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Criminal Minds S4E25: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 25CrimeDramaMystery

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  • bloodhound

    Word

    a large dog with a very strong sense of smell, used for tracking people or animals

  • distend

    Word

    to swell, or make something swell, because of pressure from inside

  • undermanned

    Word

    having too few workers or staff

  • sutured

    Word

    closed with stitches

  • triangulate

    Word

    to find the position of something by using measurements from known points

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • mangle

    Word

    to badly damage something by tearing, crushing, or cutting it

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • unsophisticated

    Word

    simple and not very refined

  • retardation

    Word

    the act of slowing down or delaying something

  • personalize

    Word

    to change something so it fits a person's needs or preferences

  • attache

    Word

    a diplomat who works in an embassy and has a special area of responsibility

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  • sterilize

    Word

    to make something free of all harmful germs

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • agitate

    Word

    to make someone feel worried or upset

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • flinch

    Word

    to make a quick, nervous movement because of fear, surprise, or pain

  • palmed

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    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • railroading

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    the act of forcing a decision, plan, or deal through quickly and unfairly

  • paralyze

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

  • locator

    Word

    a device or system that helps find the location of something

  • fiend

    Word

    a very bad or cruel person

  • snuff

    Word

    powdered tobacco that is sniffed through the nose

  • copped

    Word

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

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  • disparity

    Word

    a big difference between two things, especially in amount or level

  • childlike

    Word

    having the innocent, trusting, or curious qualities of a child

  • gratification

    Word

    a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • rapport

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    a friendly, easy relationship in which people understand and trust each other

  • psychosis

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    a serious mental illness that can cause a person to lose touch with reality

  • infusion

    Word

    a liquid made by soaking herbs, fruit, or other plant material in water

  • tubing

    Word

    the activity of riding on an inflatable tube for fun, especially on water

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • suture

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    a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

  • haystack

    Word

    a pile of hay

  • interrogate

    Word

    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • commendation

    Word

    praise or approval for something someone has done

  • rhetorical

    Word

    relating to rhetoric, or the skill of speaking or writing effectively

  • syringe

    Word

    a medical tool used to inject or remove liquid

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • narcotic

    Word

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

  • whit

    Word

    a very small amount; not even a little

  • exceedingly

    Word

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • valor

    Word

    great courage and bravery in danger or difficult situations

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • smuggle

    Word

    to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • abyss

    Word

    a very deep hole or empty space that seems to have no bottom

  • transient

    Word

    lasting for only a short time

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • harvesting

    Word

    the act of gathering a crop from the fields

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • to hell and back

    Phrase

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • fresh meat

    Phrase

    an informal way of describing a newcomer who may be an easy target or a possible sexual partner

  • like farm

    Phrase

    To post online in order to get more likes or shares

  • strangle

    Word

    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • have no right

    Phrase

    to have no moral or legal permission to do something

  • go outside

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

  • sizing

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    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • inner core

    Phrase

    the solid center of the Earth or another planet

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • in the act

    Phrase

    while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • disciplinary

    Word

    relating to rules, discipline, or punishment for breaking rules

  • anesthesia

    Word

    a drug-induced loss of feeling, or of feeling and consciousness, used during a medical procedure

  • hook up with

    Phrase

    to start a casual romantic or sexual relationship with someone

  • signify

    Word

    to mean or indicate something

  • dripping

    Word

    the act of liquid dripping in drops

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • personal property

    Phrase

    property that is movable and not land or buildings

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • proprietary

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    relating to ownership, or owned and controlled by one company or person

  • regeneration

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    the action or process of regenerating or being regenerated, in particular the formation of new animal or plant tissue.

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • volatile

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    changing quickly and unpredictably, often in a way that can cause problems

  • abduction

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

  • pooling

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    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • lang

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    a measure of length, equal to about 33 inches (84 centimeters).

  • prostitution

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    the practice of having sex with people in exchange for money

  • loose ends

    Phrase

    unfinished things that still need attention

  • on file

    Phrase

    officially recorded and kept for later use

  • my man

    Phrase

    a friendly way to address a man or show approval or excitement

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • nightly

    Word

    happening or done every night

  • hands up

    Phrase

    a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • consistency

    Word

    the quality of staying the same or happening in the same way over time

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • hands down

    Phrase

    by a large margin; easily and clearly

  • blood bank

    Phrase

    a place where donated blood is collected, tested, and stored for later use

  • sneak around

    Phrase

    to move or act secretly so other people do not notice what you are doing

  • loose end

    Phrase

    a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention

  • walk away with

    Phrase

    to win something easily or by a large margin

  • active duty

    Phrase

    the period when a member of the armed forces is serving full-time

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