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Law & Order S20E19: English vocabulary

Season 20, Episode 19CrimeDrama

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  • philanderer

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    a man who has many casual romantic or sexual relationships

  • sublease

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    a rental agreement that lets a tenant rent out a property to someone else

  • prepayment

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    payment made before something is due or before you receive a product or service

  • culpa

    Word

    fault, blame, or guilt

  • swanky

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    fashionable, expensive, and impressive

  • weft

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    the threads that go across a loom and are woven through the warp

  • disbursement

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    the act of paying money out of a fund or account

  • arraign

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    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • unseal

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    to remove a seal from something so it can be opened

  • scoff

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

  • hew

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    to cut or shape something, especially wood or stone, with a tool

  • rejuvenation

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    the process of becoming or making something feel fresh, healthy, or young again

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  • knotted

    Word

    tied or twisted into a knot

  • impropriety

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    behavior, language, or an action that is not proper or acceptable

  • deductible

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    an amount of money you must pay yourself before an insurance company pays the rest

  • turpentine

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    a clear liquid made from pine resin, used as a solvent and paint thinner

  • sublet

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    to rent a property to someone else for part or all of the lease period

  • scalping

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    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • strapping

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    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • whiplash

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    a neck injury caused by a sudden jerking of the head, often in a car accident

  • entitle

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    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • incest

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    sexual relations between people who are closely related

  • impound

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    to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

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  • exhale

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    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • racking

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    causing a lot of pain or suffering

  • shrug

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    to raise your shoulders to show that you do not know, do not care, or cannot answer

  • subpoena

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    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • vaginal

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    relating to the vagina

  • extinguisher

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    a device used to put out a fire

  • jacketed

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    covered with a protective outer layer

  • trespass

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    to enter land or property without permission

  • delusional

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    having false beliefs that are not based in reality

  • 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

  • kinky

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    sexually unconventional or involving unusual sexual practices

  • affidavit

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    a written statement that you swear is true, used as evidence in court

  • centerpiece

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    the main or most eye-catching part of something

  • florist

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    a person who sells flowers and makes flower arrangements

  • incarceration

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    the state of being kept in prison

  • weir

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    a low dam built across a river to raise the water level or control the flow

  • groan

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    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • lapping

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    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • obsess

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

  • fiasco

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    a complete failure, especially one that is embarrassing or badly organized

  • prudent

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    careful and sensible, especially about the future or about money

  • stroking

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    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • hone

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    to sharpen a blade or tool

  • possessive

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    relating to a noun or pronoun form that shows possession or belonging

  • subcommittee

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    a small committee made up of members of a larger committee

  • outburst

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    a sudden strong expression of emotion, especially anger

  • misuse

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    to use something in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • lingerie

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    women's underwear, especially attractive or delicate styles

  • mea culpa

    Phrase

    an expression used to admit that something was your fault

  • stimulus

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    something that causes a reaction, interest, or activity

  • landlady

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    a woman who rents out a room, flat, or house to someone

  • turn on the waterworks

    Phrase

    to start crying in an exaggerated or theatrical way

  • eyelash

    Word

    one of the short hairs that grow along the edge of the eyelid

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • party to

    Phrase

    involved in something, especially a secret plan or a wrong action

  • pervert

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    to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

  • flagging

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    becoming weaker or less active

  • blackmailing

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    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • stabilize

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    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • 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

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • dresser

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    a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes or other items

  • meow

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    the sound a cat makes

  • sob

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    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • fancied

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    imagined rather than real

  • hook up with

    Phrase

    to start a casual romantic or sexual relationship with someone

  • stamping

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    the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

  • homestead

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    a house, especially a farmhouse, with its outbuildings and land

  • prosecute

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    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • pleading

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    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • seduce

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    to persuade someone to have sex with you or do something they might not otherwise do

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • cry foul

    Phrase

    to complain publicly that something is unfair or wrong

  • stocking

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    a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually made of thin fabric and worn by women

  • scalp

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    the skin on the top of your head

  • excite

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    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • insanity

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    a state of severe mental illness

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • no kidding

    Phrase

    used to show surprise, disbelief, or agreement that something is obvious

  • recreate

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    make something again, especially in a new or different way

  • in the black

    Phrase

    having more money coming in than going out, so that there is a profit

  • arming

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

  • bogus

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    not real, true, or honest; fake

  • party crasher

    Phrase

    a person who goes to a party without being invited

  • chuckle

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    to laugh quietly

  • sugared

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    coated or mixed with sugar

  • credibility

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    the quality of being trusted and believed

  • hush

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    to tell someone to be quiet

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • go back on

    Phrase

    to fail to keep a promise or agreement

  • test run

    Phrase

    a trial run of a machine, system, or process before it is used for real

  • prone

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    likely to experience something bad or unwanted

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