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Criminal Minds S1E13: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 13CrimeDramaMystery

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  • seethe

    Word

    to be very angry but not show it openly

  • depressant

    Word

    a drug or substance that slows down activity in the brain or nervous system

  • cannoned

    Word

    to hit or move into something with sudden force

  • inaccurately

    Word

    in a way that is not accurate or precise

  • poisoner

    Word

    a person who poisons someone or something, usually to harm or kill

  • hallucinate

    Word

    to see or hear things that are not really there

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • incoherent

    Word

    hard to understand because it is confused or badly expressed

  • retrace

    Word

    to go back over the same route or path

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • homicidal

    Word

    wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

  • paralyze

    Word

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

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  • contaminate

    Word

    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

  • shunt

    Word

    to move a train or rail vehicle from one track to another

  • copped

    Word

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

  • sepsis

    Word

    a serious medical condition caused by the body's extreme response to an infection

  • savvy

    Word

    practical knowledge and skill, especially about business or technology

  • ingest

    Word

    to take food, drink, or a substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it

  • taint

    Word

    to spoil something by adding a harmful or unwanted substance or influence

  • cheater

    Word

    a person who cheats or acts dishonestly to get an advantage

  • hallucination

    Word

    something you see, hear, or feel that seems real but is not caused by anything outside your mind

  • hysteria

    Word

    a state of wild, uncontrolled emotion or excitement

  • evener

    Word

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

  • vendetta

    Word

    a long-running bitter feud or revenge between people or families

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  • hooded

    Word

    wearing a hood or having a hood over the head

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • improbable

    Word

    not likely to happen or be true

  • severance

    Word

    the ending of a job or other relationship, often with money paid to the person leaving

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • fiasco

    Word

    a complete failure, especially one that is embarrassing or badly organized

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • toxin

    Word

    a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

  • obnoxious

    Word

    very unpleasant or annoying

  • obstruct

    Word

    to block a place or path, or make movement difficult

  • trooper

    Word

    a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit

  • spiked

    Word

    having spikes or sharp points

  • envelop

    Word

    a flat paper cover with a flap, used for sending a letter or document

  • purify

    Word

    to make something clean or pure

  • adversary

    Word

    a person or group you are competing or fighting against

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • slur

    Word

    an insulting remark about someone, especially one that attacks their race, religion, or identity

  • amnesia

    Word

    a condition in which a person loses some or all memory

  • decoy

    Word

    something used to trick or attract someone or something

  • grievance

    Word

    a complaint about unfair treatment or a problem that someone thinks should be fixed

  • disposed

    Word

    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • date rape drug

    Phrase

    a drug used to make someone easier to sexually assault

  • avenger

    Word

    a person who takes revenge for a wrong

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • lethal dose

    Phrase

    an amount of a poison or drug that can cause death

  • let's play

    Phrase

    a video in which someone plays a video game and talks about it

  • discreet

    Word

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

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • rout

    Word

    a complete defeat in which one side is forced to run away in disorder

  • mass murderer

    Phrase

    a person who has killed many people in one incident

  • hot stuff

    Phrase

    an attractive person, especially one seen as sexually attractive

  • investment banker

    Phrase

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

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • jarring

    Word

    causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

  • consciously

    Word

    with awareness and intention; not by accident

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • nil

    Word

    zero; none

  • diabetic

    Word

    relating to diabetes or to people who have diabetes

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • under the influence

    Phrase

    affected by alcohol or drugs

  • middle of the road

    Phrase

    a position or style that is not extreme and is fairly ordinary

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • add up

    Phrase

    to seem reasonable or consistent

  • ambiguous

    Word

    having more than one possible meaning or interpretation

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • beat up

    Phrase

    to attack someone and hit them hard

  • stoop

    Word

    to bend your body forward and down

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • in bad

    Phrase

    out of favor with someone; not liked by them

  • horribly

    Word

    to a very bad or unpleasant degree

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • potent

    Word

    having a strong effect or influence

  • dispose

    Word

    to get rid of something

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • come down on

    Phrase

    to punish or criticize someone severely

  • labored breathing

    Phrase

    Breathing that is hard, heavy, or not smooth

  • test run

    Phrase

    a trial run of a machine, system, or process before it is used for real

  • state trooper

    Phrase

    a police officer who works for a state police force

  • small scale

    Phrase

    done on a limited or relatively small scale

  • pissed off

    Phrase

    very angry or annoyed

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • accomplice

    Word

    a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

  • perceive

    Word

    to notice or understand something, especially by using your senses

  • shack

    Word

    a small, simple, roughly built house or shelter

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • in bad shape

    Phrase

    in poor condition; not healthy or working well

  • unleash

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    to release something or someone from restraint

  • precedent

    Word

    an earlier decision or event that is used as a guide in later similar cases

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

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