overdraw
to spend more money than you have in a bank account
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S11E17: English vocabulary
Season 11, Episode 17CrimeDramaMystery
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hypochondriac
a person who worries too much about their health and thinks they are ill when they are not
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
ventriloquist
a performer who makes it seem as if a puppet or another object is speaking
doer
a person who takes action and gets things done
recant
to formally say that you no longer believe or support something you said before
docket
a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court
knapsack
a bag with shoulder straps that you carry on your back
larceny
the crime of stealing someone else's property
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
hogging
to take or use more than your fair share of something
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ironclad
so strong or certain that it cannot be changed or broken
nightgown
a loose piece of clothing worn for sleeping
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
corroborate
to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence
frustrate
to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
embed
to put something firmly inside or into something else
repulsive
causing strong disgust or dislike
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
tic
a small repeated movement of a muscle, especially in the face
bolting
running away suddenly and quickly
pitying
showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior