exigent
needing quick action or attention
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S17E2: English vocabulary
Season 17, Episode 2CrimeDramaMystery
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ovulate
to release an egg from an ovary
impertinent
rude and showing no proper respect
collude
to secretly work together, usually to do something dishonest or harmful
patently
in a way that is very clear and obvious
lunged
to make a sudden forward movement, usually to attack or grab something
barbarous
very cruel and violent
prejudicial
causing harm or making something worse
bolo
a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood
inadmissible
not allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation
decapitate
to cut off someone's head
shoplifting
to steal goods from a store
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reapply
to apply again, especially for a job, permit, or official document
overrule
to use your authority to change or reject a decision
dismemberment
the act of cutting up a body into pieces
exonerate
to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame
dismember
to cut a body into pieces
admissible
allowed to be used, especially as evidence in court
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
queasy
feeling slightly sick and as if you might vomit
femoral
relating to the thigh bone or the upper part of the leg
gouge
to cut or scrape a deep hole or mark in something
incriminate
to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
conjugal
relating to marriage or to a married couple