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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S22E13: English vocabulary

Season 22, Episode 13CrimeDramaMystery

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  • behoove

    Word

    to be necessary or proper for someone to do

  • slumming

    Word

    to live or travel in much poorer or rougher conditions than you are used to

  • ods

    Word

    a hypothetical force formerly thought to be responsible for many natural phenomena, such as magnetism, light, and hypnotism.

  • fleeced

    Word

    to cheat someone out of a lot of money

  • blare

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • culpability

    Word

    responsibility for a wrong action or crime; blame

  • pimping

    Word

    the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work

  • twittering

    Word

    the soft, repeated sound birds make

  • arraignment

    Word

    a court hearing where a person is formally told the criminal charge against them and asked to respond

  • peddle

    Word

    to try to sell things by going from place to place

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

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  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • pounce

    Word

    to jump suddenly on someone or something, usually to catch or attack it

  • consensual

    Word

    done with the agreement of everyone involved

  • criminally

    Word

    in a way that is extremely bad or excessive

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • condolence

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    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • urinate

    Word

    to pass urine from the body

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • brokerage

    Word

    the business of arranging deals, especially in finance or real estate

  • samaritan

    Word

    a very helpful or kind person, especially one who helps a stranger

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  • clientele

    Word

    the customers or clients of a business or professional service

  • intoxication

    Word

    the state of being drunk or affected by alcohol or drugs

  • patronize

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    to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them

  • solicit

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    to ask for money, help, or information in a formal way

  • interrogate

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    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

  • negligent

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    not careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty

  • evener

    Word

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

  • procure

    Word

    to get something, especially with effort or care

  • knowingly

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    in a way that shows you know something is true or wrong

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • pediatric

    Word

    relating to the medical care of children

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • yay

    Word

    used to show happiness, excitement, or approval

  • refreshment

    Word

    a short rest or something, especially food or drink, that helps you feel better or more energetic

  • fleece

    Word

    the woolly coat of a sheep or goat

  • invoke

    Word

    to mention or use something as support for an argument or action

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • public defender

    Phrase

    a lawyer appointed by the government to defend someone who cannot afford one

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • pimp

    Word

    a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

  • performance art

    Phrase

    art made by live performance as the artwork

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • migraine

    Word

    a severe headache that often affects one side of the head and may cause nausea or vision problems

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • lady friend

    Phrase

    a polite or old-fashioned word for a girlfriend

  • kick back

    Phrase

    to move backward suddenly after hitting something hard

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • manslaughter

    Word

    the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

  • hook up with

    Phrase

    to start a casual romantic or sexual relationship with someone

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • blow off steam

    Phrase

    to do something active or expressive to get rid of stress or strong feelings

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • look the other way

    Phrase

    to ignore something wrong on purpose

  • arming

    Word

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

  • in bad

    Phrase

    out of favor with someone; not liked by them

  • side gig

    Phrase

    a small job you do to earn extra money besides your main job

  • bordeaux

    Word

    a red wine from the Bordeaux region of France

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • ring in

    Phrase

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

  • top shelf

    Phrase

    the upper part of the goal in ice hockey

  • punch out

    Phrase

    to knock someone down by hitting them hard with punches

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • unlawful

    Word

    not allowed by law

  • piper

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    a person who plays the bagpipes or another pipe instrument

  • burner

    Word

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

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • hooker

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • step up

    Phrase

    to take action and become more involved or helpful

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • strip club

    Phrase

    a nightclub where people perform striptease or erotic dancing

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • want in

    Phrase

    to want to join in or be included in something

  • rogue

    Word

    a dishonest or unprincipled person

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • hook up

    Phrase

    to connect a device to a power source or another device

  • disciple

    Word

    a person who follows and learns from a teacher or religious leader, especially one of Jesus's followers

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • make up

    Phrase

    to invent something, especially a story, excuse, or plan

  • wind up

    Phrase

    to end up in a particular place, situation, or state

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • shoot me

    Phrase

    a casual way to say you feel embarrassed, annoyed, or frustrated

  • prostitute

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • informant

    Word

    a person who gives information, especially secretly

  • blow off

    Phrase

    to skip something, especially a meeting or a planned activity

  • twitter

    Word

    a short, high, light sound, especially made by birds

  • rise and shine

    Phrase

    a cheerful way to tell someone to get up and start the day

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • refresh

    Word

    to make someone or something feel stronger, fresher, or more energetic

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

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