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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S24E21: English vocabulary

Season 24, Episode 21CrimeDramaMystery

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  • churlish

    Word

    rude in a bad-tempered, unfriendly way

  • horrify

    Word

    to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted

  • irredeemable

    Word

    too bad to be saved, improved, or corrected

  • swanky

    Word

    fashionable, expensive, and impressive

  • litigate

    Word

    to take legal action against someone or something

  • dehydrate

    Word

    to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • refractory

    Word

    stubborn and difficult to control or deal with

  • hallucinate

    Word

    to see or hear things that are not really there

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • dearth

    Word

    a lack of something, especially when it is needed or wanted

  • insinuate

    Word

    to suggest something bad in a sly or indirect way

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  • furlough

    Word

    a temporary leave from work, military service, or prison

  • shafting

    Word

    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

  • arraignment

    Word

    a court hearing where a person is formally told the criminal charge against them and asked to respond

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • hounding

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    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

  • plethora

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    a very large amount of something

  • realty

    Word

    real estate; property, especially land and buildings

  • jogger

    Word

    a person who runs slowly and regularly for exercise

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • licorice

    Word

    a sweet made with licorice root flavor

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

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  • brazen

    Word

    bold in a way that shows no shame or fear

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • sliver

    Word

    a very small, thin piece of something that has broken off or been cut from a larger piece

  • welder

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    a person whose job is to join pieces of metal together

  • testicle

    Word

    either of the two organs in the scrotum that produce sperm and male hormones

  • tempering

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    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • stalked

    Word

    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • stitching

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    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • evener

    Word

    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • vendetta

    Word

    a long-running bitter feud or revenge between people or families

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • dashboard

    Word

    the panel in a vehicle that shows information like speed and fuel level

  • confetti

    Word

    small pieces of colored paper thrown at celebrations

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • genital

    Word

    relating to the external sex organs

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • stalker

    Word

    a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

  • on the square

    Phrase

    honest and straightforward; not secretive

  • malnutrition

    Word

    a lack of proper food or nutrients that harms health

  • marital

    Word

    relating to marriage or to a married couple

  • wrapper

    Word

    a piece of paper, plastic, or similar material that covers something

  • anonymously

    Word

    without revealing your identity

  • semen

    Word

    the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • waffle

    Word

    a flat cake with a pattern of squares, often eaten for breakfast

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • probable cause

    Phrase

    legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • wrap around

    Phrase

    to move text automatically onto the next line when it reaches the end of a line

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • tempting

    Word

    so attractive or appealing that it is hard to resist

  • get to the bottom of

    Phrase

    to find out the real reason for something or solve a problem

  • celery

    Word

    a vegetable with long green stalks that are eaten raw or cooked

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • swear to God

    Phrase

    Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • play on

    Phrase

    to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

  • get ahead of

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem before it gets worse

  • hard head

    Phrase

    a person who is stubborn and refuses to change their mind

  • amend

    Word

    to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • no kidding

    Phrase

    used to show surprise, disbelief, or agreement that something is obvious

  • hover

    Word

    to stay in one place in the air

  • do the work

    Phrase

    to do the difficult or necessary work needed to make a change or solve a problem

  • reconcile

    Word

    to make friendly again after an argument or disagreement

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • hands up

    Phrase

    a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

  • weld

    Word

    to join pieces of metal by heating and pressing them together

  • intestine

    Word

    the long tube in your body that takes food from the stomach and absorbs nutrients

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • baptism

    Word

    a Christian ceremony in which someone is baptized with water

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • shake up

    Phrase

    to upset or disturb someone badly

  • go down with

    Phrase

    to become ill with something, especially a cold or the flu

  • sit through

    Phrase

    to stay through something unpleasant until it ends

  • toss it in

    Phrase

    to stop trying and give up

  • court appearance

    Phrase

    a scheduled time when someone must go to court

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • good will

    Phrase

    friendly or helpful feelings that make people want to support or trust someone

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • overweight

    Word

    having more body weight than is considered healthy or normal

  • puke

    Word

    to vomit

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • mosaic

    Word

    a picture or pattern made from many small pieces of colored stone, tile, or glass

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

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