backstop
something that acts as a barrier or support behind something else
Episode vocabulary
Criminal Minds S9E14: English vocabulary
Season 9, Episode 14CrimeDramaMystery
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torturer
a person who tortures other people
interrogator
a person who asks questions, especially in an official investigation or interview
transformative
causing a big and important change
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
looped
twisted or bent into a loop or loops
clouding
the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent
undersecretary
a senior government official who works just below a minister
confidant
a person you trust with private thoughts or secrets
commandeer
to take control of a vehicle, building, or other thing, often by force
delicately
in a gentle, careful, or sensitive way
rapport
a friendly, easy relationship in which people understand and trust each other
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infiltration
the secret movement of people or things into a place, especially to spy or cause damage
mediator
a person who helps two sides in a disagreement reach an agreement
interrogate
to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
meticulous
very careful about small details and exactness
revoke
to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement
reassignment
the act of giving someone a new job, role, or position
momentarily
for a very short time
clandestine
kept secret or done secretly, especially because it is illegal or not allowed
subterranean
existing, happening, or found under the earth's surface
resurrect
bring back to life
abyss
a very deep hole or empty space that seems to have no bottom