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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S18E8: English vocabulary

Season 18, Episode 8CrimeDramaMystery

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  • inseminate

    Word

    to put semen into an animal or person for reproduction

  • abductor

    Word

    a person who takes someone away by force or trickery

  • agitate

    Word

    to make someone feel worried or upset

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • peony

    Word

    a plant with large, showy flowers

  • custodial

    Word

    relating to cleaning and looking after a building or place

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • orthopedic

    Word

    relating to the treatment of bones and joints

  • contentious

    Word

    causing or likely to cause arguments

  • evener

    Word

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

  • notching

    Word

    make small cuts or grooves in something

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  • visitation

    Word

    the act of visiting someone, especially in a hospital or prison

  • smother

    Word

    to stop someone from breathing by covering their nose and mouth

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • cartel

    Word

    a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

  • disorderly

    Word

    not neat or organized; messy

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • sitter

    Word

    a person who looks after children for a short time while their parents are away

  • sperm donor

    Phrase

    a man who gives sperm to help someone have a baby

  • with young

    Phrase

    pregnant, used about a female animal

  • the half of it

    Phrase

    used to say that something is much more serious, surprising, or extreme than it first seemed

  • caretaker

    Word

    a person who looks after a building or property

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  • forthcoming

    Word

    likely to happen soon or already planned

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • swipe

    Word

    to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • joint custody

    Phrase

    an arrangement in which both parents share the legal care of their child after separation

  • orthopedic surgeon

    Phrase

    a doctor who specializes in operations on bones, joints, and muscles

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • swear to God

    Phrase

    Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • abduction

    Word

    the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hands up

    Phrase

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

  • bed bug

    Phrase

    a small insect that lives in beds and feeds on people’s blood at night

  • no place

    Phrase

    used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • amber alert

    Phrase

    a public warning that a child has been abducted

  • family court

    Phrase

    a court that deals with divorce, child custody, and other family matters

  • sperm

    Word

    the male sex cell that can fertilize an egg

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • drug dealer

    Phrase

    a person who sells illegal drugs

  • tow truck

    Phrase

    a truck used to tow broken-down or illegally parked vehicles

  • take it out on

    Phrase

    to show anger or frustration by treating someone badly, even though they did not cause the problem

  • wander off

    Phrase

    to move away from a place without meaning to

  • look in on

    Phrase

    To visit someone briefly to make sure they are okay

  • shut out

    Phrase

    to stop light, sound, or other things from getting in

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • turn out

    Phrase

    to be found to be true, real, or the case

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • kind of like

    Phrase

    somewhat like; in a way similar to

  • break up

    Phrase

    to make a group of people separate and go away

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • work around

    Phrase

    to find a way to deal with a problem or obstacle

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • pi

    Word

    the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet, written as Π or π

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • cocaine

    Word

    an illegal drug that can make people feel very excited and energetic for a short time

  • head start

    Phrase

    an advantage gained by starting before other people

  • dedicate

    Word

    to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • resent

    Word

    to feel angry or upset about something unfair

  • blur

    Word

    a blurred or unclear image, shape, or mark

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • vicious

    Word

    very cruel or violent

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • mafia

    Word

    an organized crime group

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • now then

    Phrase

    used to get someone's attention before saying something

  • ransom

    Word

    money that is paid to free a kidnapped person or get back something stolen

  • loft

    Word

    a room or open space directly under the roof of a building

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • lesbian

    Word

    a woman who is sexually attracted to women

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • footage

    Word

    recorded video material of an event or place

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • endanger

    Word

    to put someone or something in danger of harm or damage

  • blinding

    Word

    so bright that it is hard to see

  • single mother

    Phrase

    a woman who is raising a child or children on her own

  • in bed

    Phrase

    in a bed, especially while sleeping or resting

  • notch

    Word

    a small V-shaped cut or indentation

  • bam

    Word

    a short, loud sound, often used to show sudden impact or excitement

  • upsetting

    Word

    making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

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