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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S20E14: English vocabulary

Season 20, Episode 14CrimeDramaMystery

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  • cruller

    a small fried pastry, often twisted or ring-shaped, usually sweet

  • petrify

    to make someone feel so shocked or frightened that they cannot move or think clearly

  • utterer

    a person who says or speaks something

  • misconstrue

    to understand or explain something in the wrong way

  • bluefish

    a fast sea fish with a blue-green back and silver sides

  • cower

    to crouch low because you are afraid

  • scruple

    a moral doubt or hesitation about doing something

  • beagle

    a small dog breed with short legs, often kept as a pet or used for hunting

  • throb

    to beat or move with a strong, regular rhythm

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • bayed

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • overrule

    to use your authority to change or reject a decision

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  • smirk

    to smile in a way that shows you are pleased with yourself or think you know more than others

  • hock

    to pawn something, especially to get money quickly

  • justifiable

    able to be shown to be reasonable or right

  • verbatim

    using exactly the same words as the original

  • thermostat

    a device that controls the temperature in a room or building

  • fining

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • snot

    thick mucus from the nose

  • rebuttal

    a statement or argument that shows something is wrong or false

  • crotch

    the area between a person's legs where the legs join the body

  • heinous

    extremely evil and shocking

  • nibble

    to take small bites of something

  • tampon

    a small plug of absorbent material used to soak up blood during menstruation

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