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Criminal Minds S13E21: English vocabulary

Season 13, Episode 21CrimeDramaMystery

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  • whir

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • hearer

    Word

    a person who hears something, especially a message or story

  • minimization

    Word

    the process of reducing something to the smallest possible amount

  • visage

    Word

    the face, especially when you are describing its appearance or expression

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • waddle

    Word

    to walk with short steps, swaying from side to side

  • apaches

    Word

    a member of a Native American people from the southwestern United States

  • purr

    Word

    the low soft sound a cat makes when it is content

  • precondition

    Word

    something that must happen or be done before something else can begin

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • clink

    Word

    to make a light, sharp ringing sound

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  • enchantment

    Word

    a feeling of being charmed or delighted

  • diligently

    Word

    in a careful and hardworking way

  • auditory

    Word

    related to hearing or the sense of hearing

  • forgetful

    Word

    often forgetting things or not paying enough attention to remember them

  • cognition

    Word

    the process of thinking, learning, and understanding

  • amicable

    Word

    friendly and peaceful, especially after a disagreement

  • affliction

    Word

    great suffering, especially from illness, hardship, or loss

  • enforcer

    Word

    a person who makes sure rules or laws are followed

  • sabbatical

    Word

    a period of paid leave from work or study, often for travel, rest, or research

  • sufferer

    Word

    a person who is suffering from an illness or painful condition

  • nexus

    Word

    a link or set of links between things

  • whatnot

    Word

    used to refer to other similar things or items not named

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  • neolithic

    Word

    relating to the later part of the Stone Age, when people used polished stone tools

  • delusional

    Word

    having false beliefs that are not based in reality

  • evener

    Word

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

  • scraping

    Word

    small bits or pieces left after something has been scraped away

  • vortex

    Word

    a mass of air or water that spins around very fast

  • remarry

    Word

    to marry again

  • skim

    Word

    to read or look through something quickly, without paying close attention

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • swirl

    Word

    to move in a circular or spiraling motion

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • meditate

    Word

    to sit quietly and focus your mind, often for relaxation or spiritual reasons

  • enchant

    Word

    to fill someone with delight or strong pleasure

  • speculate

    Word

    to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

  • penetrating

    Word

    clear and strong, and hard to ignore

  • delusion

    Word

    a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • mind control

    Phrase

    the use of psychological techniques to influence or control someone’s thoughts or behavior

  • electromagnetic field

    Phrase

    a region around a charged object where electric and magnetic forces act

  • cortex

    Word

    the outer layer of the brain

  • lash

    Word

    to hit or move something with a quick, sharp motion

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • drill through

    Phrase

    to open a more detailed level of information in a computer program

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • off the wagon

    Phrase

    to start doing a bad habit again after trying to stop, especially drinking alcohol

  • ticking

    Word

    the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

  • vulnerability

    Word

    the state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism

  • mystic

    Word

    a person who seeks a deep spiritual connection with God or the universe

  • burglary

    Word

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

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • rumbling

    Word

    a deep, low, continuous sound

  • oddly

    Word

    in a strange or unusual way

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • bust in

    Phrase

    to enter a place suddenly and forcefully

  • spiral out

    Phrase

    to become overwhelmed by strong emotions or stress

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • desperation

    Word

    a feeling of hopelessness, often when you think a situation cannot improve

  • validate

    Word

    to check or prove that something is correct, true, or acceptable

  • shading

    Word

    the use of light and dark areas in a drawing or picture

  • induce

    Word

    to persuade or influence someone to do something

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • read lips

    Phrase

    to understand what someone is saying by watching their lips move

  • finer things

    Phrase

    the luxuries, comforts, or pleasures that are considered especially nice or high-quality

  • powerless

    Word

    unable to act, influence events, or change a situation

  • lobe

    Word

    the rounded part of something, especially one of the sections of a brain or the lower part of the ear

  • foe

    Word

    an enemy or opponent

  • paneling

    Word

    wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

  • parameter

    Word

    a value or limit that affects how something works or is measured

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • pun

    Word

    a joke that uses a word with two meanings or two words that sound the same

  • brew

    Word

    to make beer, tea, or coffee by soaking or boiling ingredients in water

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • temporal

    Word

    relating to time

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • bearer

    Word

    a person or thing that carries something

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • finish with

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship with someone

  • shake up

    Phrase

    to upset or disturb someone badly

  • drill bit

    Phrase

    the cutting part of a drill

  • sound wave

    Phrase

    a wave that carries sound through air, water, or another material

  • belief system

    Phrase

    a set of beliefs that influences how someone thinks, behaves, or sees the world

  • under control

    Phrase

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

  • interpreter

    Word

    a person who translates spoken words from one language to another, or into sign language

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • Native American

    Phrase

    relating to the Indigenous peoples of North America

  • dead on

    Phrase

    exactly right; very accurate

  • construction worker

    Phrase

    a person whose job is to do building work on construction sites

  • eyewitness

    Word

    a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • lay off

    Phrase

    to stop bothering or criticizing someone

  • blueprint

    Word

    a detailed plan for building something

  • cuckoo

    Word

    a bird with a loud two-note call, known for laying its eggs in other birds' nests

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • walk through

    Phrase

    to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

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