estrange
to make people less close or friendly
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S12E13: English vocabulary
Season 12, Episode 13CrimeDramaMystery
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fumigate
to use chemical fumes to kill insects or other pests, or to disinfect something
eavesdropper
a person who secretly listens to other people's private conversations
relapsing
happening again after a period of improvement
victimize
to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially by bullying them
bedbug
a small insect that lives in beds and bites people while they sleep
peeper
someone who peeps or spies on others secretly
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
reprehensible
deserving strong disapproval
estrangement
the state of becoming less close or friendly, especially in a relationship
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
rearer
a person who breeds and cares for animals
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leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
promiscuous
having many casual sexual relationships
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
canvass
to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support
idolize
to admire someone so much that you think they are almost perfect
terrorize
to make someone feel extreme fear and distress
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
pegging
the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
milligram
a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram
exterminate
to destroy or kill something completely