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Criminal Minds S6E12: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 12CrimeDramaMystery

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  • godchild

    Word

    a child for whom someone acts as a godparent

  • preoccupy

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so they can think of little else

  • cowrie

    Word

    a small shell from a sea snail, often used as decoration or as money in some cultures

  • tete

    Word

    head or skull.

  • satanism

    Word

    the belief in or worship of Satan

  • bludgeon

    Word

    a heavy stick or club used as a weapon

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • motherless

    Word

    having no mother

  • spatter

    Word

    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • decapitate

    Word

    to cut off someone's head

  • shoplifting

    Word

    to steal goods from a store

  • complainant

    Word

    a person who brings a formal complaint or legal case against someone

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  • trickster

    Word

    a person who tricks or deceives others

  • intrepid

    Word

    brave and willing to take risks

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • ide

    Word

    a suffix used in forming nouns of action from verbs (such as "homicide") and sometimes other bases (such as "suicide").

  • consensual

    Word

    done with the agreement of everyone involved

  • locale

    Word

    a place where something happens or is set

  • smudge

    Word

    a dirty mark or smear

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • enforcer

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    a person who makes sure rules or laws are followed

  • rapport

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

  • tempering

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    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • compulsion

    Word

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

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  • dishing

    Word

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • mutilation

    Word

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

  • subdued

    Word

    quiet, soft, or less strong than usual

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • hallucination

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    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

  • retard

    Word

    to delay or slow something down

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • sneaker

    Word

    a soft shoe with a rubber sole, worn for sports or casual use

  • crossroad

    Word

    a place where two or more roads meet and cross

  • crucifix

    Word

    a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it

  • correctional

    Word

    relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

  • secretive

    Word

    not willing to tell people things or share personal information

  • physiological

    Word

    relating to how the body and its parts work

  • possum

    Word

    a small to medium-sized marsupial from Australia or New Guinea

  • frail

    Word

    weak, delicate, and easily hurt or damaged

  • eyeball

    Word

    the round part of the eye

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • yours truly

    Phrase

    a humorous way to sign off a letter or note

  • and his mother

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that a very large number of people are included

  • cleanse

    Word

    to clean something thoroughly, especially by removing dirt or harmful substances

  • have no right

    Phrase

    to have no moral or legal permission to do something

  • impulsive

    Word

    acting quickly without thinking about the results

  • impartial

    Word

    fair and not influenced by personal feelings or sides

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • kicker

    Word

    a player whose job is to kick the ball in football

  • machete

    Word

    a large heavy knife used for cutting plants

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • parole officer

    Phrase

    a person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole

  • catholicism

    Word

    the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church

  • vested

    Word

    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • paradigm

    Word

    a typical example or model of something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • vulnerability

    Word

    the state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • abandonment

    Word

    the act of leaving someone or something behind

  • forearm

    Word

    the part of your arm between the elbow and the wrist

  • human sacrifice

    Phrase

    the killing of a person as part of a religious ritual

  • rampage

    Word

    a period of violent, uncontrolled behavior

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • deity

    Word

    a god or goddess

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • recollection

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    the act of remembering something

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • remorse

    Word

    a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did

  • janitor

    Word

    a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • off balance

    Phrase

    in a way that makes you lose your physical balance

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • boy crazy

    Phrase

    informal: very interested in boys in a romantic or sexual way

  • the finger

    Phrase

    an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • invincible

    Word

    impossible to defeat or overcome

  • medical record

    Phrase

    an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

  • prep school

    Phrase

    a private school that prepares students for university

  • house of God

    Phrase

    a church or other place of worship

  • easy target

    Phrase

    A person or thing that is easy to attack, criticize, or make fun of

  • personal day

    Phrase

    a paid day off from work for personal reasons

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • Native American

    Phrase

    relating to the Indigenous peoples of North America

  • foster care

    Phrase

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

  • practitioner

    Word

    someone who works in a profession, especially medicine

  • name after

    Phrase

    to give someone or something the name of another person or thing, usually to honor them

  • wave in

    Phrase

    to signal someone to come inside with a wave

  • framing

    Word

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

  • parental

    Word

    relating to a parent or parents

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • police force

    Phrase

    the organization that provides police services in an area

  • adventurer

    Word

    a person who likes exciting or unusual experiences

  • work in

    Phrase

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

  • harness

    Word

    a set of straps used to hold and control an animal, or to attach it to a cart or other vehicle

  • prostitute

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • informant

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    a person who gives information, especially secretly

  • inexperienced

    Word

    not having much experience or skill

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