condescend
to act in a way that shows you think you are better than someone else
Episode vocabulary
Criminal Minds S16E9: English vocabulary
Season 16, Episode 9CrimeDramaMystery
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whacking
very large or extreme
victimize
to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially by bullying them
overreach
to go beyond the proper limit or use more than is sensible
devolve
to give some power or responsibility to a lower level of government or organization
volition
the act of making your own decisions or choices
amiss
not quite right or normal
devolution
the transfer of power from a central government to local or regional governments
slush
partly melted snow or ice on the ground
neuter
in grammar, used to describe the form that is neither masculine nor feminine
thumbed
past tense and past participle of thumb through
clouding
the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent
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cryptography
the study and practice of making information secret or secure with codes
crotch
the area between a person's legs where the legs join the body
nervously
in a nervous way
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
pining
full of longing or sadness for someone or something
shrug
to raise your shoulders to show that you do not know, do not care, or cannot answer
wail
to cry out in a long, high, sad sound
terrify
to make someone feel extreme fear
suffocating
making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky
stalked
to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way
combing
the act of combing hair
suffocate
to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air