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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S20E11: English vocabulary

Season 20, Episode 11CrimeDramaMystery

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  • curacao

    a sweet orange-flavored liqueur made from dried orange peel

  • plumper

    more plump; fuller or rounder in shape

  • vilify

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

  • arraign

    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • lye

    a strong alkaline substance used in soap-making and cleaning

  • prude

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

  • callus

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

  • codeine

    a medicine used to relieve pain and calm a cough

  • queasy

    feeling slightly sick and as if you might vomit

  • dilate

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

  • thumbed

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • ahold

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

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  • churn

    to stir cream or milk until it becomes butter

  • consensual

    done with the agreement of everyone involved

  • sweetener

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

  • heinous

    extremely evil and shocking

  • parochial

    relating to a church parish

  • necktie

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

  • pining

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • allege

    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • sleepless

    not able to sleep

  • intoxication

    the state of being drunk or affected by alcohol or drugs

  • evener

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

  • boning

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

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