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Criminal Minds S12E18: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 18CrimeDramaMystery

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  • ritualistic

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • smelt

    Word

    a small silvery fish that lives in both fresh and salt water

  • smelting

    Word

    the process of extracting metal from ore by heating it

  • maggot

    Word

    the soft, legless larva of a fly

  • tint

    Word

    a slight color or shade

  • cranial

    Word

    relating to the skull

  • angelic

    Word

    having the qualities of an angel, especially being very kind, gentle, or beautiful

  • curried

    Word

    flavored with curry

  • compulsion

    Word

    a strong urge to do something, especially one that is hard to control

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • ahem

    Word

    used to get someone's attention, or to show mild embarrassment or disapproval

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  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • fetish

    Word

    an object or idea that someone feels an unusually strong interest in or attraction to

  • transfusion

    Word

    the process of putting blood into someone's body through a vein

  • colossal

    Word

    extremely large

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • wiggle

    Word

    to move with small quick side-to-side or up-and-down motions

  • chow

    Word

    food; a meal or something to eat

  • omen

    Word

    a sign that something good or bad is going to happen

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

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  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • back into

    Phrase

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

  • abduction

    Word

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

  • remorse

    Word

    a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • coroner

    Word

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

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • big one

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way of saying death

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • communion

    Word

    a close sharing of thoughts, feelings, or spiritual life

  • beneficial

    Word

    helpful or good for something; likely to have a positive effect

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • property tax

    Phrase

    a tax you pay on land or buildings you own

  • captivity

    Word

    the state of being kept somewhere and not allowed to leave

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • take it out on

    Phrase

    to show anger or frustration by treating someone badly, even though they did not cause the problem

  • zinc

    Word

    a hard, bluish-white metal used in alloys and to coat other metals

  • lie behind

    Phrase

    to be the hidden cause of something

  • stick down

    Phrase

    to stick to a surface

  • madonna

    Word

    a picture or statue of the Virgin Mary, usually shown with baby Jesus

  • cafeteria

    Word

    a place where people choose food from a counter and pay before eating

  • puke

    Word

    to vomit

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • blacked out

    Phrase

    made dark so that light cannot pass through

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • turn on

    Phrase

    to depend on something; to be decided by something

  • line up

    Phrase

    a list of people or things arranged in a line

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • look over

    Phrase

    to check or read something quickly

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • curing

    Word

    the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • chances are

    Phrase

    it is likely that something will happen or be true

  • medic

    Word

    a person trained to give emergency medical care

  • wrecking

    Word

    the act of destroying something or causing serious damage

  • runaway

    Word

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

  • numb

    Word

    unable to feel part of your body, often because it is cold or injured

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • drumming

    Word

    the act of playing drums

  • tricking

    Word

    the act of deceiving or cheating someone

  • similarity

    Word

    the fact that two things are alike

  • smack

    Word

    to hit someone or something with a quick, sharp blow

  • mourning

    Word

    the feeling and actions of sadness after someone has died

  • offender

    Word

    a person who has done something illegal or wrong

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • inmate

    Word

    a person who is kept in prison or another institution

  • way in

    Phrase

    an entrance or route into a place

  • baby wipe

    Phrase

    a small wet cloth used for cleaning a baby

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • footage

    Word

    recorded video material of an event or place

  • no good

    Phrase

    bad, useless, or not worth using

  • move in

    Phrase

    to begin living in a new home

  • yoga

    Word

    a system of physical exercises and breathing used to improve health and relaxation

  • liter

    Word

    a unit for measuring liquid volume, equal to 1,000 milliliters

  • conditioned

    Word

    trained to react in a particular way

  • counselor

    Word

    a person whose job is to help people with personal, school, or emotional problems

  • hatching

    Word

    the process of a young bird, fish, or reptile coming out of its egg

  • every time

    Phrase

    used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

  • Bad Thing

    Phrase

    something that has a bad effect or causes trouble

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • two times

    Phrase

    twice as much or as many

  • square one

    Phrase

    the starting point you return to when a plan fails and you have to begin again

  • graveyard

    Word

    a place where dead people are buried, often near a church

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • tolerance

    Word

    the willingness to accept people or ideas that are different from your own

  • testimony

    Word

    a formal statement given in court as evidence

  • creepy

    Word

    making you feel nervous, uneasy, or a little scared

  • hey hey

    Phrase

    an informal, friendly greeting

  • look away

    Phrase

    to turn your eyes away from something, often because you do not want to see it

  • stop by

    Phrase

    to visit someone or a place briefly and informally

  • isn't it

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • live in

    Phrase

    to have your home in a particular place

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