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Criminal Minds S10E2: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 2CrimeDramaMystery

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  • screed

    Word

    a long, boring speech or piece of writing, often full of criticism

  • asphyxiate

    Word

    to stop someone from breathing, or make breathing very difficult

  • bedspread

    Word

    a decorative cover for a bed

  • gluttony

    Word

    the habit of eating or drinking too much

  • contusion

    Word

    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • electrocute

    Word

    to kill someone or something with electricity

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • ritualistic

    Word

    relating to a ritual or done in a fixed, repeated way

  • counterbalance

    Word

    to balance something by using an equal force or weight on the other side

  • wallow

    Word

    to roll around or lie in mud, water, or dust

  • submerge

    Word

    to put something under water or another liquid

  • thine

    Word

    an old word meaning 'your' or 'yours

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  • strangulation

    Word

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

  • heretic

    Word

    a person whose religious beliefs are different from the official beliefs of a church

  • discriminating

    Word

    able to notice small differences and make careful judgments

  • copped

    Word

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

  • mousse

    Word

    a light, smooth food made by mixing cream or egg whites with flavoring

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • swampy

    Word

    wet, muddy, and like a swamp

  • numeral

    Word

    a written symbol that stands for a number

  • waive

    Word

    to give up a right, claim, or rule requirement

  • diviner

    Word

    a person who is believed to be able to predict the future

  • trespass

    Word

    to enter land or property without permission

  • stalked

    Word

    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

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  • mutilation

    Word

    the act of badly injuring or cutting off part of a body

  • mediator

    Word

    a person who helps two sides in a disagreement reach an agreement

  • evener

    Word

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

  • fanfare

    Word

    a short, loud piece of music played on brass instruments, often to announce someone or something important

  • smeared

    Word

    covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

  • discriminate

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    to notice or understand the difference between things

  • stationery

    Word

    paper, pens, envelopes, and other things used for writing or office work

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • limbo

    Word

    a state of uncertainty while you are waiting for a decision or result

  • inferno

    Word

    a large, destructive fire

  • correctional

    Word

    relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

  • rant

    Word

    to speak angrily and at length

  • symbolism

    Word

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

  • madman

    Word

    an offensive word for a man who is thought to be mentally ill or behaving in a wild way

  • soot

    Word

    a black powder made by smoke, especially from fire or burning fuel

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • breaded

    Word

    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • radically

    Word

    in a way that is complete and causes major change

  • strangle

    Word

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

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • replicate

    Word

    to make an exact copy of something or repeat an experiment or result

  • Big Brother

    Phrase

    a person or system that closely watches people and limits their privacy

  • impulsive

    Word

    acting quickly without thinking about the results

  • forcibly

    Word

    in a way that uses physical force or pressure

  • chow

    Word

    food; a meal or something to eat

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • ruse

    Word

    a trick or plan used to deceive someone

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • even the score

    Phrase

    to get revenge on someone

  • casket

    Word

    a small decorative box for jewelry, letters, or other valuables

  • forfeit

    Word

    to lose something, especially a right, game, or prize, as a penalty

  • surrogate

    Word

    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • scum

    Word

    a dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid

  • smear

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    a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

  • paternal

    Word

    relating to a father

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • chandler

    Word

    a person who makes or sells candles

  • wrestle with

    Phrase

    to struggle to deal with a difficult problem, decision, or feeling

  • spree

    Word

    a short period of doing a lot of one activity, often in an uncontrolled way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • manifesto

    Word

    a public statement of a group's aims or beliefs, especially in politics

  • abduction

    Word

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

  • yearbook

    Word

    a book made by a school each year with photos, names, and memories of students and staff

  • karma

    Word

    the idea that your actions affect what happens to you later

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • recreate

    Word

    make something again, especially in a new or different way

  • sinner

    Word

    a person who has committed a sin

  • thy

    Word

    your; belonging to you

  • Roman numeral

    Phrase

    a number written with Roman letters such as I, V, X, L, C, D, and M

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • collect call

    Phrase

    a phone call that the person receiving it has to pay for

  • school class

    Phrase

    the group of students who finish school in the same year

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • avenge

    Word

    to punish someone by doing harm in return for a wrong done to you or someone else

  • run over

    Phrase

    to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them

  • ledge

    Word

    a narrow flat part that sticks out from a wall, cliff, or other surface

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • the heck

    Phrase

    used in questions for emphasis, often to show surprise, anger, or impatience

  • lust

    Word

    strong sexual desire

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • subtract

    Word

    to take a number or amount away from another number or amount

  • oral

    Word

    relating to the mouth or to speaking

  • lynch

    Word

    to kill someone illegally, especially by hanging, without a fair trial

  • parental

    Word

    relating to a parent or parents

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • armed robbery

    Phrase

    a robbery in which the thief has a weapon or threatens to use one

  • wrath

    Word

    very strong anger

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

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