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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S20E11: English vocabulary

Season 20, Episode 11CrimeDramaMystery

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  • curacao

    Word

    a sweet orange-flavored liqueur made from dried orange peel

  • plumper

    Word

    more plump; fuller or rounder in shape

  • vilify

    Word

    to say or write very bad things about someone or something, often unfairly

  • arraign

    Word

    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • lye

    Word

    a strong alkaline substance used in soap-making and cleaning

  • prude

    Word

    a person who is too easily shocked by sex or rude behavior

  • callus

    Word

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

  • codeine

    Word

    a medicine used to relieve pain and calm a cough

  • queasy

    Word

    feeling slightly sick and as if you might vomit

  • dilate

    Word

    to make something wider or more open, or become wider or more open

  • thumbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

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  • churn

    Word

    to stir cream or milk until it becomes butter

  • consensual

    Word

    done with the agreement of everyone involved

  • sweetener

    Word

    a substance added to food or drink to make it taste sweeter

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • parochial

    Word

    relating to a church parish

  • necktie

    Word

    a long, narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck, usually with a shirt or suit

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • allege

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    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • sleepless

    Word

    not able to sleep

  • intoxication

    Word

    the state of being drunk or affected by alcohol or drugs

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

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  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • prescribe

    Word

    to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

  • coo

    Word

    to make the soft sound that a pigeon or dove makes

  • compel

    Word

    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • remodel

    Word

    to change the structure or style of a room or building

  • weeding

    Word

    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • petite

    Word

    small and attractively delicate, especially used about a woman

  • accommodating

    Word

    helpful and willing to make things easier for other people

  • stony

    Word

    hard, cold, and unfriendly in appearance or manner

  • cannabis

    Word

    the drug made from the cannabis plant, used for smoking or in other forms

  • high profile

    Phrase

    a person or thing that attracts a lot of public attention

  • semen

    Word

    the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

  • child porn

    Phrase

    informal slang for child pornography

  • forthcoming

    Word

    likely to happen soon or already planned

  • plastic surgeon

    Phrase

    a doctor who specializes in plastic surgery

  • brag

    Word

    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • scream for

    Phrase

    to strongly suggest that something is needed or appropriate

  • irritate

    Word

    make someone annoyed, impatient, or angry

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • mingle

    Word

    to mix with other people in a friendly way

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • after the fact

    Phrase

    after something has already happened or been decided

  • tyranny

    Word

    cruel and unfair control by a ruler or government

  • freshness

    Word

    the quality of being fresh, clean, or new

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • tempting

    Word

    so attractive or appealing that it is hard to resist

  • healer

    Word

    a person who helps sick people get better, especially outside regular medicine

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • mater

    Word

    a person's mother

  • come onto

    Phrase

    to make sexual or romantic advances toward someone

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • get ahead of

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem before it gets worse

  • party girl

    Phrase

    a woman who enjoys parties and an active social life

  • back to square one

    Phrase

    to start again from the beginning after a failure or setback

  • ring off the hook

    Phrase

    to ring repeatedly or nonstop, especially a phone

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • big one

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way of saying death

  • rattle

    Word

    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • noel

    Word

    a Christmas song, especially a traditional one

  • shameful

    Word

    causing shame, embarrassment, or a feeling that something is morally wrong

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • winter blues

    Phrase

    a feeling of sadness or low energy during the winter months

  • allegation

    Word

    a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • ecstasy

    Word

    a feeling of extreme happiness or excitement

  • run off with

    Phrase

    to leave with something that does not belong to you, usually by stealing it

  • fix on

    Phrase

    to focus your attention on something or decide to pursue it

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • distressing

    Word

    causing worry, sadness, or pain

  • step up

    Phrase

    to take action and become more involved or helpful

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • vivid

    Word

    very clear, detailed, and easy to imagine or remember

  • erotic

    Word

    relating to sex or sexual desire

  • cuff up

    Phrase

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • 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

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • blacked out

    Phrase

    made dark so that light cannot pass through

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in full

    Phrase

    completely, with nothing left unpaid or unfinished

  • happen on

    Phrase

    to find something by chance

  • match up

    Phrase

    to be the same as something else or agree with it

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • heath

    Word

    open land with rough grass and low bushes, especially in Britain

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • time frame

    Phrase

    a period of time allowed for something to happen or be completed

  • drunk driver

    Phrase

    a person who drives while drunk

  • almond

    Word

    a small oval nut that grows inside a hard shell

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

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