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Law & Order S19E15: English vocabulary

Season 19, Episode 15CrimeDrama

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  • exculpate

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    to show that someone is not guilty of a crime or mistake

  • overdress

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    to wear clothes that are too formal for an occasion

  • victimize

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    to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially by bullying them

  • flout

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    to openly ignore a rule, law, or accepted way of behaving

  • foreclose

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    to take away someone's property, especially a house, because they have not paid back a loan

  • disorient

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    to make someone lose their sense of direction

  • truancy

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    the act of staying away from school without permission

  • dank

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    slightly wet, cold, and unpleasant

  • acquit

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    to say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime

  • adjournment

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    the act of ending or pausing a meeting, court session, or other official gathering

  • implausible

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    not believable or not likely to be true

  • bayed

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    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

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  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • nullify

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    to make something legally invalid or no longer effective

  • scoff

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    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • overrule

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    to use your authority to change or reject a decision

  • humbles

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    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • unrelenting

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    continuing with great force, intensity, or determination

  • recant

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    to formally say that you no longer believe or support something you said before

  • insinuate

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    to suggest something bad in a sly or indirect way

  • ged

    Word

    the General Educational Development test, which shows high school-level skills

  • mooned

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    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • parka

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    a warm jacket with a hood, worn in cold weather

  • welcomer

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

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  • leavings

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

  • wring

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    to twist and squeeze something to force liquid out of it

  • stammer

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    to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech

  • belittle

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    to make someone or something seem less important or less good

  • murmuring

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    a soft, low, continuous sound

  • summation

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    the act of adding numbers or amounts together

  • transgression

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    an act of breaking a law, rule, or moral code

  • wreak

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    to cause a lot of damage or harm

  • embed

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    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • thud

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    to make a dull, heavy sound

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • repaint

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    to paint something again

  • logistical

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    relating to the planning and movement of people, goods, or equipment

  • preposterous

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    so silly or unreasonable that it is hard to believe

  • delinquent

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    a person, especially a young person, who breaks the law or behaves badly

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • dented

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    slightly damaged by a dent

  • jacketed

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    covered with a protective outer layer

  • grille

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    a metal screen made of bars or wires

  • implicate

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    to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

  • townhouse

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    a house that is joined to other houses in a row

  • evener

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

  • persuasive

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    able to persuade people to do or believe something

  • boyhood

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    the period of a person's life when they are a boy

  • scorn

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    a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of respect

  • scrolled

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    moved a page or screen up or down

  • discouraging

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    making someone feel less hopeful or confident

  • loaning

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    the act of lending something to someone

  • madden

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    to make someone very angry or annoyed

  • manicure

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    a beauty treatment for the hands and fingernails

  • plausible

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    seeming reasonable or likely to be true

  • concurrent

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    happening or done at the same time as something else

  • jerking

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    making quick, sharp movements

  • pane

    Word

    a single piece of glass in a window or door

  • stuff you

    Phrase

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • afloat

    Word

    floating on water and not sinking

  • sling

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    to throw something with a quick, forceful motion

  • breaded

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    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • urn

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    a container used for the ashes of a cremated person

  • grievance

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    a complaint about unfair treatment or a problem that someone thinks should be fixed

  • despairing

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    feeling or showing that you have lost all hope

  • my eye

    Phrase

    an expression used to show disbelief or strong disagreement

  • white lady

    Phrase

    a ghostly woman said to appear in white clothes

  • redirect

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    to send something to a different place, person, or direction

  • stock option

    Phrase

    the right to buy company shares at a fixed price within a certain period

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • investment bank

    Phrase

    a bank that helps companies raise money and handle large financial deals

  • shine off

    Phrase

    to ignore or dismiss someone or something in a rude or casual way

  • juror

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    a person who serves on a jury

  • fives

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

  • discreet

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    careful about what you say or do, especially to keep something private

  • skate on

    Phrase

    to avoid punishment or get away with something bad

  • contradictory

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    showing two or more ideas, statements, or facts that do not agree with each other

  • vandalism

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    the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

  • breeder

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    a person who breeds animals or plants

  • no ball

    Phrase

    in cricket, a delivery that is not allowed because it breaks the rules

  • inflict

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    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • public record

    Phrase

    official information or documents that anyone can access

  • prosecute

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    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • do you know what I'm saying

    Phrase

    used at the end of a sentence to check that someone is following or agrees

  • close up

    Phrase

    at a very short distance; with little space between things

  • decency

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    behavior that shows good manners and respect for other people

  • play on

    Phrase

    to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

  • build in

    Phrase

    to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start

  • front end

    Phrase

    the part of a website or app that users see and interact with

  • culprit

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    the person who did a crime or caused a problem

  • now you're talking

    Phrase

    used to show strong agreement with a suggestion

  • grain of truth

    Phrase

    a small amount of truth in something that is mostly false

  • pooling

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

  • plaintiff

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    the person who starts a lawsuit against someone else

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • true that

    Phrase

    used to strongly agree with someone

  • whack

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    to hit something with a quick, hard blow

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