Episode vocabulary

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S25E5: English vocabulary

Season 25, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery

Preview up to 100 useful vocabulary entries from this title. This is a general public list; Slovnyx personalizes it in the app.

All vocabulary stays together in one practical preview. See the methodology.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S25E5 poster

100 entries

How this list is made
  • colander

    Word

    a bowl with holes in it, used for draining food

  • interlace

    Word

    to weave or link together in a crisscross pattern

  • nihilist

    Word

    a person who believes life has no meaning or value

  • spineless

    Word

    lacking courage, strength of character, or determination

  • messianic

    Word

    relating to a messiah or a savior

  • wading

    Word

    walking through water or another wet, muddy, or thick substance with effort

  • abductor

    Word

    a person who takes someone away by force or trickery

  • opportunist

    Word

    a person who uses chances to get what they want, often without caring about rules or principles

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • Make it personalSave the useful vocabulary and practice it in Slovnyx.
    Continue in the app
  • wad

    Word

    a small lump or ball of something

  • aggravate

    Word

    make a problem, injury, or situation worse

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • dyeing

    Word

    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

  • copped

    Word

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

  • embed

    Word

    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • bolting

    Word

    running away suddenly and quickly

  • curried

    Word

    flavored with curry

  • waive

    Word

    to give up a right, claim, or rule requirement

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • evener

    Word

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

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

Show more vocabularyShow less vocabulary
  • stapler

    Word

    a small device used for fastening sheets of paper together with staples

  • voucher

    Word

    a paper or digital ticket that gives you a discount or can be exchanged for goods or services

  • nodding

    Word

    slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

  • extradition

    Word

    the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • trooper

    Word

    a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit

  • dismantle

    Word

    to take something apart so it can be moved, repaired, or examined

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • donut

    Word

    a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

  • transient

    Word

    lasting for only a short time

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • It boy

    Phrase

    a young man who is very fashionable and widely talked about

  • internal affairs

    Phrase

    a police department that investigates complaints against officers

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • speculate

    Word

    to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

  • spurred

    Word

    to make someone or something more likely to act or happen

  • aggravated assault

    Phrase

    a serious criminal attack that is done with a weapon or in a way that could cause serious injury

  • peep

    Word

    a short, high sound, especially from a bird or baby

  • plead down

    Phrase

    to agree to plead guilty to a less serious charge as part of a plea bargain

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • dope up

    Phrase

    to give someone a drug, especially to make them sleepy or calm them down

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • snore

    Word

    to breathe noisily while sleeping

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • what's good

    Phrase

    a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

  • burglary

    Word

    the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • bounce around

    Phrase

    to discuss ideas informally and freely

  • despise

    Word

    to hate or strongly dislike someone or something

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • abduction

    Word

    the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • crunch

    Word

    to crush or bite something so it makes a loud, dry sound

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • motif

    Word

    an idea, image, or pattern that repeats in a work of art, literature, or music

  • indictment

    Word

    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • rouge

    Word

    a red powder or cream used to color the cheeks or lips

  • top to bottom

    Phrase

    completely, from one end to the other

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hands up

    Phrase

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

  • follow up

    Phrase

    to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

  • feeder

    Word

    something that supplies food, water, or other resources

  • what's the deal

    Phrase

    an informal way of asking what is happening or what the situation is

  • state line

    Phrase

    the border between two U.S. states

  • state trooper

    Phrase

    a police officer who works for a state police force

  • load up on

    Phrase

    to get or use a large amount of something

  • royal flush

    Phrase

    the best possible poker hand, made with A, K, Q, J, and 10 of the same suit

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • spur

    Word

    a metal spike or wheel on a rider's heel, used to guide a horse

  • bouncing

    Word

    moving up and down repeatedly

  • cam

    Word

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

  • dope

    Word

    very good or impressive

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • stop off

    Phrase

    to make a short stop somewhere while travelling

  • felony

    Word

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

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • flushing

    Word

    the act of becoming red in the face or skin

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • track down

    Phrase

    to find someone or something after searching for them

  • bolt cutter

    Phrase

    a large hand tool used for cutting thick metal objects like bolts, chains, or wire

  • pic

    Word

    a photo or picture

  • blindness

    Word

    the condition of being unable to see

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • runaway

    Word

    a person, especially a child or teenager, who has run away from home or another place where they were staying

  • infinity

    Word

    the state of being endless or without limit

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

Continue in Slovnyx

Turn this preview into your personal study list.

Install Slovnyx to filter out words you know, save the useful ones, and practice them before you press play.