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Criminal Minds S12E12: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 12CrimeDramaMystery

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  • frazzle

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    to make someone very tired and worn out

  • horrify

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    to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted

  • apprise

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    to tell someone something, especially official information

  • sorrowed

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    feeling or showing deep sadness, especially after a death or loss

  • sublimate

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    to change a strong feeling or desire into a more acceptable form of activity

  • depressant

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    a drug or substance that slows down activity in the brain or nervous system

  • paralytic

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    relating to paralysis

  • mutilate

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    to injure someone or something badly and permanently

  • chamomile

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    a plant with small white flowers, used to make herbal tea

  • coercive

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    using force, threats, or pressure to make someone do something

  • enrage

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    to make someone extremely angry

  • dismemberment

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    the act of cutting up a body into pieces

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  • latching

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a latch

  • dismember

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    to cut a body into pieces

  • hydrate

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    to drink enough water or other liquid to keep your body healthy

  • frisky

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    lively, playful, and full of energy

  • welcomer

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

  • reek

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    to smell very bad

  • insidious

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    harmful in a way that is gradual and not easy to notice

  • laceration

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    a deep cut or tear in the skin

  • canvass

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

  • toxicology

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    the study of poisons and how they affect living things

  • thoracic

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    relating to the chest area

  • indecisive

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    not able to make decisions easily or quickly

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  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • homicidal

    Word

    wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

  • paralyze

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    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • archival

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    related to old records, documents, or materials kept for study or reference

  • appendage

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    a part or thing that is attached to something larger, often one that seems less important

  • butchering

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    the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

  • terrorize

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    to make someone feel extreme fear and distress

  • concealment

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    the act of hiding something or keeping it secret

  • honorably

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    in a way that shows honesty, fairness, and good character

  • populate

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    to live in or fill a place with people or animals

  • oftentimes

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    often; many times

  • synchronize

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

  • infraction

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    a small breaking of a law or rule

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • dis

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    to insult or show disrespect to someone

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • evener

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

  • genealogy

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    the study of family history and relationships between family members

  • hydrated

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    having enough water in your body

  • teeny

    Word

    very small

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • carcass

    Word

    the dead body of an animal

  • deviate

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

  • chops

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    the sides of the face below the eyes

  • paranoia

    Word

    a strong fear or suspicion that other people are trying to harm you, often without a good reason

  • springing

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    moving with quick, light jumps

  • stripping

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    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • marital

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    relating to marriage or to a married couple

  • trustworthy

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    able to be trusted because you are honest and reliable

  • disposed

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    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • trombone

    Word

    a brass musical instrument with a long slide

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • try me

    Phrase

    used to challenge someone to try something, especially a fight or argument

  • inhuman

    Word

    cruel and lacking human kindness or compassion

  • taunt

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    to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

  • penetrating

    Word

    clear and strong, and hard to ignore

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • intelligence officer

    Phrase

    a government official who gathers and handles secret information

  • bisexual

    Word

    sexually attracted to both men and women

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • hit man

    Phrase

    a person who is paid to kill someone

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • bring to justice

    Phrase

    to make sure someone is arrested and tried for a crime

  • surrogate

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    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • redeem

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    to make up for a bad quality or mistake

  • imposing

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    large, impressive, and often a little intimidating in appearance

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • blowing up

    Phrase

    a harsh scolding or reprimand

  • abandonment

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    the act of leaving someone or something behind

  • beau

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    a boyfriend or male companion

  • nicking

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    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • subconscious

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    happening in the mind without you being aware of it

  • fling

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    to throw something with a lot of force

  • 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

  • jarring

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    causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

  • induce

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    to persuade or influence someone to do something

  • query

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    a question, especially one sent to an organization or official

  • in the same boat

    Phrase

    in the same difficult situation as someone else

  • into detail

    Phrase

    in a very detailed way

  • coroner

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    an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • latch

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    a simple device for fastening a door or gate

  • bliss

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    a feeling of perfect happiness and peace

  • hover

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    to stay in one place in the air

  • my man

    Phrase

    a friendly way to address a man or show approval or excitement

  • nightly

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    happening or done every night

  • dispose

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    to get rid of something

  • city limit

    Phrase

    the official boundary of a city or town

  • cocky

    Word

    too confident in yourself in a way that annoys other people

  • abdominal

    Word

    relating to the abdomen or stomach area

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • leave it out

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or silly

  • same sex

    Phrase

    the fact of being male or female, especially when talking about people in a group or relationship

  • family court

    Phrase

    a court that deals with divorce, child custody, and other family matters

  • reassure

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    to make someone feel less worried, afraid, or uncertain

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