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Criminal Minds S9E21: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 21CrimeDramaMystery

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  • seclude

    Word

    to keep someone or something apart from other people

  • greeter

    Word

    a person whose job is to welcome and help visitors or customers

  • disfigure

    Word

    to spoil the appearance of something or someone

  • imbibe

    Word

    to drink alcohol, or a drink in general

  • muffle

    Word

    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • incapacitate

    Word

    to make someone unable to function normally

  • gamut

    Word

    the full range or extent of something

  • hydrochloric

    Word

    relating to hydrochloric acid

  • nefarious

    Word

    evil, criminal, or very dishonest

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • magnify

    Word

    to make something look larger, especially with a lens or microscope

  • sporadically

    Word

    sometimes, but not regularly or often

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  • atypical

    Word

    not typical or usual for a person, thing, or situation

  • consensual

    Word

    done with the agreement of everyone involved

  • raze

    Word

    to completely destroy a building, town, or other place

  • corroborate

    Word

    to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • derogatory

    Word

    showing disrespect by criticizing someone or something in a rude way

  • ovarian

    Word

    relating to an ovary

  • logistical

    Word

    relating to the planning and movement of people, goods, or equipment

  • stalked

    Word

    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • technicals

    Word

    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

  • evener

    Word

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

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

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  • laziness

    Word

    the habit of not wanting to work, move, or do anything difficult

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • symbolism

    Word

    the use of an object, image, or action to stand for an idea or feeling

  • ventilator

    Word

    a machine that helps a patient breathe

  • unravel

    Word

    to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

  • psyche

    Word

    the mind or soul of a person

  • grizzly

    Word

    a large North American brown bear with a hump on its shoulders

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • cleanliness

    Word

    the state of being clean and tidy

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • sigma

    Word

    the Greek letter sigma, used in mathematics and science

  • anguish

    Word

    severe mental suffering or great pain

  • insecurity

    Word

    a feeling of not being confident or safe

  • penetrating

    Word

    clear and strong, and hard to ignore

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • end game

    Phrase

    the final stage of a process, especially a negotiation or competition

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • scream for

    Phrase

    to strongly suggest that something is needed or appropriate

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • surrogate

    Word

    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • retribution

    Word

    punishment or suffering that is seen as payback for a wrong

  • snore

    Word

    to breathe noisily while sleeping

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • caucasian

    Word

    a person from the Caucasus region

  • symbolize

    Word

    to represent or stand for something

  • subconscious

    Word

    happening in the mind without you being aware of it

  • cop killer

    Phrase

    a person who kills a police officer

  • inflict

    Word

    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • haze

    Word

    a light mist or smoky cloud that makes it hard to see clearly

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • abduction

    Word

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

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • add up

    Phrase

    to seem reasonable or consistent

  • affiliation

    Word

    the fact of being connected with a group, organization, or cause

  • rattle

    Word

    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • parameter

    Word

    a value or limit that affects how something works or is measured

  • odd man out

    Phrase

    the person or thing in a group that is different from the others

  • frat party

    Phrase

    a party held by a fraternity, especially a college fraternity

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • obstruction

    Word

    something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

  • alcohol poisoning

    Phrase

    a dangerous condition caused by too much alcohol in the body

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • of the essence

    Phrase

    very important and needing immediate attention

  • dormitory

    Word

    a building where students live at a school or college

  • hip hop

    Phrase

    a style of popular music with rhythmic spoken lyrics

  • African American

    Phrase

    a Black person from the United States

  • fraternity

    Word

    a group of male students at a college or university

  • liaison

    Word

    a person who helps two people or groups work or communicate together

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • perceive

    Word

    to notice or understand something, especially by using your senses

  • dire

    Word

    very serious and worrying

  • deem

    Word

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • disconnect

    Word

    to break or end a connection between things

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • like crazy

    Phrase

    very much; to an extreme degree

  • unseen

    Word

    not seen or noticed

  • break up

    Phrase

    to make a group of people separate and go away

  • overwhelm

    Word

    to affect someone so strongly that they cannot think clearly or deal with things well

  • walnut

    Word

    a hard round nut with a wrinkled edible kernel inside

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • gag

    Word

    a device or piece of cloth used to stop someone from speaking

  • sophomore

    Word

    a student in the second year of high school or college

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • jog

    Word

    to run slowly and steadily, especially for exercise

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • unload

    Word

    remove things from a vehicle, container, or machine

  • file in

    Phrase

    to walk or move into a place in a single line, one after another

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