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Criminal Minds S13E5: English vocabulary

Season 13, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery

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  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • boastful

    Word

    too proud and eager to show off your own achievements or abilities

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • equidistant

    Word

    at the same distance from two or more points

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • unwieldy

    Word

    difficult to carry or use because of its size, shape, or weight

  • incensed

    Word

    very angry

  • pentagram

    Word

    a five-pointed star shape, often used as a symbol in magic or religion

  • intercede

    Word

    to step in to help someone or settle a problem

  • pimping

    Word

    the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work

  • bask

    Word

    to relax in warmth or sunlight

  • bashful

    Word

    shy and uncomfortable in social situations

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  • therapeutics

    Word

    the study of how medicines and other treatments help treat disease

  • inadequacy

    Word

    the feeling that you are not good enough or not able to do something well

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • carotid

    Word

    either of the two main arteries that carry blood to the head and neck

  • coerce

    Word

    to force someone to do something by using threats or pressure

  • dredge

    Word

    to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, harbor, or lake

  • ratchet

    Word

    a device that lets a wheel or part move in one direction only

  • recede

    Word

    to move back or farther away

  • telltale

    Word

    showing that something is present or true, often in a way that is not obvious

  • godson

    Word

    a boy or man who has a godparent

  • manipulator

    Word

    a person who uses other people in a clever or dishonest way to get what they want

  • cannibalism

    Word

    the practice of eating the flesh of one's own species

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  • satanic

    Word

    relating to Satan or to satanism

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • overtly

    Word

    in a way that is obvious and easy to notice

  • curiously

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    in a way that shows curiosity or interest

  • adherence

    Word

    the act of following rules, instructions, or a plan closely

  • devotee

    Word

    a person who is very enthusiastic about a person, activity, or belief

  • deviant

    Word

    different from what is normal or accepted

  • regimen

    Word

    a planned course of treatment, diet, or exercise for health

  • taint

    Word

    to spoil something by adding a harmful or unwanted substance or influence

  • khaki

    Word

    a strong cotton cloth or a color that is light brownish green

  • banter

    Word

    friendly teasing or joking talk

  • intoxication

    Word

    the state of being drunk or affected by alcohol or drugs

  • behead

    Word

    to cut off someone's head, especially as a form of execution

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • petitioning

    Word

    to formally ask an authority or organization for something

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • cannibal

    Word

    a person who eats human flesh

  • exemplary

    Word

    so good that it deserves praise and imitation

  • fetish

    Word

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

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • tentative

    Word

    not certain or fixed; likely to change

  • plausible

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    seeming reasonable or likely to be true

  • hideous

    Word

    extremely ugly or unpleasant

  • lovingly

    Word

    in a loving way; with affection

  • emulate

    Word

    to try to do as well as or better than someone, often by copying what they do

  • invert

    Word

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

  • manipulative

    Word

    trying to control or influence people in a dishonest way for your own benefit

  • old time

    Phrase

    the distant past

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • commotion

    Word

    a noisy, confused disturbance

  • statistically

    Word

    using statistics or based on statistical data

  • revert back

    Phrase

    to reply or get back to someone

  • pimp

    Word

    a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • vapor

    Word

    a gas or mist, especially one that comes from a liquid

  • let's play

    Phrase

    a video in which someone plays a video game and talks about it

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ride the wave

    Phrase

    to take advantage of a good or profitable situation

  • back into

    Phrase

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

  • barren

    Word

    with very little growing on it; almost empty of plants

  • unconditional

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    not limited or controlled by conditions

  • cognitive

    Word

    relating to thinking, learning, memory, and understanding

  • therapeutic

    Word

    relating to the treatment of illness or injury

  • digestive

    Word

    relating to digestion

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • turn over

    Phrase

    to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

  • induce

    Word

    to persuade or influence someone to do something

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • living hell

    Phrase

    a situation that is extremely unpleasant and very hard to endure

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • under the influence

    Phrase

    affected by alcohol or drugs

  • what the doctor ordered

    Phrase

    something that is exactly right or very helpful in a situation

  • dumb luck

    Phrase

    something that happens by chance, with no skill or planning involved

  • hot on

    Phrase

    very interested in or enthusiastic about something

  • 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

  • add up

    Phrase

    to seem reasonable or consistent

  • fundamentally

    Word

    in a basic or essential way

  • no place

    Phrase

    used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • chilled

    Word

    kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • slip out

    Phrase

    to leave a place quietly so no one notices

  • house of God

    Phrase

    a church or other place of worship

  • psychiatric hospital

    Phrase

    a hospital for people with mental illness

  • ankle monitor

    Phrase

    a device worn around the ankle to track a person's location

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • under control

    Phrase

    in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • worked up

    Phrase

    very upset, angry, or excited

  • get it together

    Phrase

    to start behaving in a more responsible and organized way

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