risible
so silly or absurd that it makes people laugh
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S13E9: English vocabulary
Season 13, Episode 9CrimeDramaMystery
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reticent
quiet and not willing to talk much about your thoughts or feelings
backwoods
a remote, rural area far from towns and cities
pariah
a person who is rejected by other people or by society
douse
to pour a liquid over something, especially to put out a fire
scrotum
the pouch of skin that holds the testicles
ritualistic
relating to a ritual or done in a fixed, repeated way
itinerant
traveling from place to place
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
schoolmate
a person who goes to the same school as you
mitten
a type of glove that covers the hand, with one section for the thumb and one for the other fingers
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fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
canvass
to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support
tithe
one tenth of someone's income or produce, especially given to a church
strangulation
the act of choking someone by pressing on the throat or neck
panhandle
a long, narrow part of a state or country that sticks out from the main area
terrorize
to make someone feel extreme fear and distress
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
gentile
a person who is not Jewish
eavesdrop
to secretly listen to other people's private conversation
perverse
deliberately unreasonable or hard to deal with
spook
a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes
terrify
to make someone feel extreme fear