bilk
to cheat someone out of money
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Law & Order S12E6: English vocabulary
Season 12, Episode 6CrimeDrama
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fleeced
to cheat someone out of a lot of money
clamor
a loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people
matrimonial
related to marriage or married life
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
acquit
to say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime
scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
playbook
a book or document that shows the plays or strategies a team plans to use
bloomer
a person or thing that blooms, especially a plant that produces flowers
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
purview
the range of things that someone is responsible for or allowed to deal with
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nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
retrace
to go back over the same route or path
canvass
to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support
bookkeeping
the job of recording a business's money in and out
alimony
money that one ex-spouse pays to the other after a divorce
disprove
to prove that something is false or wrong
ballistics
the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
objectivity
the quality of being fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions
exhale
to breathe air out of your lungs
racking
causing a lot of pain or suffering
perjury
the crime of lying under oath in court