something in full or in a finished form