overrate
to think or say that something is better, more important, or more valuable than it really is
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S18E2: English vocabulary
Season 18, Episode 2CrimeDramaMystery
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victimize
to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially by bullying them
transpire
to become known; to turn out or emerge
arraign
to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge
douse
to pour a liquid over something, especially to put out a fire
parse
to analyze a sentence into its grammatical parts
vindication
the act of proving that someone is right or not guilty
pleadings
formal written statements submitted by each side in a lawsuit
overrule
to use your authority to change or reject a decision
serrated
having a jagged edge with small, sawlike teeth
coerce
to force someone to do something by using threats or pressure
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
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nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
canvass
to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support
debacle
a complete and embarrassing failure
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
dicing
the act of cutting food into small cubes
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
misread
to read something wrongly or understand it in the wrong way
backlog
a pile of work or tasks that have not been finished yet
spook
a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes
swoop
to move quickly down through the air
optics
the scientific study of light and how it behaves
stalked
to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way