potboiler
a book, film, or other work made quickly mainly to make money, often with little artistic value
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Law & Order S7E3: English vocabulary
Season 7, Episode 3CrimeDrama
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exculpatory
showing that someone is not guilty or at fault
slumming
to live or travel in much poorer or rougher conditions than you are used to
expunge
to remove something completely, especially from a record or document
cribbing
the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission
overstep
to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed
disorient
to make someone lose their sense of direction
clamor
a loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
rebut
to prove that a statement, claim, or accusation is false
forcible
using force or violence
gavel
a small hammer used by a judge or auctioneer to get attention or signal a decision
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laminate
to cover paper or another flat item with a thin plastic layer to protect it
ruffle
to make something untidy or messy
scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
serrated
having a jagged edge with small, sawlike teeth
ditto
used to say that something is the same as what was just said
stammer
to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech
fabricate
to invent false information or a story
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
disallow
to say that something is not allowed
bigot
a person who strongly dislikes or refuses to accept people with different beliefs, opinions, or identities
thumbed
past tense and past participle of thumb through
paralyze
to make a person or part of the body unable to move