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Criminal Minds S5E5: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery

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  • miscarry

    to lose a baby through miscarriage

  • asphyxiate

    to stop someone from breathing, or make breathing very difficult

  • clingy

    wanting too much attention or closeness from other people

  • squalid

    extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of poverty or neglect

  • lactation

    the production of milk by a mother after giving birth

  • scrip

    paper money or a voucher used instead of cash, especially in the past

  • transpire

    to become known; to turn out or emerge

  • obstetric

    relating to childbirth and the care of women giving birth

  • spousal

    relating to a husband or wife, or to marriage

  • placental

    relating to a placenta

  • meshed

    joined so that the parts fit together and move smoothly

  • indistinctly

    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

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  • nullify

    to make something legally invalid or no longer effective

  • uterine

    relating to the uterus

  • magnify

    to make something look larger, especially with a lens or microscope

  • leavings

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

  • guesswork

    the act of guessing instead of using facts or evidence

  • dilate

    to make something wider or more open, or become wider or more open

  • trimester

    one of three periods into which a pregnancy is divided

  • bombshell

    a surprising event or piece of news that has a strong effect

  • prenatal

    relating to the time before a baby is born

  • abrasion

    the wearing away of a surface by rubbing or scraping

  • caroling

    singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house

  • cranked

    turned or operated by a crank

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