sanctimonious
showing off a false sense of moral superiority
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S13E20: English vocabulary
Season 13, Episode 20CrimeDramaMystery
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playbill
a printed program for a play or other show
pontificate
to speak in a way that sounds too confident and annoying
fatherless
without a father, especially because the father has died or is absent
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
queasy
feeling slightly sick and as if you might vomit
vindictive
showing a desire to get back at someone for a wrong or insult
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
hungered
to feel very hungry
canvass
to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support
devastate
to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely
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insemination
the process of putting sperm into a female's body to cause pregnancy
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
malpractice
bad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor
extort
to get money, information, or something else by threats or force
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
gash
a long, deep cut or wound
charade
something that hides the truth or makes a situation seem better than it is
debit
an amount of money taken from an account or recorded as owed
splendor
great beauty and impressive quality
prickly
covered with sharp points or prickles
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
vendetta
a long-running bitter feud or revenge between people or families