jesting
joking or intended as a joke
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S17E20: English vocabulary
Season 17, Episode 20CrimeDramaMystery
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paring
the act of cutting off small pieces from something
piste
a marked ski run on a mountain
ovum
a female egg cell
goring
to wound or kill by stabbing with a horn or tusk
toga
a loose robe worn in ancient Rome
louse
a small parasitic insect that lives in hair or on the body
jest
a joke or playful remark
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
accost
to approach and speak to someone in a bold or threatening way
vole
a small rodent that lives in fields and has a short tail
tome
a large, heavy book, especially one about a serious subject
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ide
a suffix used in forming nouns of action from verbs (such as "homicide") and sometimes other bases (such as "suicide").
pita
a round, flat bread that can be split open and filled
rad
excellent or very cool
alas
used to show sadness, regret, or disappointment
munch
to eat something in a noisy or casual way
brine
very salty water, or water mixed with a lot of salt
quid
British slang for a pound sterling
gore
blood, especially when it is seen after violence or an accident
booker
a person who arranges reservations or bookings
imam
a Muslim religious leader who leads prayers in a mosque
alibi
proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened
magnum
a large bottle of wine or champagne that holds 1.5 liters