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Criminal Minds S14E4: English vocabulary

Season 14, Episode 4CrimeDramaMystery

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  • stigmatize

    Word

    to treat someone or something as shameful or socially unacceptable

  • adulterer

    Word

    a person who is unfaithful to their husband, wife, or partner

  • nightshirt

    Word

    a long loose shirt worn in bed

  • transgress

    Word

    to break a law, rule, or moral standard

  • bludgeon

    Word

    a heavy stick or club used as a weapon

  • brimstone

    Word

    an old word for sulfur

  • ritualistic

    Word

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

  • rebuff

    Word

    to reject someone or something in a blunt or unfriendly way

  • innocuous

    Word

    not harmful or offensive

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • abrasion

    Word

    the wearing away of a surface by rubbing or scraping

  • confidant

    Word

    a person you trust with private thoughts or secrets

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • tempering

    Word

    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • abuser

    Word

    a person who treats someone cruelly or violently, especially repeatedly

  • kindred

    Word

    closely related in nature, character, or feeling

  • unruly

    Word

    difficult to control, because of bad behavior or wild energy

  • punishable

    Word

    described by law as deserving punishment

  • shun

    Word

    deliberately avoid someone or something

  • pave

    Word

    to cover a road, path, or area with stone, bricks, concrete, or asphalt

  • evener

    Word

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

  • lapsed

    Word

    no longer valid because it has expired or was not renewed

  • lapse

    Word

    a small mistake or failure in concentration, memory, or judgment

  • confide

    Word

    to tell someone private information or feelings in confidence

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  • disruptive

    Word

    causing trouble or interruption, especially in a class, meeting, or routine

  • paving

    Word

    the hard surface that covers a road, path, or area

  • vigil

    Word

    a period of staying awake, especially to watch, pray, or wait for news

  • hypocrisy

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    the behavior of pretending to have beliefs or standards that your actions do not match

  • abduct

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    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • hypocrite

    Word

    a person who says they believe or support something but acts differently

  • nothing if not

    Phrase

    used to say that someone or something is very much a particular thing or quality

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • socialize

    Word

    to spend time with other people in a friendly, relaxed way

  • fidelity

    Word

    faithfulness and loyalty to a person, group, or belief

  • straining

    Word

    the act of pulling something tight

  • ribbed

    Word

    having raised ridges or lines

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • quadruple

    Word

    to make something four times as large or as much

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • wooded

    Word

    covered with many trees

  • adultery

    Word

    sex between a married person and someone who is not their spouse

  • wretched

    Word

    very unhappy, unlucky, or in a bad state

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • call time

    Phrase

    the time performers or crew are expected to arrive for a show or event

  • evangelical

    Word

    relating to Protestant Christians who stress the Bible, personal conversion, and salvation through faith

  • drive back

    Phrase

    to force an enemy or crowd to move back

  • scale in

    Phrase

    to buy a financial asset in small amounts over time instead of all at once

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • wipe the slate clean

    Phrase

    to make a fresh start, especially by forgetting past disagreements

  • cast the first stone

    Phrase

    a way of saying that you should not judge or criticize someone else when you have done wrong too

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • bodily

    Word

    relating to the body; physical

  • impacted

    Word

    strongly affected by something, especially a problem or change

  • crumble

    Word

    to break into small pieces or fall apart

  • channeling

    Word

    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • spirited

    Word

    full of energy, enthusiasm, and confidence

  • stamping

    Word

    the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • burrow

    Word

    a hole or tunnel dug by an animal, especially a rabbit, for living in

  • abduction

    Word

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

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • round up

    Phrase

    to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

  • confide in

    Phrase

    to tell someone private thoughts or feelings in confidence

  • daylight savings

    Phrase

    the practice of moving clocks forward by one hour in summer

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • change of scenery

    Phrase

    a pleasant change from your usual surroundings or routine

  • irrational

    Word

    not based on clear thought or good judgment

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • go public

    Phrase

    to make something secret known publicly

  • sinner

    Word

    a person who has committed a sin

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • thy

    Word

    your; belonging to you

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • residue

    Word

    a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used

  • medical record

    Phrase

    an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

  • cross country

    Phrase

    a long-distance race run over rough open ground

  • fantasy world

    Phrase

    an imaginary world or situation that is not real

  • cold shoulder

    Phrase

    an unfriendly or dismissive act toward someone

  • send away for

    Phrase

    to order something from a company by mail or online

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • screw up

    Phrase

    to make a serious mistake or do something badly

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • revolve

    Word

    move around in a circle or orbit

  • on the road

    Phrase

    away from home, especially while travelling or playing in another team’s venue

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • clock on

    Phrase

    to register that you have arrived at work, usually by using a time clock

  • bash in

    Phrase

    to damage something badly by hitting it hard

  • root up

    Phrase

    to dig up or pull out plants by the roots

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • righteous

    Word

    morally good and fair; doing what is right

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • accumulate

    Word

    to build up or collect over time

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • traumatic

    Word

    causing strong emotional pain or shock

  • iris

    Word

    the colored part of the eye around the pupil

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