slumming
to live or travel in much poorer or rougher conditions than you are used to
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S14E5: English vocabulary
Season 14, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery
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bedbug
a small insect that lives in beds and bites people while they sleep
scrip
paper money or a voucher used instead of cash, especially in the past
checkerboard
a board with 64 alternating light and dark squares, used for chess or checkers
scrawl
write something quickly and carelessly
ember
a small piece of burning wood or coal left in a dying fire
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
snot
thick mucus from the nose
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
tenement
a large building with many apartments, often in a poor area
pentecostal
relating to a Christian group that emphasizes the Holy Spirit and lively worship
dyeing
the process of coloring fabric or other materials
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copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
pining
full of longing or sadness for someone or something
marshaling
the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way
combing
the act of combing hair
braving
while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
unclean
dirty, contaminated, or not clean
visitation
the act of visiting someone, especially in a hospital or prison
munch
to eat something in a noisy or casual way
boning
the process of removing bones from meat or fish
skim
to read or look through something quickly, without paying close attention
necking
kissing and touching someone in a sexual way