Criminal Minds S11E1: English vocabulary

a performer who tells a story or entertains without speaking, using only movements and gestures

a long-running bitter feud or revenge between people or families

a woman who is engaged to be married

a medical tool used to inject or remove liquid

the second sign of the zodiac, for people born roughly between April 20 and May 20

relating to nutrition or to the substances in food that help the body grow and stay healthy

the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

the state of being anonymous

to move away from a usual course, rule, or pattern

a chess piece that can move any number of squares in a straight line

to turn something into the opposite position, order, or arrangement

a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

a synthetic material used in paints, plastics, and fibers

used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

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

to hit something quickly with your hand

a strong-smelling gas used in making fertilizers and cleaning products

an informal, often joking way of saying someone has emotional problems because of a difficult relationship with their mother

strong dislike or hatred between people or groups

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

without revealing your identity

informal slang for child pornography

the distance from one side of something to the other; width

a chemical element needed by the body in very small amounts

to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

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

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

a person who is paid to kill someone

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

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

to honor an event or place by being present

the quality of behaving in a skilled, responsible, and respectful way at work

a person who is paid to kill someone

to stop something from succeeding

past tense and past participle of shoot

moving quickly with light, springy steps

something that comes before and leads to a later thing

relating to astronomy or space

in a way that shows strong love or care

to shock or surprise someone very much

property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

in a strange or unusual way

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

the process of cooking food in an oven or over a fire

used at the end of a sentence to check that someone is following or agrees

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a person or organization with a lot of money

a sudden painful tightening of a muscle

making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

the loss of a pregnancy before the baby can survive

suddenly and without warning

unfinished things that still need attention

to be sold for a low price

a group of wild boars

a long, pointed tooth, especially in a meat-eating animal

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

to make an idea or message clear and understood

a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

used to say you have won or beaten someone

a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention

an organized group that controls the illegal drug trade

having enough skill or knowledge to do something well

the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

methamphetamine, a highly addictive illegal drug

without paying anything

a person who sells illegal drugs

to say something suddenly or without thinking first

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

to keep a job or manage to do something difficult for a period of time

to start doing something by chance, without planning it

a cockroach

to submit something, such as a request or application

to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

a device used to hold two things tightly together