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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S20E10: English vocabulary

Season 20, Episode 10CrimeDramaMystery

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  • chablis

    Word

    a dry white wine from the Chablis area of France

  • horrify

    Word

    to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted

  • hoarder

    Word

    a person who keeps too many things and finds it hard to throw them away

  • undertow

    Word

    a strong current of water that pulls back out to sea, especially one that can be dangerous to swimmers

  • chomp

    Word

    to bite or chew something noisily and with force

  • illusory

    Word

    not real; based on illusion or false appearance

  • regurgitate

    Word

    to bring food back up into the mouth, or vomit

  • rummy

    Word

    a card game in which players try to make sets and sequences of cards

  • slither

    Word

    to move with a smooth twisting motion

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • goring

    Word

    to wound or kill by stabbing with a horn or tusk

  • callus

    Word

    a thick, hard area of skin that forms after repeated rubbing or pressure

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  • wormed

    Word

    treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

  • hieroglyphic

    Word

    relating to hieroglyphs or written in hieroglyphs

  • pimping

    Word

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

  • causation

    Word

    the fact that one thing causes another

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • esophagus

    Word

    the tube that food goes through from the throat to the stomach

  • engulf

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    to completely cover or surround something, often suddenly

  • asphyxiation

    Word

    the condition of not getting enough oxygen, which can cause unconsciousness or death

  • taffy

    Word

    a chewy sweet made from sugar or molasses

  • mantel

    Word

    a shelf above a fireplace

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

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  • barracuda

    Word

    a large tropical sea fish with a long body and sharp teeth

  • sicken

    Word

    to make someone feel sick or disgusted

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • hogging

    Word

    to take or use more than your fair share of something

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • incisor

    Word

    one of the front teeth used for cutting food

  • fume

    Word

    a strong smell, especially smoke, gas, or vapor

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • alienate

    Word

    to make someone feel less connected or less friendly toward you or a group

  • booby

    Word

    a stupid or foolish person

  • intolerable

    Word

    too bad, difficult, or unpleasant to accept or deal with

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • evener

    Word

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

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • futile

    Word

    not likely to succeed or have any useful result

  • tentative

    Word

    not certain or fixed; likely to change

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • nip

    Word

    a small amount of a drink, especially alcohol

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • coronary

    Word

    relating to the blood vessels that supply the heart

  • statutory

    Word

    required or allowed by law

  • afloat

    Word

    floating on water and not sinking

  • gore

    Word

    blood, especially when it is seen after violence or an accident

  • big boys

    Phrase

    important or experienced people, especially those with power or authority

  • one drop

    Phrase

    a reggae drumming pattern in which the bass drum and snare hit on the same beat

  • one short

    Phrase

    In cricket, a run that does not count because the batter did not make it safely to the crease

  • thaw

    Word

    to become unfrozen and turn into liquid

  • strangle

    Word

    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • pitiful

    Word

    causing pity because something is sad, weak, or badly done

  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • malignant

    Word

    describing a disease or tumor that is likely to spread and can cause death

  • taunt

    Word

    to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

  • conveniently

    Word

    in a way that is useful or fits a plan or situation well

  • stale

    Word

    (of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat

  • silky

    Word

    smooth and soft, like silk

  • leaflet

    Word

    a small printed sheet of paper, often folded, that gives information or advertises something

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • ride with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or be part of their group

  • blood in

    Phrase

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

  • hitch

    Word

    to fasten something to a hook, rope, chain, or strap

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • jarring

    Word

    causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

  • contraction

    Word

    the process of becoming smaller or shorter, or of squeezing together

  • mainstream

    Word

    accepted by most people; not unusual or extreme

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • turn over

    Phrase

    to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

  • get ahead of

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem before it gets worse

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • top to bottom

    Phrase

    completely, from one end to the other

  • chomp at the bit

    Phrase

    to feel very impatient and eager for something to happen

  • flaming

    Word

    burning with flames

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • back out

    Phrase

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

  • nip at

    Phrase

    to bite or peck at something repeatedly and lightly

  • martyr

    Word

    a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs

  • halo

    Word

    a ring of light around the sun, moon, or another bright object

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • IP address

    Phrase

    the unique number that identifies a device on a network

  • bum

    Word

    a person who is lazy and avoids work

  • shack

    Word

    a small, simple, roughly built house or shelter

  • 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

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • timid

    Word

    shy and not confident

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • prostitute

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • nostril

    Word

    either of the two openings in the nose that air passes through

  • rinse

    Word

    to wash something quickly with clean water

  • advancement

    Word

    the process of becoming better, more successful, or more advanced

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • learner's permit

    Phrase

    a temporary driving permit for someone who is learning to drive

  • don't ask

    Phrase

    used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain

  • forge

    Word

    make something false or copied in order to trick people

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