brutalize
to treat someone very cruelly or violently
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S11E3: English vocabulary
Season 11, Episode 3CrimeDramaMystery
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sorrowed
feeling or showing deep sadness, especially after a death or loss
refrigerate
to keep food cold in a refrigerator
dredger
a machine or boat used for removing mud, sand, or stones from the bottom of water
neighborly
friendly and helpful in a way that makes people feel welcome
tacking
the act of sailing a boat in a zigzag pattern to move against the wind
slaver
to let saliva run out of the mouth
squirm
to twist and move your body from side to side, especially because you feel nervous or uncomfortable
regress
to return to an earlier or less developed state
docket
a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court
twittering
the soft, repeated sound birds make
arraignment
a court hearing where a person is formally told the criminal charge against them and asked to respond
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admissible
allowed to be used, especially as evidence in court
exemplar
a person or thing that is a very good example of something
reek
to smell very bad
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
retrograde
moving or directed backward
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
cadaver
a dead human body
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
psychosis
a serious mental illness that can cause a person to lose touch with reality
gens
a group of families in ancient Rome who claimed the same ancestor
racking
causing a lot of pain or suffering
pitying
showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior