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Criminal Minds S13E10: English vocabulary

Season 13, Episode 10CrimeDramaMystery

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  • agonize

    Word

    to worry or feel upset about something for a long time

  • awfulness

    Word

    the quality of being very bad, unpleasant, or shocking

  • medicate

    Word

    to give someone medicine, or to treat a condition with medicine

  • embezzle

    Word

    to steal money that you were trusted to manage

  • stile

    Word

    a set of steps that lets people climb over a fence or wall

  • diplomatically

    Word

    in a careful, tactful way that avoids upsetting people

  • truancy

    Word

    the act of staying away from school without permission

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • remorseful

    Word

    feeling sorry and guilty about something you did

  • shoplifting

    Word

    to steal goods from a store

  • afterthought

    Word

    an idea or remark that comes too late to be useful or important

  • sterilize

    Word

    to make something free of all harmful germs

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  • covertly

    Word

    in a secret or hidden way

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • submerge

    Word

    to put something under water or another liquid

  • ratchet

    Word

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

  • canvass

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

  • innocuous

    Word

    not harmful or offensive

  • ransack

    Word

    to search a place or container quickly and in a messy way

  • pillage

    Word

    to steal or destroy goods by force, especially during war or unrest

  • shrouded

    Word

    covered or hidden so that you cannot see it clearly

  • forgetful

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    often forgetting things or not paying enough attention to remember them

  • cinder

    Word

    a small piece of burned coal or wood that is still hot

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  • dweller

    Word

    a person or animal that lives in a particular place

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • shroud

    Word

    a cloth used to wrap a dead body before burial

  • talkative

    Word

    talking a lot

  • formative

    Word

    having a strong influence on how someone develops

  • stitching

    Word

    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • fret

    Word

    to worry or feel anxious, especially about something small or uncertain

  • evener

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

  • roulette

    Word

    a casino game in which people bet on where a small ball will stop on a spinning wheel

  • tether

    Word

    a rope or chain used to tie an animal so it cannot move far

  • tangle

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    to twist or become twisted into a messy mass

  • watery

    Word

    thin and weak because it has too much water

  • retrieval

    Word

    the act of getting back something that was lost or stored

  • streaked

    Word

    having thin lines or marks of a different color

  • forgery

    Word

    the crime of making a fake copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art

  • embezzlement

    Word

    the crime of taking money or property that you were trusted to manage

  • familiarity

    Word

    familiar knowledge or experience of something

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • skied

    Word

    past tense of ski

  • plunder

    Word

    to steal things from a place, especially during war or a riot

  • bolster

    Word

    to support or strengthen something

  • disorderly

    Word

    not neat or organized; messy

  • eminent domain

    Phrase

    the legal power of a government to take private property for public use, with payment

  • breaded

    Word

    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • say less

    Phrase

    used to show friendly agreement or that no more explanation is needed

  • mayhem

    Word

    violent or very messy disorder; chaos

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • my eye

    Phrase

    an expression used to show disbelief or strong disagreement

  • drunk and disorderly

    Phrase

    used to describe someone who is drunk and causing trouble in public

  • impulsive

    Word

    acting quickly without thinking about the results

  • proverb

    Word

    a short saying that gives advice or expresses a general truth

  • genie

    Word

    a magical spirit in stories, often said to live in a lamp or bottle and grant wishes

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • eminent

    Word

    famous and respected, especially in a profession or field

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • behold

    Word

    to look at something with attention or wonder

  • deviation

    Word

    a difference from what is normal, expected, or allowed

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • adolescence

    Word

    the period of life between childhood and adulthood

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • after the fact

    Phrase

    after something has already happened or been decided

  • off the radar

    Phrase

    not getting much attention or being noticed

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • occupant

    Word

    a person who is in a place, vehicle, or building at a particular time

  • vandalism

    Word

    the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

  • burglary

    Word

    the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

  • public record

    Phrase

    official information or documents that anyone can access

  • evade

    Word

    to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • widower

    Word

    a man whose wife has died and who has not married again

  • superstition

    Word

    a belief that something bad will happen or that certain actions or events can bring good or bad luck

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • do you know what I'm saying

    Phrase

    used at the end of a sentence to check that someone is following or agrees

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • remorse

    Word

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

  • hide out

    Phrase

    to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

  • sketchy

    Word

    looking or sounding a little suspicious or not fully trustworthy

  • leave it at that

    Phrase

    to stop discussing something and accept it as it is

  • tip of the hat

    Phrase

    A small gesture or remark that shows respect, thanks, or recognition

  • pooling

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    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • prolong

    Word

    to make something last longer

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • true that

    Phrase

    used to strongly agree with someone

  • overboard

    Word

    over the side of a boat or ship and into the water

  • recite

    Word

    say a poem, speech, or passage aloud from memory

  • close in on

    Phrase

    to get closer to someone or something, especially while chasing or searching

  • body bag

    Phrase

    a bag used to carry a dead body

  • cinder block

    Phrase

    a concrete building block with holes in it

  • petty theft

    Phrase

    a small or minor theft

  • tie into

    Phrase

    to connect something with a larger idea, plan, or system

  • black flag

    Phrase

    a black flag used as a pirate symbol

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • home invasion

    Phrase

    a burglary in which someone breaks into a house while people are inside

  • narrow down

    Phrase

    to reduce the number of possibilities so something becomes more specific

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