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Criminal Minds S14E13: English vocabulary

Season 14, Episode 13CrimeDramaMystery

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  • blubbering

    Word

    crying loudly and uncontrollably

  • aught

    Word

    anything at all; anything

  • bigamy

    Word

    the crime of marrying someone while already legally married to another person

  • sweepings

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    bits of dirt, dust, and other small waste collected when you sweep a floor

  • galvanize

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    to make people feel excited and ready to act

  • digitize

    Word

    to change pictures, documents, or data into digital form

  • corrode

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    to slowly damage or destroy something by chemical action

  • mannerism

    Word

    a repeated habit or way of moving, speaking, or behaving

  • godsend

    Word

    something that is very helpful or exactly what you need

  • noggin

    Word

    a person's head

  • misogynist

    Word

    a person who hates or strongly dislikes women

  • misogyny

    Word

    hatred of women or a belief that women are not as good as men

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  • inadequacy

    Word

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

  • surmise

    Word

    to guess that something is true without having proof

  • hawked

    Word

    to try to sell things in public by calling out to people

  • chump

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    a foolish or easily fooled person

  • utilitarian

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    designed to be useful and practical rather than attractive

  • kneecap

    Word

    the bone at the front of the knee

  • strangulation

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    the act of choking someone by pressing on the throat or neck

  • seep

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    to flow slowly through small holes or a porous material

  • utensil

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    a tool or piece of equipment used for a particular household task, especially in the kitchen

  • gratification

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    a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction

  • submissive

    Word

    willing to obey other people and accept their control

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • gullible

    Word

    too willing to believe what other people say; easily fooled

  • instill

    Word

    to teach someone a belief, feeling, or habit gradually

  • compulsion

    Word

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

  • inexperience

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    lack of experience or skill

  • chatty

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    talkative and eager to chat

  • suitor

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    a person who is trying to win someone's love or marry them

  • formative

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    having a strong influence on how someone develops

  • mutilation

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    the act of badly injuring or cutting off part of a body

  • seduction

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    the act of attracting someone in a sexual or romantic way

  • faux

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    made to look like something else, especially something more expensive

  • sophistication

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    the quality of being cultured, stylish, and knowledgeable

  • evener

    Word

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

  • stepdaughter

    Word

    the daughter of your husband or wife from an earlier relationship

  • culmination

    Word

    the final and most important stage or point of something

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • apparition

    Word

    a ghost or a strange image of a person or thing that seems to appear suddenly

  • corrosion

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    damage caused when metal slowly breaks down, often because of rust or chemicals

  • voided

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    made invalid or no longer legally effective

  • degenerate

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    to become worse in quality, health, or morals

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • anonymity

    Word

    the state of being anonymous

  • motoring

    Word

    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • darn

    Word

    to repair a hole in knitted cloth by sewing yarn through it

  • knack

    Word

    a natural ability for doing something well

  • relive

    Word

    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

  • genital

    Word

    relating to the external sex organs

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • breaded

    Word

    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • and his mother

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that a very large number of people are included

  • chameleon

    Word

    a small lizard that can change color to match its surroundings

  • strangle

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    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • depress

    Word

    to make someone feel very sad, discouraged, or hopeless

  • malignant

    Word

    describing a disease or tumor that is likely to spread and can cause death

  • bleak

    Word

    (of a place or situation) empty, cold, and without much hope or comfort

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • face lift

    Phrase

    a cosmetic operation that tightens the skin on a person's face to make them look younger

  • fiddle

    Word

    a violin, especially one used in folk music

  • graced

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    to honor an event or place by being present

  • improvise

    Word

    to create or perform something without preparing it first

  • after the fact

    Phrase

    after something has already happened or been decided

  • scratch the surface

    Phrase

    to understand or deal with only a small part of something

  • caption

    Word

    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • profiling

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

  • drill down

    Phrase

    to examine something in more detail, especially by moving from a general view to specific parts

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • big baby

    Phrase

    a person who behaves in a childish or immature way

  • creature of habit

    Phrase

    a person who likes routine and prefers things to stay the same

  • pooling

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

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • arson

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    the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • partner in crime

    Phrase

    a close friend who often does things with you, especially in a playful or mischievous way

  • fundamentally

    Word

    in a basic or essential way

  • persona

    Word

    the image or character that a person presents to other people

  • susceptible

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    likely to be affected, harmed, or influenced by something

  • can't stand

    Phrase

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

  • ring in

    Phrase

    to celebrate the start of something, especially a new year or season

  • con man

    Phrase

    a person who tricks people in order to get money

  • close in on

    Phrase

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

  • state line

    Phrase

    the border between two U.S. states

  • domestic dispute

    Phrase

    a disagreement or fight between people living in the same home

  • petty crime

    Phrase

    a minor crime that is not very serious

  • burner

    Word

    a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

  • garner

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    to get or collect something, especially support, praise, or information

  • on the road

    Phrase

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

  • lust

    Word

    strong sexual desire

  • blacked out

    Phrase

    made dark so that light cannot pass through

  • bathtub

    Word

    a large tub that you fill with water for washing your body

  • lynch

    Word

    to kill someone illegally, especially by hanging, without a fair trial

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • disconnect

    Word

    to break or end a connection between things

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