connive
to secretly help or allow something wrong or illegal to happen
Episode vocabulary
Criminal Minds S12E5: English vocabulary
Season 12, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery
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opposable
able to be moved so that it touches or crosses another part, especially a thumb that can touch the other fingers
horrify
to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted
perpetrate
to commit a serious crime or other harmful act
tormenting
causing someone to feel great pain or suffering
pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
bludgeon
a heavy stick or club used as a weapon
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
smolder
to burn slowly and give off smoke, but no flame
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
devastate
to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely
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homicidal
wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person
baffle
to confuse or puzzle someone
railroading
the act of forcing a decision, plan, or deal through quickly and unfairly
ringleader
the person who leads a group, especially one doing something bad or illegal
thoughtless
not thinking about other people’s feelings or needs
paraphrase
to say or write something again using different words
sedate
calm, quiet, and not lively
annihilate
to destroy completely
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
tempering
the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle
annihilation
complete destruction of something
shrew
a small mammal with a long pointed nose and tiny eyes