dissemble
to hide your true feelings, thoughts, or intentions
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S14E20: English vocabulary
Season 14, Episode 20CrimeDramaMystery
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blackball
to vote against allowing someone to join a club or group
hysteric
a person who is very emotional or reacts in an exaggerated way
pressman
a person who operates a printing press
pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
iota
a very small amount
silvering
the process of turning silver in color
purview
the range of things that someone is responsible for or allowed to deal with
rationalize
to give a false or self-serving reason for something you did or felt
undercut
to sell something for less than a competitor
clouding
the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent
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waver
to move slightly back and forth, especially because of wind or uncertainty
churn
to stir cream or milk until it becomes butter
mismatch
to make two things not match or fit together properly
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
sedate
calm, quiet, and not lively
lucid
clear and easy to understand; expressed in a clear way
pining
full of longing or sadness for someone or something
allege
to say that something is true, especially without proving it
topless
with no clothes on the upper body
alumnus
a person who has graduated from a school, college, or university
perjury
the crime of lying under oath in court
blanketing
covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material