Criminal Minds S5E5: English vocabulary

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to send something by fax

a person authorized to witness and certify legal documents

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

the part of a Muslim household where women lived separately from men

to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

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

relating to the navel or the umbilical cord

to reach a conclusion by thinking carefully about the facts

a woman or girl with dark brown hair

having thin lines or marks of a different color

familiar knowledge or experience of something

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to give someone a different job, role, or place to work

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

the process of covering a surface with tiles

a ranch, especially in Spanish-speaking countries

the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

the showing of a film or TV program to an audience

connected with adoption; having been adopted

a journal about law, usually published by a law school

to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

showing care and thought for other people's feelings and needs

to keep fighting or arguing for something until the result is decided

without revealing your identity

a person who looks after a building or property

to arrest someone, especially a suspect

a young man who is very fashionable and widely talked about

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

the rate at which babies die before reaching one year old

to be included in a particular category, law, or authority

the act of taking an amount away from a total, especially for tax or pay

past tense and past participle of shoot

the process of dealing with stress, problems, or difficult feelings

to resign from an important job or public position

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to do something with full effort or confidence

careful and often critical examination of something

a piece of material made of threads, wire, or plastic with many small holes

the amount or value of a coin or bill

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

in a way that relates to genes or genetics

to hate or strongly dislike someone or something

to spend time with someone socially; to associate with them

relating to the Presbyterian Church

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

to persuade or influence someone to do something

the state of being a mother

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

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

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a red powder or cream used to color the cheeks or lips

far away; at a great distance

make something again, especially in a new or different way

the loss of a pregnancy before the baby can survive

a person who is addicted to drugs

a group of wild boars

a person who has legally adopted a child

used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

to punish or criticize someone severely

a place that gives protection and safety from danger or trouble

the border between two U.S. states

a final selection of people or things chosen from a larger group

to produce something quickly and in large quantities

a family where the parents are divorced or separated

the state of being kept somewhere and not allowed to leave

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

care for a child in another family, usually for a limited time

the harmful or excessive use of illegal drugs

a person who is related to you by birth

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

the force or energy that keeps something moving or helps it keep growing or developing

the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

the fact that all living things eventually die

the ability to produce babies, young animals, or seeds

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned