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Criminal Minds S16E6: English vocabulary

Season 16, Episode 6CrimeDramaMystery

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  • slosh

    Word

    to move through water or another liquid with a splashing sound

  • eerily

    Word

    in a strange and frightening way

  • lye

    Word

    a strong alkaline substance used in soap-making and cleaning

  • rove

    Word

    to wander from place to place

  • exonerate

    Word

    to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame

  • transference

    Word

    the act or process of moving something from one place, person, or thing to another

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • prodigal

    Word

    spending money or resources too freely and carelessly

  • postmark

    Word

    the mark stamped on a letter or package by the post office, showing where and when it was mailed

  • wishful

    Word

    showing a strong wish or hope for something, often without much chance of it happening

  • manipulator

    Word

    a person who uses other people in a clever or dishonest way to get what they want

  • moratorium

    Word

    a temporary ban on an activity

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  • confessional

    Word

    a small booth in a church where people confess their sins to a priest

  • sordid

    Word

    morally bad, unpleasant, or shameful

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • sliver

    Word

    a very small, thin piece of something that has broken off or been cut from a larger piece

  • crabbing

    Word

    the activity of catching crabs

  • prerogative

    Word

    a special right or privilege that only one person or group has

  • outrun

    Word

    to run faster than someone or something, or to escape by running

  • evener

    Word

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

  • seaboard

    Word

    the land along the sea; the coast

  • narcotic

    Word

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

  • incarceration

    Word

    the state of being kept in prison

  • obsess

    Word

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

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  • suffice

    Word

    to be enough for a need or purpose

  • infiltrate

    Word

    to enter a place, organization, or group secretly in order to get information or cause harm

  • psyche

    Word

    the mind or soul of a person

  • should see the other guy

    Phrase

    A humorous way of saying that the other person was hurt more badly in a fight

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • stalker

    Word

    a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

  • revisit

    Word

    to go back to a place, topic, or situation and deal with it again

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • reestablish

    Word

    to establish something again after it has stopped or been lost

  • hectic

    Word

    very busy and full of activity, often in a rushed or confusing way

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • take the rap

    Phrase

    to be blamed or punished for something, especially for someone else's wrongdoing

  • methodology

    Word

    a set of methods used in a particular field of study or activity

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • crumble

    Word

    to break into small pieces or fall apart

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • blowing up

    Phrase

    a harsh scolding or reprimand

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • told you so

    Phrase

    a remark that shows you were right after someone else was wrong

  • suicidal

    Word

    having thoughts of killing yourself

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • scramble

    Word

    to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • howl

    Word

    to make a long, loud, sad cry

  • coroner

    Word

    an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

  • prolong

    Word

    to make something last longer

  • anticipate

    Word

    to expect something or think it will happen

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • time being

    Phrase

    for now; until something changes

  • loose ends

    Phrase

    unfinished things that still need attention

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • sniff

    Word

    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • partner in crime

    Phrase

    a close friend who often does things with you, especially in a playful or mischievous way

  • personal effect

    Phrase

    personal belongings, especially ones you carry with you

  • refined

    Word

    elegant, polished, and cultured in style or manner

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • about time

    Phrase

    used to say that something should have happened earlier

  • loose end

    Phrase

    a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention

  • personal effects

    Phrase

    a person's belongings, especially the ones they take with them when traveling or moving

  • undermine

    Word

    to gradually weaken or damage something, especially in a hidden or indirect way

  • symmetrical

    Word

    having two sides or halves that match each other

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • line up

    Phrase

    a list of people or things arranged in a line

  • almighty

    Word

    having unlimited power or great power

  • wrestle

    Word

    to struggle with someone by holding and pushing them, especially in a sport

  • work around

    Phrase

    to find a way to deal with a problem or obstacle

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • waltz

    Word

    a dance for two people in 3/4 time, or the music for it

  • settle down

    Phrase

    to become calm and quiet after being active, noisy, or upset

  • drunk driver

    Phrase

    a person who drives while drunk

  • assert

    Word

    to say something firmly and clearly, especially a fact or opinion

  • hurl

    Word

    to throw something with a lot of force

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • forensic

    Word

    relating to the scientific study used in solving crimes

  • tricking

    Word

    the act of deceiving or cheating someone

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • jab

    Word

    to make a quick, sharp punch or poke

  • alias

    Word

    a false or different name used by someone

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • inmate

    Word

    a person who is kept in prison or another institution

  • best bet

    Phrase

    the most likely or sensible choice

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • pandemic

    Word

    an outbreak of a disease that spreads across many countries or around the world

  • laying

    Word

    present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

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