sycophantic
Wordshowing too much eager praise or support to get an advantage
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Criminal Minds S9E17: English vocabulary
Season 9, Episode 17CrimeDramaMystery
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tagger
Worda person who adds tags or labels to photos, files, or other items
sidetrack
Wordto distract someone from an important topic or task
fastidious
Wordvery careful about details and standards
crony
Worda close friend, especially one in a group that has influence or power
devolve
Wordto give some power or responsibility to a lower level of government or organization
predicate
Wordto state or claim something formally
subservient
Wordtoo willing to obey someone else and not act independently
shoplifting
Wordto steal goods from a store
braiding
Wordthe act of making a braid or braids by weaving strands together
enrage
Wordto make someone extremely angry
hypnotize
Wordto put someone into a hypnotic state
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anagram
Worda word or phrase made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase
grandiose
Wordimpressively large, fancy, or ambitious, often in a way that seems too much or not realistic
welcomer
Worda person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
hobo
Worda homeless person who travels from place to place looking for work
spotty
Wordcovered with spots or marks
babble
Wordto talk quickly and continuously in a confused or silly way
contaminate
Wordto make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material
strangulation
Wordthe act of choking someone by pressing on the throat or neck
abrasion
Wordthe wearing away of a surface by rubbing or scraping
lenient
Wordshowing kindness by not being too strict or harsh
populate
Wordto live in or fill a place with people or animals
copped
Wordto get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
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decompose
Wordto break down naturally into simpler substances
abler
Wordmore able or skilled than someone or something else
enforcer
Worda person who makes sure rules or laws are followed
milligram
Worda unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram
tempering
Wordthe process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle
vagrant
Worda person who has no home or regular job and moves from place to place
combing
Wordthe act of combing hair
fret
Wordto worry or feel anxious, especially about something small or uncertain
delusional
Wordhaving false beliefs that are not based in reality
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
persuasive
Wordable to persuade people to do or believe something
shale
Worda hard rock made of layers of mud and clay
keystone
Wordthe stone at the top of an arch that holds it together
necking
Wordkissing and touching someone in a sexual way
mead
Wordan alcoholic drink made from fermented honey and water
brunette
Worda woman or girl with dark brown hair
hypnosis
Worda state in which someone is very relaxed and more open to suggestion
crossroad
Worda place where two or more roads meet and cross
hone
Wordto sharpen a blade or tool
nugget
Worda small lump of gold or another precious metal found in the ground
shoemaker
Worda person who makes or repairs shoes
forget you
Phrasean angry or dismissive way of telling someone to go away or stop bothering you
stripping
Wordthe act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes
keyed
Wordlocked with a key
abide
Wordto accept and obey a rule, decision, or law
strangle
Wordto kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck
tripping
Wordmoving or walking with quick, light steps
save it
Phraseused to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses
constraint
Worda limit that makes something harder or less flexible
braid
Worda pattern made by weaving three or more strands together
delusion
Worda false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true
truthful
Wordalways telling the truth; honest
live down
Phraseto be unable to forget an embarrassing or unpleasant event
milling
Wordthe process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles
charismatic
Wordhaving a strong charm that makes people admire and follow you
dissent
Wordto express disagreement with an official opinion or decision
sorcerer
Worda person who uses magic, especially in stories
bounding
Wordmoving quickly with light, springy steps
devise
Wordto think of and create a plan, idea, or solution
gun down
Phraseto shoot someone and kill them
fall in
Phraseto move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military
back into
Phraseto end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances
sensory
Wordrelating to the senses, especially sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell
time in
Phraseto record that you have started work or a shift
profiling
Wordthe practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics
gunning
Wordto shoot and kill someone with a gun
props
Wordobjects used in a play, movie, or TV show
volatile
Wordchanging quickly and unpredictably, often in a way that can cause problems
linguistic
Wordrelating to language or the study of language
trivial
Wordnot important or not worth much attention
cut off
Phraseseparated from the rest by cutting
higher power
PhraseGod or another spiritual force that people believe controls what happens
far cry
Phrasea big difference between two things
way of thinking
Phrasea person's usual way of thinking about things
serve time
Phraseto spend time in prison as punishment for a crime
pooling
Wordthe act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose
find out
Phraseto discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
brutality
Wordextreme cruelty or violent behavior
persuasion
Wordthe act of convincing someone to do or believe something
beat up
Phraseto attack someone and hit them hard
make the cut
Phraseto be chosen from a group because you are good enough or suitable
drug addict
Phrasea person who is addicted to drugs
sounder
Worda group of wild boars
follow up
Phraseto contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message
cocky
Wordtoo confident in yourself in a way that annoys other people
susceptible
Wordlikely to be affected, harmed, or influenced by something
trusting
Wordwilling to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you
emptiness
Wordthe state of having nothing in it
no place
Phraseused to say that something does not belong in a place or situation
back out
Phraseto decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do
incident report
Phrasea written record of an accident, problem, or unusual event
access point
Phrasea device that provides wireless access to a network
security deposit
Phrasemoney paid in advance for a rental or service, returned if nothing is damaged or owed
bagging
Wordthe act of putting things into bags or packages
leasing
Wordthe act of renting something, especially a car or equipment, for a period of time
manipulation
Wordthe act of skillfully handling or controlling something