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Criminal Minds S19E8: English vocabulary

Season 19, Episode 8CrimeDramaMystery

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  • stealthiness

    Word

    the quality of being careful and hard to notice

  • awfulness

    Word

    the quality of being very bad, unpleasant, or shocking

  • embalmer

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    a person who prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation

  • godliness

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    the quality of being deeply religious and morally good

  • embalm

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    to preserve a dead body so it does not decay

  • psoriasis

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    a long-term skin disease that causes red, scaly patches

  • brimming

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    full to the top and likely to spill over

  • perplexed

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    very confused or puzzled

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • hydration

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    the process of adding water to your body so it has enough fluid

  • cull

    Word

    to choose the best or most useful things from a larger group

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

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  • churn

    Word

    to stir cream or milk until it becomes butter

  • condolence

    Word

    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • criminology

    Word

    the study of crime, criminals, and how to prevent crime

  • sickening

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    causing nausea or a feeling of disgust

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • feral

    Word

    wild and not tame, especially after living with people before

  • spook

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    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • transcend

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    to go beyond what is usual, expected, or possible

  • marshaling

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    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • bequeath

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    to leave money or property to someone in a will

  • misinterpret

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    to understand or explain something in the wrong way

  • mortuary

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    a place where dead bodies are kept and prepared for burial or cremation

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • visitation

    Word

    the act of visiting someone, especially in a hospital or prison

  • brim

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    the top edge of a hat, cup, or other hollow object

  • untimely

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    happening too soon, too early, or at a bad time

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • cremation

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    the act of burning a dead body

  • radiant

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    very bright and full of light

  • undertaker

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    a person whose job is to arrange funerals and prepare bodies for burial or cremation

  • tantrum

    Word

    a sudden, uncontrolled outburst of anger, especially in a child

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • tentacle

    Word

    a long, flexible arm on an animal such as an octopus or squid

  • geez

    Word

    used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

  • turbulent

    Word

    full of conflict, confusion, or sudden change; not calm

  • screenings

    Word

    the showing of a film or TV program to an audience

  • retract

    Word

    to pull something back or back in

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • godmother

    Word

    a woman who is a child's sponsor at baptism

  • magnesium

    Word

    a chemical element, symbol Mg, used in alloys and important for the body

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • simmer

    Word

    to cook something gently just below boiling point

  • strangle

    Word

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

  • urn

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    a container used for the ashes of a cremated person

  • residual

    Word

    left after most of something has gone or been used

  • cookbook

    Word

    a book of recipes and cooking tips

  • emit

    Word

    to give off a sound, smell, light, or gas

  • timeless

    Word

    lasting or appealing across different times and styles; not easily dated

  • rand

    Word

    a random choice or selection

  • traverse

    Word

    to travel across or through a place

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • home in

    Phrase

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

  • proxy

    Word

    the authority to act or vote for someone else

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

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    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • tenderness

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    gentle kindness or affection

  • meow

    Word

    the sound a cat makes

  • surrogate

    Word

    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • bodily

    Word

    relating to the body; physical

  • indulge

    Word

    to let yourself enjoy something, especially something you like but may not need

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • back into

    Phrase

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

  • fielder

    Word

    a player who fields in baseball, cricket, or a similar sport

  • channeling

    Word

    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • maxim

    Word

    a short statement that expresses a general truth or rule for living

  • caucasian

    Word

    a person from the Caucasus region

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • provoke

    Word

    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • track with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone socially; to associate with them

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • soaking

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    completely wet

  • coroner

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    an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

  • powerless

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    unable to act, influence events, or change a situation

  • bleach

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    to make something white or lighter using a chemical process

  • parameter

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

  • weather the storm

    Phrase

    to get through a difficult period without serious harm

  • frown

    Word

    a facial expression in which you pull your eyebrows together, often because you are annoyed, worried, or thinking hard

  • motivate

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    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • inevitably

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    used to say that something is certain to happen or be true

  • pap

    Word

    soft food, especially for a baby or someone who is ill

  • drive off

    Phrase

    to force someone or something to leave by chasing or pushing them away

  • can of worms

    Phrase

    a difficult situation that is likely to lead to more problems

  • curfew

    Word

    a rule that says people must stay indoors during certain hours, usually at night

  • sailboat

    Word

    a small boat with sails

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • security system

    Phrase

    a system that protects a building or area from intruders and may sound an alarm

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • push through

    Phrase

    to keep going and finish something difficult

  • lay off

    Phrase

    to stop bothering or criticizing someone

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