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Criminal Minds S10E5: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery

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  • vacillate

    Word

    to be unable to decide between different choices

  • atrophied

    Word

    having wasted away or become smaller because of illness, age, or lack of use

  • dehydrate

    Word

    to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer

  • zealot

    Word

    a person who is extremely and often unreasonably devoted to a belief or cause

  • eek

    Word

    used to express sudden fear, surprise, or discomfort

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • afoot

    Word

    already happening or about to happen

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • agitate

    Word

    to make someone feel worried or upset

  • reek

    Word

    to smell very bad

  • subsidize

    Word

    to pay part of the cost of something so it can be sold more cheaply or provided more easily

  • infernal

    Word

    related to hell; evil or devilish

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  • reenact

    Word

    to perform or show something again, especially a past event

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • lenient

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    showing kindness by not being too strict or harsh

  • sponging

    Word

    clean something with a sponge

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • sleepless

    Word

    not able to sleep

  • vigilance

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    careful attention to possible danger or problems

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

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  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • watchman

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    a person whose job is to guard a place, especially at night

  • punctured

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    damaged by a sharp object that has made a hole in it

  • prognosis

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    a doctor's judgment about how a disease or injury is likely to develop

  • smother

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    to stop someone from breathing by covering their nose and mouth

  • exceedingly

    Word

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • whack job

    Phrase

    an offensive word for a person who seems crazy or very strange

  • darn

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    to repair a hole in knitted cloth by sewing yarn through it

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • abduct

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    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • hypocrite

    Word

    a person who says they believe or support something but acts differently

  • stalker

    Word

    a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

  • malnutrition

    Word

    a lack of proper food or nutrients that harms health

  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • puncture

    Word

    a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tire

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • tanner

    Word

    a person whose job is to turn animal skins into leather

  • sarcastic

    Word

    showing sarcasm; using words that mean the opposite to mock someone or something

  • puberty

    Word

    the stage in life when a child's body begins to change into an adult body

  • confinement

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    the state of being kept in a place and not allowed to leave

  • disciplinary

    Word

    relating to rules, discipline, or punishment for breaking rules

  • caucasian

    Word

    a person from the Caucasus region

  • vandalism

    Word

    the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • props

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    objects used in a play, movie, or TV show

  • splinter

    Word

    a small, sharp piece of wood, glass, or metal that has broken off something larger

  • abduction

    Word

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

  • get the word out

    Phrase

    to make something known to many people

  • garden variety

    Phrase

    ordinary and not special or unusual

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • presume

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    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • imprint

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    to press or stamp a mark onto a surface

  • ordeal

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    a very difficult, painful, or upsetting experience

  • whack

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    to hit something with a quick, hard blow

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • dishwasher

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    a machine that washes dishes automatically

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • thundering

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    making a loud, deep, rumbling sound

  • restrain

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    to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • come out in

    Phrase

    to suddenly develop a rash or spots on your skin

  • marriage license

    Phrase

    an official document that allows a couple to get married

  • broken home

    Phrase

    a family where the parents are divorced or separated

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • captivity

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    the state of being kept somewhere and not allowed to leave

  • physical therapy

    Phrase

    medical treatment that helps you move better after an injury or illness

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • electrician

    Word

    a person who installs, repairs, or maintains electrical wiring and equipment

  • turn out

    Phrase

    to be found to be true, real, or the case

  • riches

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    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • traumatic

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    causing strong emotional pain or shock

  • rebellious

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    showing a strong desire to resist authority or rules

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • classify

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    to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • pic

    Word

    a photo or picture

  • inconvenience

    Word

    something that causes trouble, delay, or extra work

  • collared

    Word

    having a collar

  • bedded

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    past tense and past participle of bed

  • runaway

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    a person, especially a child or teenager, who has run away from home or another place where they were staying

  • transcript

    Word

    a written copy of spoken, recorded, or printed material

  • weathering

    Word

    the wearing away or breaking down of rock and other materials by air, water, and weather

  • plumber

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    a person whose job is to install and repair pipes, sinks, toilets, and other water systems

  • offender

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    a person who has done something illegal or wrong

  • spotlight

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    a strong, focused light that shines on one small area

  • homemade

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    made at home, not in a store or factory

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