traipse
to walk somewhere in a tired, slow, or annoying way
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S23E19: English vocabulary
Season 23, Episode 19CrimeDramaMystery
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brutalize
to treat someone very cruelly or violently
slumming
to live or travel in much poorer or rougher conditions than you are used to
triangulate
to find the position of something by using measurements from known points
loiter
to stand or wait somewhere without a clear reason or purpose
corporeal
relating to the body rather than the mind or spirit
godspeed
a way of wishing someone success, especially when they are starting a journey or new task
corroboration
evidence that helps prove or support something
fleeced
to cheat someone out of a lot of money
pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
genealogical
relating to the study of family history and ancestors
halcyon
peaceful, happy, and calm, especially when talking about a time in the past
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reservist
a member of a military reserve force
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
pleadings
formal written statements submitted by each side in a lawsuit
bramble
a thorny bush, especially one that produces blackberries
phalanx
a group of soldiers or police standing or moving in a tight formation
exemplar
a person or thing that is a very good example of something
larceny
the crime of stealing someone else's property
leniency
kindness or mercy shown when someone is punished or judged
purview
the range of things that someone is responsible for or allowed to deal with
provenance
the place something comes from, or its earliest known history
inconceivable
impossible to believe or imagine
definitively
in a way that settles something clearly and finally