Law & Order S4E8: English vocabulary

waste, broken pieces, or other leftover material

a new trial of a case that has already been decided

to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

the vein in the neck that carries blood from the head back to the heart

to smell very bad

the process of turning silver in color

to become infected and start producing pus

to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

a person who lives in a building or on land without permission or legal right

to get money or property from someone by lying or cheating

a person with a hunched back

the work of covering a wall or other surface with plaster

one of the small bones that make up the spine

to give someone the right to have or do something

a display that shows information on top of a screen or view

the act of adding numbers or amounts together

a person who carries a golfer's clubs and helps during a game

having little or no skill; awkward and ineffective

a person who cheats people out of money

to state or require something as part of an agreement

a very soft, fine wool from a special kind of goat

relating to the area around the pubic bone or genitals

a dead human body

to say or write something again using different words

the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

to let saliva run from your mouth

to say that something is true, especially without proving it

the act of delaying something until a later time

the crime of lying under oath in court

showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

a hard, salty baked snack shaped like a knot or stick

to give up a right, claim, or rule requirement

covered with a protective outer layer

relating to disease or caused by a disease

the long bone in the upper part of the leg

to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

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

a small bird with a plump body, often hunted for food

very careful about small details and exactness

relating to the neck or the cervix

a legal decision that someone is not guilty

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a written statement that you swear is true, used as evidence in court

the period of a person's life when they are a boy

to exchange goods or services for other goods or services instead of money

a strong cotton fabric, usually blue, used for jeans and other clothes

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

an opinion or guess based on incomplete information

moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

the act of lending something to someone

to find out something for certain

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a lack of consistency or agreement

based on facts rather than opinions or feelings

a hard mineral often used in jewelry and clocks

to block a place or path, or make movement difficult

to dig up something that is buried or hidden

a difference between two things that should match

a mixture of different kinds of things

a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

the work of making or altering clothes so they fit well

to deal with dangerous or ruthless people

a person who is very skilled at something

to damage someone’s or something’s reputation

to hit or push with the head or horns

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

to show clearly that something is true or real

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

a chemical compound made of oxygen and another element

one of the seven bones in the neck

a dishonest investment plan that uses money from new investors to pay earlier investors

the wound where a bullet or other object enters the body

a compound of iron and oxygen

not useful or realistic in practice