jilt
to suddenly end a romantic relationship with someone
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Law & Order S15E18: English vocabulary
Season 15, Episode 18CrimeDrama
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argumentative
often arguing or ready to argue with people
clavicle
the bone between your shoulder and chest
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
shiner
a black eye
gavel
a small hammer used by a judge or auctioneer to get attention or signal a decision
spurn
to reject someone or something in a rude or contemptuous way
scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
overrule
to use your authority to change or reject a decision
mistrial
a trial that is ended and declared invalid because of a serious legal error
docket
a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court
hawked
to try to sell things in public by calling out to people
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leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
larceny
the crime of stealing someone else's property
laceration
a deep cut or tear in the skin
stammer
to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech
thumbed
past tense and past participle of thumb through
entitle
to give someone the right to have or do something
contaminate
to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material
strangulation
the act of choking someone by pressing on the throat or neck
consensual
done with the agreement of everyone involved
caviar
the salty eggs of fish, eaten as a luxury food
sou
an old French coin worth very little money
rigor
careful, exact, and thorough work or study