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Criminal Minds S1E2: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 2CrimeDramaMystery

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  • pyromania

    Word

    a strong, obsessive interest in fire, especially in setting fires

  • fluster

    Word

    to make someone nervous, confused, or embarrassed

  • disheveled

    Word

    untidy and messy, especially because hair or clothes are not neat

  • tipster

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    a person who gives tips or predictions, especially about sports betting

  • ferryman

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    a person who drives or operates a ferry

  • musculature

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    the muscles in a body or in one part of a body

  • ganglion

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    a small group of nerve cell bodies linked together

  • canaanite

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    a person from the ancient people of Canaan

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • brahman

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    a member of the highest Hindu priestly caste

  • mooned

    Word

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • untangle

    Word

    to separate things that are twisted or knotted together

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  • predictor

    Word

    a person or thing that helps predict what will happen

  • leavings

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

  • menial

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    boring, low-status, and not requiring much skill

  • homicidal

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    wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

  • prying

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    too interested in other people's private matters

  • concealment

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    the act of hiding something or keeping it secret

  • encircle

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    to form a circle around something

  • copped

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

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • incur

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    to have to pay or suffer something unpleasant, especially because of your actions

  • bureaucratic

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    relating to a system with many rules, offices, and official procedures

  • compulsion

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    a strong urge to do something, especially one that is hard to control

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  • mythological

    Word

    relating to myths or mythology

  • extinguisher

    Word

    a device used to put out a fire

  • disrepair

    Word

    a state in which something is damaged and not being properly cared for

  • pathological

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    relating to disease or caused by a disease

  • ahem

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    used to get someone's attention, or to show mild embarrassment or disapproval

  • evener

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

  • pry

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    to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

  • meticulous

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    very careful about small details and exactness

  • horrid

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    very unpleasant, ugly, or disgusting

  • adept

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    very skilled at doing something

  • stutter

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    to speak with repeated sounds or pauses because of a speech difficulty

  • mead

    Word

    an alcoholic drink made from fermented honey and water

  • neurological

    Word

    relating to the nervous system or to neurology

  • hinduism

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    a major religion that began in India

  • canister

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    a container with a lid, used for storing dry goods or other materials

  • kindle

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    to light a fire or make something start burning

  • stampede

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    a sudden rush of frightened animals or people

  • inferno

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    a large, destructive fire

  • morbid

    Word

    showing an unhealthy interest in unpleasant or disturbing things, especially death or injury

  • physiological

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    relating to how the body and its parts work

  • compel

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

  • flammable

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    likely to catch fire easily

  • checkmate

    Word

    the move in chess that traps the opponent's king so it cannot escape

  • compute

    Word

    to calculate a number or amount

  • involuntary

    Word

    done without conscious control

  • compulsive

    Word

    done because of a strong, hard-to-control urge

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • simultaneous

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    happening or done at the same time

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • gravitational

    Word

    relating to the force of gravity

  • convergence

    Word

    the process of things coming together or becoming more alike

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • triad

    Word

    a group of three connected people or things

  • cortex

    Word

    the outer layer of the brain

  • sinful

    Word

    morally wrong or evil; full of sin

  • manifestation

    Word

    a clear sign or example of something

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • footpath

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    a path for people to walk on, especially in the countryside

  • sweetness

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    the quality of tasting sweet

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • frontal

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    relating to the front part of something

  • vandalism

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    the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

  • human sacrifice

    Phrase

    the killing of a person as part of a religious ritual

  • provoke

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    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • profiling

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

  • precaution

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    something you do to prevent harm or trouble

  • superstition

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    a belief that something bad will happen or that certain actions or events can bring good or bad luck

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • Holy Ghost

    Phrase

    the third person of the Christian Trinity

  • dumb luck

    Phrase

    something that happens by chance, with no skill or planning involved

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • arson

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    the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

  • orbital

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    relating to the path of an object as it moves around a planet, star, or moon

  • sugared

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    coated or mixed with sugar

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • fascination

    Word

    a strong interest or attraction to something

  • baptism

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    a Christian ceremony in which someone is baptized with water

  • turn against

    Phrase

    to start opposing someone or something you used to support

  • third class

    Phrase

    the cheapest travel class on a ship or train

  • set with

    Phrase

    To accept or agree with something

  • potassium

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    a chemical element that is important for plant and animal life

  • theology

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    the study of religious belief, especially about God and the nature of religion

  • skeptical

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    not easily convinced; doubtful

  • dormitory

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    a building where students live at a school or college

  • fraternity

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    a group of male students at a college or university

  • liaison

    Word

    a person who helps two people or groups work or communicate together

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • reason with

    Phrase

    to try to persuade someone to do or accept something by using reason

  • truck in

    Phrase

    to transport goods by truck

  • fail out

    Phrase

    to be forced to leave school or university because of poor grades

  • blueprint

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    a detailed plan for building something

  • kirk

    Word

    a church, especially in Scotland

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

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