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Criminal Minds S9E15: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 15CrimeDramaMystery

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  • emasculation

    Word

    the act of making someone feel less powerful, confident, or masculine

  • emasculate

    Word

    to make someone or something weaker or less effective

  • sublimate

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    to change a strong feeling or desire into a more acceptable form of activity

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • subjugate

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    to bring a person or group under control, often by force

  • incarcerate

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    to put someone in prison

  • pinking

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    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • indiscretion

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    a careless or embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or behavior

  • welcomer

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

  • strapping

    Word

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • larynx

    Word

    the part of the throat that contains the vocal cords

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

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  • intermittently

    Word

    in a way that happens with pauses or breaks

  • asphyxiation

    Word

    the condition of not getting enough oxygen, which can cause unconsciousness or death

  • homicidal

    Word

    wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

  • impotence

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    a feeling of being unable to act, change things, or control a situation

  • strangulation

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    the act of choking someone by pressing on the throat or neck

  • impotent

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    unable to act or help effectively; powerless

  • submissive

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    willing to obey other people and accept their control

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • tempering

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    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • compulsion

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    a strong urge to do something, especially one that is hard to control

  • trucker

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    a person who drives a truck for a living

  • evener

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

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  • budge

    Word

    to move a little, or make something move a little

  • periphery

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    the outer edge of something, or the area farthest from the center

  • retaliate

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    to hurt or punish someone in return for something they did to you

  • infidelity

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    the act of being unfaithful to a spouse or partner

  • dormant

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    not active or growing for a period of time

  • relive

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    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

  • cleanliness

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    the state of being clean and tidy

  • stripping

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    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • congratulation

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    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • transient

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    lasting for only a short time

  • indicative

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    showing that something is likely true or real

  • deter

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    to make someone less likely to do something by making it seem difficult, risky, or unpleasant

  • strangle

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    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • shiver

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    to shake slightly because you are cold, scared, or excited

  • spurred

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    to make someone or something more likely to act or happen

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • rediscover

    Word

    to find or enjoy something again after forgetting it or losing touch with it

  • scream for

    Phrase

    to strongly suggest that something is needed or appropriate

  • stop out

    Phrase

    to stay out all night without coming home

  • flawless

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    without any mistakes or imperfections

  • hiatus

    Word

    a break or pause in a series, activity, or career

  • plunge

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    to suddenly put someone or something into a difficult situation or state

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • ruse

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    a trick or plan used to deceive someone

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • nurture

    Word

    to help someone or something develop and grow

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • hitch

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    to fasten something to a hook, rope, chain, or strap

  • conceive

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

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • crave

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    to want something very much

  • rapped

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    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • profiling

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

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • remorse

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    a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did

  • intercourse

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    communication or social dealings between people or groups

  • conflicting

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    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • fiance

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    a man who is engaged to be married

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • spur of the moment

    Phrase

    done or decided suddenly, without planning

  • pooling

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    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

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • arming

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    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • partner in crime

    Phrase

    a close friend who often does things with you, especially in a playful or mischievous way

  • trust the process

    Phrase

    to believe that things will work out if you keep going

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • motivate

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    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • errand

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    a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

  • double date

    Phrase

    a date that two couples go on together

  • work back

    Phrase

    to work extra hours to make up for time off or finish a shift

  • state line

    Phrase

    the border between two U.S. states

  • unfaithful

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    not faithful to a partner or spouse

  • spur

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    a metal spike or wheel on a rider's heel, used to guide a horse

  • at the last minute

    Phrase

    at the very last possible moment before something happens

  • tow truck

    Phrase

    a truck used to tow broken-down or illegally parked vehicles

  • gap year

    Phrase

    a year off from study or work, often taken before university

  • erotic

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    relating to sex or sexual desire

  • garner

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    to get or collect something, especially support, praise, or information

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • mosaic

    Word

    a picture or pattern made from many small pieces of colored stone, tile, or glass

  • dominance

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    the state of being more powerful or important than others

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • zoned

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

  • wedge

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    a piece of material with one thick end and one thin end, used to hold things in place or force them apart

  • step in

    Phrase

    to get involved in a situation to help, stop something, or take control

  • catch up

    Phrase

    to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

  • disclose

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    to make secret or new information known

  • spontaneous

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    done in a natural, unplanned way

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • storming

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    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • humiliate

    Word

    make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

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