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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S23E10: English vocabulary

Season 23, Episode 10CrimeDramaMystery

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  • overrate

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    to think or say that something is better, more important, or more valuable than it really is

  • prepay

    Word

    to pay for something before it is due or before you receive it

  • gaiter

    Word

    a covering worn over the lower leg and ankle to keep out dirt, snow, or water

  • triangulate

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    to find the position of something by using measurements from known points

  • immigrate

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    to move to and live in a new country

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • ratting

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    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • cobblestone

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    a small rounded stone used for paving streets and paths

  • welcomer

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

  • twittering

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    the soft, repeated sound birds make

  • trope

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    a common pattern or idea that appears often in stories, movies, or other media

  • fining

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    the act of making someone pay a fine

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  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • concierge

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    a person in a hotel or large building who helps guests with requests and arrangements

  • sikhs

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    a person who follows Sikhism

  • ringleader

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    the person who leads a group, especially one doing something bad or illegal

  • heinous

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    extremely evil and shocking

  • copped

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    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • rapport

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    a friendly, easy relationship in which people understand and trust each other

  • handcuff

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    to put handcuffs on someone

  • pining

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    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • inhalation

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    the act of breathing in

  • vandal

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    a person who deliberately damages property or public places

  • assimilate

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    to learn and understand something so well that you can use it easily

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • remarry

    Word

    to marry again

  • ideological

    Word

    relating to ideas, beliefs, or a political ideology

  • lapping

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    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • crossroad

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    a place where two or more roads meet and cross

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • augment

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    to increase or make something greater in size, amount, or strength

  • turban

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    a long piece of cloth wrapped around the head

  • meditate

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    to sit quietly and focus your mind, often for relaxation or spiritual reasons

  • jerking

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    making quick, sharp movements

  • detonate

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    to make something explode

  • mobilization

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    the process of preparing and organizing people or things for a task or event

  • heartbreaking

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    causing very deep sadness or pain

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • congratulation

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    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • slur

    Word

    an insulting remark about someone, especially one that attacks their race, religion, or identity

  • cut one

    Phrase

    to fart

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • all hands

    Phrase

    everyone in a ship's crew

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • containment

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    the act of keeping something dangerous, unwanted, or spreading under control

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • scattering

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    the act of spreading things out in different directions

  • imam

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    a Muslim religious leader who leads prayers in a mosque

  • fives

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

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • wreath

    Word

    a ring of flowers, leaves, or other plants used as decoration or to honor someone who has died

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • holed up

    Phrase

    staying hidden or shut away in a place, often for safety or privacy

  • channeling

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    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • unpack

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    to take things out of a bag, box, or other container

  • vandalism

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    the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

  • collateral

    Word

    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • provoke

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    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • jerk around

    Phrase

    to treat someone unfairly or keep delaying or misleading them

  • widower

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    a man whose wife has died and who has not married again

  • fire out

    Phrase

    to shoot or burst out suddenly

  • spree

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    a short period of doing a lot of one activity, often in an uncontrolled way

  • manifesto

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    a public statement of a group's aims or beliefs, especially in politics

  • remorse

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    a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did

  • synagogue

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    a building where Jewish people go to pray and study their religion

  • build in

    Phrase

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

  • get ahead of

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem before it gets worse

  • investigative

    Word

    used for investigating or intended to investigate

  • up to no good

    Phrase

    behaving in a sneaky or suspicious way, often in a playful or mildly bad way

  • special treatment

    Phrase

    unfairly better or more considerate treatment than other people get

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • defiance

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    open refusal to obey or accept authority

  • roam

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    to walk or travel around without a fixed direction or purpose

  • arson

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    the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

  • on edge

    Phrase

    nervous and unable to relax

  • havoc

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    a lot of damage, destruction, or confusion

  • stoke

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    to add fuel to a fire so it burns more strongly

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • exclusively

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    only; used to show that something includes no one or nothing else

  • holocaust

    Word

    the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis during World War II

  • no place

    Phrase

    used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • speed dial

    Phrase

    a phone feature that lets you call a number by pressing one button or a few keys

  • area code

    Phrase

    the set of digits you dial before a phone number to show which area it is in

  • news conference

    Phrase

    a meeting where a public figure answers reporters' questions

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • doorstep

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    the area just outside a door, especially the step or small space in front of a house

  • martyr

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    a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs

  • curfew

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    a rule that says people must stay indoors during certain hours, usually at night

  • burner

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    a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

  • credible

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    able to be trusted or believed

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • security system

    Phrase

    a system that protects a building or area from intruders and may sound an alarm

  • thug

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    a violent criminal or troublemaker

  • accomplice

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    a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

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