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Criminal Minds S7E17: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 17CrimeDramaMystery

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  • chenille

    Word

    a soft fabric with a raised, fuzzy surface

  • miscarry

    Word

    to lose a baby through miscarriage

  • dispassionate

    Word

    calm and fair, without being influenced by strong feelings

  • devolve

    Word

    to give some power or responsibility to a lower level of government or organization

  • unseal

    Word

    to remove a seal from something so it can be opened

  • ritualistic

    Word

    relating to a ritual or done in a fixed, repeated way

  • priestly

    Word

    relating to a priest or priests

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • molestation

    Word

    the act of sexually abusing or harassing someone, especially a child

  • excruciating

    Word

    extremely painful or hard to endure

  • molest

    Word

    to harass or bother someone persistently

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

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  • nibble

    Word

    to take small bites of something

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • psychosis

    Word

    a serious mental illness that can cause a person to lose touch with reality

  • ovary

    Word

    one of the two organs in a woman's body that produce eggs

  • racking

    Word

    causing a lot of pain or suffering

  • silencer

    Word

    a device on a gun that makes the shot quieter

  • crackling

    Word

    the sound of many short, sharp pops or snaps

  • crackle

    Word

    to make a series of short, sharp, snapping sounds

  • honk

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • primal

    Word

    relating to the earliest stage of life, history, or development

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  • serenade

    Word

    a piece of music played or sung for someone, often in a romantic setting

  • trespass

    Word

    to enter land or property without permission

  • evener

    Word

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

  • exemplary

    Word

    so good that it deserves praise and imitation

  • correctional

    Word

    relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • unravel

    Word

    to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

  • compulsive

    Word

    done because of a strong, hard-to-control urge

  • adoptive

    Word

    connected with adoption; having been adopted

  • gruesome

    Word

    very shocking and disgusting, especially because of violence or injury

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • rationale

    Word

    the reason or set of reasons for something

  • breaded

    Word

    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • outweigh

    Word

    to be more important, valuable, or serious than something else

  • jacket up

    Phrase

    to scold or criticize someone

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • weasel

    Word

    a small, thin animal with a long body and short legs

  • freshen

    Word

    to make something cleaner, cooler, or more pleasant

  • erratic

    Word

    changing suddenly and unpredictably

  • migraine

    Word

    a severe headache that often affects one side of the head and may cause nausea or vision problems

  • calculating

    Word

    carefully planning what to do in a way that is often selfish or dishonest

  • ruse

    Word

    a trick or plan used to deceive someone

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • surrogate

    Word

    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • conceive

    Word

    to form or imagine an idea, plan, or situation in your mind

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • sweaty

    Word

    covered with sweat

  • drastic

    Word

    very sudden and extreme, with a strong effect

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • precaution

    Word

    something you do to prevent harm or trouble

  • desperation

    Word

    a feeling of hopelessness, often when you think a situation cannot improve

  • spree

    Word

    a short period of doing a lot of one activity, often in an uncontrolled way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • abduction

    Word

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

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • build in

    Phrase

    to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • get life

    Phrase

    A rude way of telling someone to stop being silly or annoying

  • spar

    Word

    to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • off guard

    Phrase

    caught by surprise and not ready for what happens

  • just like that

    Phrase

    suddenly and without warning

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • orchid

    Word

    a plant with large, colorful, often unusual-looking flowers

  • thy

    Word

    your; belonging to you

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • restrain

    Word

    to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • to tell the truth

    Phrase

    used to introduce a statement that is honest or frank

  • sneak around

    Phrase

    to move or act secretly so other people do not notice what you are doing

  • foster parent

    Phrase

    a person who cares for a child as a parent without legally adopting them

  • foster family

    Phrase

    a family that takes care of a child placed with them by social services

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • high tech

    Phrase

    modern technology, especially computers and electronics

  • home invasion

    Phrase

    a burglary in which someone breaks into a house while people are inside

  • foster care

    Phrase

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

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • go together

    Phrase

    to be in a romantic relationship with each other

  • base upon

    Phrase

    to use something as the basis for something

  • kneel

    Word

    to rest on one or both knees

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • disconnect

    Word

    to break or end a connection between things

  • look back

    Phrase

    to think about the past, or about what happened before

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • untrue

    Word

    not true; false or incorrect

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