suspender
a strap worn over the shoulders to hold up trousers or a skirt
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S16E12: English vocabulary
Season 16, Episode 12CrimeDramaMystery
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quilting
the craft or activity of making quilts
grope
to feel your way with your hands in the dark or when you cannot see clearly
transpire
to become known; to turn out or emerge
unroll
to open or spread out something that has been rolled up
stickler
a person who insists on doing things in a very exact way
stenographer
a person who writes down spoken words, especially in court or at a meeting
prejudicial
causing harm or making something worse
complainant
a person who brings a formal complaint or legal case against someone
reconvene
to meet or gather again, especially for a formal meeting
gloat
to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
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fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
outgrow
to become too big for something, especially clothes or shoes
summation
the act of adding numbers or amounts together
alimony
money that one ex-spouse pays to the other after a divorce
barbaric
very cruel, violent, or shocking
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
sparing
using only a small amount of something; careful not to waste it
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
conspire
to secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful
delve
to search carefully through something, or look into something in detail
outcry
a strong public expression of anger or disapproval
tempering
the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle