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Criminal Minds S3E5: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery

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  • molester

    Word

    a person who sexually abuses someone, especially a child

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • abductor

    Word

    a person who takes someone away by force or trickery

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • exacerbate

    Word

    to make a problem, bad situation, or feeling worse

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • molestation

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    the act of sexually abusing or harassing someone, especially a child

  • excruciating

    Word

    extremely painful or hard to endure

  • molest

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    to harass or bother someone persistently

  • retrace

    Word

    to go back over the same route or path

  • preferential

    Word

    giving someone special treatment or an advantage

  • outgrow

    Word

    to become too big for something, especially clothes or shoes

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  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • covet

    Word

    to want something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • tic

    Word

    a small repeated movement of a muscle, especially in the face

  • inhaler

    Word

    a device that lets you breathe medicine into your lungs

  • crevice

    Word

    a narrow crack or opening, especially in rock or a wall

  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • coax

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    to gently and persistently persuade someone to do something

  • dishing

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    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • composure

    Word

    the ability to stay calm and in control of your feelings

  • realistically

    Word

    in a sensible way that is based on what is actually possible

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • sneaker

    Word

    a soft shoe with a rubber sole, worn for sports or casual use

  • denounce

    Word

    to publicly say that something or someone is wrong, bad, or illegal

  • subterranean

    Word

    existing, happening, or found under the earth's surface

  • logics

    Word

    the study of correct reasoning

  • clasp

    Word

    a small device that fastens two things together

  • reprimand

    Word

    to criticize someone sharply, especially for bad behavior

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • decipher

    Word

    to figure out or read something that is hard to understand, especially a code or message

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • whine

    Word

    to complain in a high, annoying voice

  • marital

    Word

    relating to marriage or to a married couple

  • socialize

    Word

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

  • intrigue

    Word

    to make someone very interested or curious

  • strangle

    Word

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

  • bedding

    Word

    sheets, blankets, and other things used on a bed

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • floor it

    Phrase

    to press the gas pedal all the way down

  • dead on arrival

    Phrase

    So bad or unsuccessful that it is likely to fail from the start

  • sensory

    Word

    relating to the senses, especially sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

  • cognitive

    Word

    relating to thinking, learning, memory, and understanding

  • far right

    Phrase

    the most extreme right-wing part of politics

  • abduction

    Word

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

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • stand over

    Phrase

    to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • in store

    Phrase

    likely to happen or be experienced

  • deployment

    Word

    the act of sending troops or equipment to a place for a mission

  • get outta here

    Phrase

    used to show surprise or disbelief, or to ask someone to repeat what they said

  • reconcile

    Word

    to make friendly again after an argument or disagreement

  • my man

    Phrase

    a friendly way to address a man or show approval or excitement

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • toss it in

    Phrase

    to stop trying and give up

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • security system

    Phrase

    a system that protects a building or area from intruders and may sound an alarm

  • dead on

    Phrase

    exactly right; very accurate

  • detain

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    to keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • engrave

    Word

    to cut or carve words or a design into a hard surface

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • act on

    Phrase

    to act because of information, advice, or a rule

  • going over

    Phrase

    a quick, informal check or inspection

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • classify

    Word

    to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • cozy

    Word

    comfortable, warm, and pleasant in a way that makes you feel relaxed

  • overwhelm

    Word

    to affect someone so strongly that they cannot think clearly or deal with things well

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • haunt

    Word

    to visit a place often

  • medic

    Word

    a person trained to give emergency medical care

  • air duct

    Phrase

    a channel or tube that carries air through a building or machine

  • bedded

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    past tense and past participle of bed

  • sneaking

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    done in a quiet, secret way

  • duct

    Word

    a tube or passage that carries air, liquid, or another substance

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • offender

    Word

    a person who has done something illegal or wrong

  • stray

    Word

    to move away from the right path, place, or topic

  • stop cold

    Phrase

    to stop suddenly and completely

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • lure

    Word

    to attract or tempt someone or something, often by offering something appealing

  • vent

    Word

    to talk or write about your feelings or problems in order to feel better

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • manifest

    Word

    clear and obvious

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • get better

    Phrase

    to become healthier or improve

  • fall off

    Phrase

    to come loose and drop from something

  • see you around

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye when you expect to meet again

  • boiler room

    Phrase

    a room that contains a boiler and the equipment connected to it

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