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Criminal Minds S8E8: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 8CrimeDramaMystery

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  • utterer

    Word

    a person who says or speaks something

  • latchkey

    Word

    a key for the front door of a house, especially one used by someone who comes home alone

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • emanate

    Word

    to come from a source and spread out from it

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • twittering

    Word

    the soft, repeated sound birds make

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • rationalize

    Word

    to give a false or self-serving reason for something you did or felt

  • retrace

    Word

    to go back over the same route or path

  • aggravate

    Word

    make a problem, injury, or situation worse

  • caroling

    Word

    singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house

  • schematic

    Word

    shown in a simple, symbolic, or diagram-like way

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  • methodical

    Word

    careful and organized, with each step done in a planned way

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • unruly

    Word

    difficult to control, because of bad behavior or wild energy

  • altercation

    Word

    a short, noisy argument

  • evener

    Word

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

  • budge

    Word

    to move a little, or make something move a little

  • blacklist

    Word

    a list of people or things that are not allowed or are treated with suspicion

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • reprimand

    Word

    to criticize someone sharply, especially for bad behavior

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

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  • battle royale

    Phrase

    a type of video game where many players fight until only one is left

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • sitter

    Word

    a person who looks after children for a short time while their parents are away

  • long hour

    Phrase

    the late hours of the night

  • broken man

    Phrase

    a man who has been deeply hurt or emotionally damaged by a bad experience

  • replicate

    Word

    to make an exact copy of something or repeat an experiment or result

  • all hands

    Phrase

    everyone in a ship's crew

  • disposed

    Word

    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • elaborated

    Word

    to explain something in more detail

  • adrenaline

    Word

    a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

  • penetrating

    Word

    clear and strong, and hard to ignore

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • laced

    Word

    fastened with laces

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • go there

    Phrase

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

  • brag

    Word

    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • avid

    Word

    very interested in something and enthusiastic about it

  • affinity

    Word

    a natural liking for or connection with someone or something

  • proxy

    Word

    the authority to act or vote for someone else

  • ruse

    Word

    a trick or plan used to deceive someone

  • sarcastic

    Word

    showing sarcasm; using words that mean the opposite to mock someone or something

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • game on

    Phrase

    to trick someone or take advantage of them for personal gain

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • against the world

    Phrase

    used to describe people who are united and facing a problem or enemy together

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • disciplinary

    Word

    relating to rules, discipline, or punishment for breaking rules

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • compile

    Word

    to make a list, report, or book by gathering information from different sources

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • outpost

    Word

    a small military base or guard post far from the main force

  • abduction

    Word

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

  • pooling

    Word

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

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • run out of gas

    Phrase

    to become very tired and unable to continue

  • unanswered

    Word

    not answered or not dealt with

  • disarm

    Word

    to take weapons away from someone or something

  • thin air

    Phrase

    used in the phrase into thin air to mean that something disappears completely or seems to vanish

  • too right

    Phrase

    Used to show strong agreement or approval

  • disable

    Word

    to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

  • dispose

    Word

    to get rid of something

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • disrespectful

    Word

    showing a lack of respect; rude or impolite

  • snap out of

    Phrase

    to stop feeling upset, confused, or distracted and become calm again

  • IP address

    Phrase

    the unique number that identifies a device on a network

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • scotch

    Word

    to stop something from happening or continuing

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • flashlight

    Word

    a small battery-powered light you can carry in your hand

  • key in

    Phrase

    to enter information by typing it into a computer or device

  • look over

    Phrase

    to check or read something quickly

  • penetrate

    Word

    to go into or through something, often with force or difficulty

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • ping

    Word

    to send a quick message to someone

  • twitter

    Word

    a short, high, light sound, especially made by birds

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • chatter

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

  • say what

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it

  • collared

    Word

    having a collar

  • sage

    Word

    a person known for great wisdom

  • sophomore

    Word

    a student in the second year of high school or college

  • take over

    Phrase

    to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

  • all clear

    Phrase

    a signal that danger or an emergency has ended and it is safe to continue

  • head start

    Phrase

    an advantage gained by starting before other people

  • casualty

    Word

    a person who is killed or injured in an accident, war, or other event

  • mimic

    Word

    to copy the way someone speaks or acts

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • lace

    Word

    a delicate fabric made of thread in an open, decorative pattern

  • blur

    Word

    a blurred or unclear image, shape, or mark

  • overlap

    Word

    to cover or lie partly over something else

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