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Criminal Minds S8E20: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 20CrimeDramaMystery

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  • purl

    a stitch in knitting made by bringing the yarn to the front

  • demure

    quiet, modest, and a little shy

  • unripe

    not fully ripe or mature

  • nightshade

    a plant in the nightshade family, often with poisonous berries or leaves

  • blissful

    extremely happy, peaceful, and content

  • herbalist

    a person who treats illnesses with herbs and other plant-based remedies

  • ritualistic

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

  • itinerant

    traveling from place to place

  • smirk

    to smile in a way that shows you are pleased with yourself or think you know more than others

  • exacting

    needing a lot of care, skill, or attention

  • logger

    a person who cuts down trees for a living

  • moonshine

    illegal homemade alcohol, especially whiskey

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  • dismember

    to cut a body into pieces

  • infringe

    to break a law, rule, or agreement

  • deadwood

    dead trees, branches, or wood that are still standing or lying around

  • wallow

    to roll around or lie in mud, water, or dust

  • strew

    to scatter things untidily over a surface or area

  • thermostat

    a device that controls the temperature in a room or building

  • fickle

    likely to change suddenly and not be reliable

  • damsel

    a young woman, especially in old stories or formal language

  • punctual

    arriving or doing things at the expected time; not late

  • devastate

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • homicidal

    wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

  • sanctity

    the quality of being holy or sacred

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