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a small piece of torn skin near a fingernail
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order S4E5: English vocabulary
Season 4, Episode 5CrimeDrama
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libidinous
having a strong sexual desire or showing it openly
overeat
to eat too much
shyster
a dishonest person, especially one who cheats people for money
cummerbund
a wide band worn around the waist with formal evening clothes
inviolable
that must not be violated or broken
gumption
practical confidence and the ability to deal with problems
surreptitious
done secretly or quietly, especially to avoid notice or disapproval
retry
to try something again after it fails
dalliance
a brief romantic or sexual affair
framer
a worker who builds the wooden frame of a house
exhume
to dig up something buried, especially a body
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embalm
to preserve a dead body so it does not decay
unconscionable
so unfair or unreasonable that it seems shocking
hypodermic
relating to the area just under the skin
exhumation
the act of digging up a buried body
myopic
nearsighted; unable to see things far away clearly
distinguishable
able to be seen or recognized as different
enormity
the great size or seriousness of something, especially something bad
egregious
very bad and shocking
inadmissible
not allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation
fatten
to make a person or animal fatter
ruffle
to make something untidy or messy
enjoin
to order or strongly tell someone to do something