estrange
to make people less close or friendly
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S11E19: English vocabulary
Season 11, Episode 19CrimeDramaMystery
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hospitalize
to admit someone to a hospital for treatment
buffeting
to hit or shake something repeatedly with strong force, especially by wind or waves
medicate
to give someone medicine, or to treat a condition with medicine
contemptible
deserving strong dislike and contempt
disorient
to make someone lose their sense of direction
arraign
to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge
impressionable
easily influenced by other people or by what happens around you
obliterate
destroy completely; leave nothing behind
flunk
to fail an exam, test, or course
transference
the act or process of moving something from one place, person, or thing to another
opiate
a drug made from opium or similar substances, used to relieve pain
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twittering
the soft, repeated sound birds make
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
concoct
to make something by mixing different ingredients
larceny
the crime of stealing someone else's property
hairbrush
a brush used for combing or styling hair
coerce
to force someone to do something by using threats or pressure
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
custodial
relating to cleaning and looking after a building or place
canvass
to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support
predate
to exist or happen before something else
repercussion
an effect or consequence, especially one that happens later and is not wanted
crotch
the area between a person's legs where the legs join the body