churlish
rude in a bad-tempered, unfriendly way
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S24E21: English vocabulary
Season 24, Episode 21CrimeDramaMystery
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horrify
to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted
irredeemable
too bad to be saved, improved, or corrected
swanky
fashionable, expensive, and impressive
litigate
to take legal action against someone or something
dehydrate
to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
refractory
stubborn and difficult to control or deal with
hallucinate
to see or hear things that are not really there
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
dearth
a lack of something, especially when it is needed or wanted
insinuate
to suggest something bad in a sly or indirect way
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furlough
a temporary leave from work, military service, or prison
shafting
unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated
arraignment
a court hearing where a person is formally told the criminal charge against them and asked to respond
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
hounding
to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them
plethora
a very large amount of something
realty
real estate; property, especially land and buildings
jogger
a person who runs slowly and regularly for exercise
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
licorice
a sweet made with licorice root flavor
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way