pusillanimous
showing a lack of courage or determination
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Law & Order S15E6: English vocabulary
Season 15, Episode 6CrimeDrama
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complainer
a person who complains a lot
worrier
a person who worries a lot
decedent
a person who has died, especially in legal or official language
striation
a pattern of lines, ridges, or grooves on a surface
moxie
confidence and courage; the nerve to do something difficult
modicum
a small amount of something, especially something useful or desirable
groggy
feeling weak, dizzy, or confused, especially after not sleeping enough
gavel
a small hammer used by a judge or auctioneer to get attention or signal a decision
volition
the act of making your own decisions or choices
falsify
to change information, records, or evidence in order to deceive people
misstep
a small mistake or wrong move, especially one that causes a problem
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scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
augmentation
the process of making something larger or greater in amount
therapeutics
the study of how medicines and other treatments help treat disease
rearer
a person who breeds and cares for animals
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
legislate
to make or pass laws
anorexia
a serious eating disorder in which a person eats very little because they are afraid of gaining weight
preempt
to act early to stop something from happening or to get ahead of it
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
preferential
giving someone special treatment or an advantage
mushy
soft and wet in a way that is not firm
sedation
the use of sedative drugs to make someone calm or sleepy