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Criminal Minds S10E3: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 3CrimeDramaMystery

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  • hospitalize

    Word

    to admit someone to a hospital for treatment

  • slating

    Word

    strong criticism of someone or something

  • prepay

    Word

    to pay for something before it is due or before you receive it

  • hunker

    Word

    to crouch or sit down low, often to hide or feel safer

  • instigator

    Word

    a person who starts or encourages something, especially trouble or violence

  • statics

    Word

    the study of forces on structures that are not moving

  • playbook

    Word

    a book or document that shows the plays or strategies a team plans to use

  • eggshell

    Word

    the hard outer covering of an egg

  • hawked

    Word

    to try to sell things in public by calling out to people

  • squawk

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound

  • leniency

    Word

    kindness or mercy shown when someone is punished or judged

  • flagstaff

    Word

    a pole that a flag is raised on

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  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • congregate

    Word

    to gather in a group or crowd

  • buckling

    Word

    the bending or curving of something under pressure

  • radiance

    Word

    a bright, shining quality of light or color

  • yoke

    Word

    a wooden bar placed across the necks of two animals so they can pull a cart or plow together

  • fluke

    Word

    a lucky result that seems unlikely or accidental

  • populate

    Word

    to live in or fill a place with people or animals

  • hulled

    Word

    having the outer husk or shell removed

  • buggy

    Word

    a small vehicle pulled by a horse, used for carrying people

  • sparsely

    Word

    in a way that is spread out with plenty of space between things

  • slat

    Word

    a thin strip of wood or metal used in a bed, blind, or similar object

  • zulu

    Word

    a member of a people from southern Africa

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  • hundredth

    Word

    number 100 in a sequence

  • rivet

    Word

    a metal pin used to join pieces of metal together

  • splendor

    Word

    great beauty and impressive quality

  • jolt

    Word

    to cause a sudden shock or surprise

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • morrow

    Word

    the next day

  • armory

    Word

    a room or building where weapons are kept

  • curvature

    Word

    the amount or degree to which something is curved

  • outcast

    Word

    a person who is not accepted by a group or society

  • doomsday

    Word

    the end of the world or the final judgment in some religions

  • revere

    Word

    to feel deep respect and admiration for someone or something

  • factoring

    Word

    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • streaked

    Word

    having thin lines or marks of a different color

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • plentiful

    Word

    existing in large amounts; more than enough

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • speck

    Word

    a very small spot or mark

  • fuselage

    Word

    the main body of an aircraft

  • something awful

    Phrase

    very much; extremely

  • tailing

    Word

    the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • high profile

    Phrase

    a person or thing that attracts a lot of public attention

  • impulsive

    Word

    acting quickly without thinking about the results

  • forthcoming

    Word

    likely to happen soon or already planned

  • turbulence

    Word

    violent, uneven movement in air or water that can shake a plane or boat

  • misconduct

    Word

    bad or dishonest behavior, especially by someone in authority or at work

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • anarchist

    Word

    a person who believes in anarchism

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • brag

    Word

    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • uncanny

    Word

    strange and a little unsettling, especially in a way that seems almost supernatural

  • affinity

    Word

    a natural liking for or connection with someone or something

  • seam

    Word

    the line where two pieces of cloth or other material are sewn together

  • smoky

    Word

    full of smoke

  • foggy

    Word

    full of fog

  • eradicate

    Word

    to completely get rid of something bad or unwanted

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • draw the short straw

    Phrase

    to be chosen, often by chance, to do an unpleasant task

  • theorist

    Word

    a person who develops theories, especially in science or politics

  • wildly

    Word

    in a very uncontrolled or extreme way

  • complicate

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    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • cascade

    Word

    a small waterfall, or a series of small waterfalls

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • channeling

    Word

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

  • meteor

    Word

    a bright streak of light in the sky caused by a small rock burning up in the atmosphere

  • aft

    Word

    toward the back of a ship or aircraft

  • extremist

    Word

    a person who supports extreme political or religious views, often in a way that can lead to violence

  • safeguard

    Word

    something that protects people or things, or helps prevent harm or problems

  • large scale

    Phrase

    done on a very big scale

  • deity

    Word

    a god or goddess

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • scramble

    Word

    to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

  • apocalypse

    Word

    a complete and terrible destruction, especially one that is thought of as the end of the world

  • play on

    Phrase

    to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

  • walk on eggshells

    Phrase

    to be very careful not to upset someone who is easily annoyed or offended

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • walk down the aisle

    Phrase

    to get married

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • sparse

    Word

    spread out with a lot of space between things; not thick or crowded

  • readiness

    Word

    the state of being prepared and ready for something

  • covert

    Word

    kept secret or done in a hidden way

  • deployment

    Word

    the act of sending troops or equipment to a place for a mission

  • roam

    Word

    to walk or travel around without a fixed direction or purpose

  • buff

    Word

    someone who is very interested in a particular subject or activity

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • in bad

    Phrase

    out of favor with someone; not liked by them

  • disable

    Word

    to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

  • hands up

    Phrase

    a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • rent out

    Phrase

    to let a property, vehicle, or equipment be used by someone in return for payment

  • rescue mission

    Phrase

    an operation to rescue people from danger

  • death threat

    Phrase

    a threat to kill someone

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

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