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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S17E6: English vocabulary

Season 17, Episode 6CrimeDramaMystery

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  • exculpatory

    Word

    showing that someone is not guilty or at fault

  • overstep

    Word

    to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed

  • lunged

    Word

    to make a sudden forward movement, usually to attack or grab something

  • nightcap

    Word

    a drink, especially an alcoholic one, taken before going to bed

  • flautist

    Word

    a person who plays the flute

  • bayed

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    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • ratting

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    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • pimping

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    the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work

  • mimosa

    Word

    a tropical plant with yellow flowers and leaves that fold up when touched or in low light

  • thunderous

    Word

    very loud and deep, like thunder

  • 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

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  • larceny

    Word

    the crime of stealing someone else's property

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • retrace

    Word

    to go back over the same route or path

  • ransack

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    to search a place or container quickly and in a messy way

  • shakedown

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    a thorough search or inspection

  • caddy

    Word

    a person who carries a golfer's clubs and helps during a game

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • swab

    Word

    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

  • testicle

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    either of the two organs in the scrotum that produce sperm and male hormones

  • smitten

    Word

    very attracted to someone, often in a romantic way

  • impeccable

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    perfect or without faults

  • defer

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    to delay something until a later time

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  • remand

    Word

    to send a case back to a lower court for further action

  • stalked

    Word

    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • narcotic

    Word

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

  • jeopardize

    Word

    to put someone or something in danger

  • glitch

    Word

    a small fault or problem in a machine, computer, or system

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • ovation

    Word

    a strong, enthusiastic show of applause from an audience

  • spiked

    Word

    having spikes or sharp points

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • cold blood

    Phrase

    used to describe an action done deliberately and without pity or emotion

  • eyelash

    Word

    one of the short hairs that grow along the edge of the eyelid

  • insure

    Word

    buy insurance for something or someone

  • anesthetic

    Word

    a drug used to stop pain or make someone unconscious during a medical procedure

  • pimp

    Word

    a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • independent contractor

    Phrase

    a person or business hired to do work for someone else, but not as an employee

  • beat on

    Phrase

    to keep talking for a long time in a boring or annoying way

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ample

    Word

    more than enough; plenty of something

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • rapped

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    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • manslaughter

    Word

    the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • grand larceny

    Phrase

    the crime of stealing something worth more than the legal limit for petty theft

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • run out on

    Phrase

    to leave a partner or commitment suddenly and without warning

  • disclosure

    Word

    the act of making secret or unknown information known

  • pleading

    Word

    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • under the influence

    Phrase

    affected by alcohol or drugs

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • redhead

    Word

    a person with red hair

  • time being

    Phrase

    for now; until something changes

  • violinist

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    a person who plays the violin

  • hover

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    to stay in one place in the air

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • hands up

    Phrase

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

  • residue

    Word

    a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • skip out

    Phrase

    to leave a place or avoid something, especially without permission or without telling anyone

  • wanted poster

    Phrase

    a poster showing a person that the police want to find or arrest

  • personal day

    Phrase

    a paid day off from work for personal reasons

  • twinned

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    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • burner

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    a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

  • bribery

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    the crime of giving or taking money or gifts to influence someone's actions, especially an official's

  • hooker

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    a person who has sex for money

  • looping

    Word

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

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • belle

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    a beautiful woman, especially one admired in a social group or at an event

  • what do you say

    Phrase

    used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

  • day one

    Phrase

    from the very beginning

  • savior

    Word

    a person who saves someone from danger or serious trouble

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • hold down

    Phrase

    to keep a job or manage to do something difficult for a period of time

  • accomplice

    Word

    a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

  • 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

  • lag

    Word

    to fall behind in movement, progress, or development

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • fugitive

    Word

    a person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger

  • shoot me

    Phrase

    a casual way to say you feel embarrassed, annoyed, or frustrated

  • prostitute

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • colon

    Word

    the part of the large intestine between the small intestine and the rectum

  • interrogation

    Word

    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

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