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Criminal Minds S5E3: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 3CrimeDramaMystery

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  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • mistrial

    Word

    a trial that is ended and declared invalid because of a serious legal error

  • tyrannical

    Word

    using power in a cruel, unfair, or controlling way

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • arraignment

    Word

    a court hearing where a person is formally told the criminal charge against them and asked to respond

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • canvass

    Word

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

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • gob

    Word

    a lump or blob of something, especially a sticky or wet one

  • copped

    Word

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

  • rifling

    Word

    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • gratification

    Word

    a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction

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  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • enforcer

    Word

    a person who makes sure rules or laws are followed

  • impeccable

    Word

    perfect or without faults

  • constrained

    Word

    restricted or limited in what you can do or say

  • debit

    Word

    an amount of money taken from an account or recorded as owed

  • waive

    Word

    to give up a right, claim, or rule requirement

  • mutilation

    Word

    the act of badly injuring or cutting off part of a body

  • evener

    Word

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

  • stepdaughter

    Word

    the daughter of your husband or wife from an earlier relationship

  • petitioning

    Word

    to formally ask an authority or organization for something

  • tripod

    Word

    a stand with three legs, used for holding a camera or other equipment steady

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  • converse

    Word

    to talk with someone in a formal or polite way

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • contraband

    Word

    goods that are brought into or taken out of a country illegally

  • genitals

    Word

    the external sex organs

  • weeding

    Word

    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • Marine Corps

    Phrase

    the U.S. Marine Corps, the branch of the U.S. armed forces that fights on land and at sea

  • horrific

    Word

    extremely shocking, violent, or upsetting

  • wisely

    Word

    in a way that shows good judgment

  • distort

    Word

    to change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • walk free

    Phrase

    to avoid punishment or legal consequences, especially after a court case

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • crave

    Word

    to want something very much

  • negligence

    Word

    failure to take proper care, especially when this causes harm or damage

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • slay

    Word

    to kill a person or animal in a violent way

  • evade

    Word

    to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • talk at

    Phrase

    to speak to someone in a way that ignores their replies or feelings

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • powerless

    Word

    unable to act, influence events, or change a situation

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • residue

    Word

    a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used

  • diagnose

    Word

    to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

  • caliber

    Word

    the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

  • wire transfer

    Phrase

    a bank transfer sent electronically from one account to another

  • swarm

    Word

    a large group of insects flying or moving together

  • second opinion

    Phrase

    an extra opinion from another expert, especially a doctor

  • sedan

    Word

    a car with a closed body and usually four doors

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • bicycling

    Word

    the activity of riding a bicycle

  • law firm

    Phrase

    a business that gives legal advice and represents clients in court

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • brutally

    Word

    in a very harsh, cruel, or violent way

  • unjust

    Word

    not fair or morally right

  • recount

    Word

    to tell someone about an event or experience in detail

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • say what

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • drunk driver

    Phrase

    a person who drives while drunk

  • defense lawyer

    Phrase

    a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

  • in tears

    Phrase

    so upset or moved that you are crying

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • plumbing

    Word

    the pipes, fixtures, and other parts that carry water and waste in a building

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • speak up

    Phrase

    to say what you think or ask a question, especially in a group

  • wiring

    Word

    the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • depict

    Word

    to show or describe something in words or in a picture

  • planner

    Word

    a book, app, or calendar used to plan your time and tasks

  • crater

    Word

    a large round hole in the ground made by an explosion or impact

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • discharge

    Word

    to officially allow someone to leave a hospital or other institution

  • shelling

    Word

    the act of removing shells or outer coverings from nuts, seeds, or other food

  • subtitle

    Word

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

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • starve

    Word

    to suffer or die from lack of food

  • attain

    Word

    to succeed in getting or achieving something

  • stalled

    Word

    stopped and unable to continue moving or working

  • by mistake

    Phrase

    accidentally; without intending to

  • netting

    Word

    a light open fabric made of threads or cord with holes in it

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