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Criminal Minds S12E11: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 11CrimeDramaMystery

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  • findable

    Word

    able to be found or located

  • stubbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of stub

  • equivocal

    Word

    having more than one possible meaning; unclear

  • devolve

    Word

    to give some power or responsibility to a lower level of government or organization

  • liberally

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    in a generous or plentiful way

  • salaried

    Word

    paid a regular salary rather than wages

  • brimstone

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    an old word for sulfur

  • bayed

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    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • defile

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    to make something dirty, impure, or morally bad

  • humbles

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    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • ritualistic

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

  • trapdoor

    Word

    a small door in a floor, ceiling, or wall that opens to a hidden space

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  • discernible

    Word

    able to be seen, noticed, or understood

  • demarcation

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    the act of marking or setting a boundary or limit

  • welcomer

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

  • evocative

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    bringing strong memories, images, or feelings to mind

  • leavings

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    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • lockup

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    a jail or prison, especially a small one used for short-term holding

  • coerce

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    to force someone to do something by using threats or pressure

  • geologic

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    relating to geology or to the Earth's structure and history

  • capricorn

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    the zodiac sign for people born between about December 22 and January 19

  • duress

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    pressure or threats that force someone to do something

  • scorching

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    extremely hot

  • poling

    Word

    the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water

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  • permissible

    Word

    allowed by rules or law

  • cadaver

    Word

    a dead human body

  • synchronize

    Word

    to make things happen at the same time or in the same way

  • broomstick

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    the long handle of a broom

  • ballistics

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    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • scorch

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    to burn or darken the surface of something with heat or fire

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • inking

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    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • scribble

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    to write or draw something quickly and carelessly

  • loathe

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    to feel strong dislike or disgust for someone or something

  • correlate

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    to have a close relationship or connection with something, often so that one changes when the other changes

  • scrapbook

    Word

    a book with blank pages for pasting in photos, clippings, and other keepsakes

  • loathing

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    a strong feeling of hate or disgust

  • dissect

    Word

    to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

  • wholesome

    Word

    good for your health and well-being

  • evener

    Word

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

  • grasping

    Word

    greedy and always wanting more money or possessions

  • syringe

    Word

    a medical tool used to inject or remove liquid

  • ointment

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    a smooth substance that you rub on the skin to treat or protect it

  • virtuous

    Word

    having high moral standards and behaving in a good and honest way

  • chime

    Word

    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • goblin

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    a small, ugly, or evil creature in stories and folklore

  • mayan

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    relating to the Maya people or their civilization

  • microscopic

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    extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

  • voided

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    made invalid or no longer legally effective

  • logics

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    the study of correct reasoning

  • parson

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    a Protestant minister or pastor

  • seismic

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    relating to earthquakes or other movements in the earth

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • unravel

    Word

    to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

  • nap it

    Phrase

    to be severely punished or reprimanded

  • null

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    having no legal force; not valid

  • repel

    Word

    to force an attack, person, or thing to move back or away

  • hear things

    Phrase

    to think you are hearing sounds that are not really there

  • molar

    Word

    a large back tooth used for grinding food

  • strangle

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

  • tripping

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    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • caretaker

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    a person who looks after a building or property

  • admirable

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    deserving respect and approval

  • disposed

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    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • beaming

    Word

    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • end game

    Phrase

    the final stage of a process, especially a negotiation or competition

  • nervous breakdown

    Phrase

    a serious mental or emotional collapse

  • entry wound

    Phrase

    the wound where a bullet or other object enters the body

  • silky

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    smooth and soft, like silk

  • flagging

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    becoming weaker or less active

  • scarring

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    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • calculating

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    carefully planning what to do in a way that is often selfish or dishonest

  • recital

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    a public performance of music or dance, often by a student or solo performer

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • tread lightly

    Phrase

    to act carefully, especially to avoid upsetting someone

  • scratch the surface

    Phrase

    to understand or deal with only a small part of something

  • budding

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    starting to develop or show promise

  • layering

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    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • trajectory

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    the path that something moving through the air or space follows

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • suicidal

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    having thoughts of killing yourself

  • hunch

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    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • faucet

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    a device for controlling the flow of water from a pipe

  • whipping

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    the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

  • human sacrifice

    Phrase

    the killing of a person as part of a religious ritual

  • collateral

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    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • longitude

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    the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees

  • profiling

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

  • torso

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    the main part of the human body, not including the head, arms, or legs

  • outreach

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    work or activities that help connect an organization with the public or a community

  • numerical

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    related to numbers or expressed in numbers

  • scramble

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

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • doodle

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    to make quick, casual drawings, often while thinking about something else

  • rendering

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    a way of showing or presenting something, especially in art, film, or speech

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