primp
to spend time making small changes to your hair, makeup, or clothes so you look neat or attractive
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Law & Order S1E9: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 9CrimeDrama
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excitability
the quality of being easily excited or agitated
sleepyhead
a person, especially a child, who is sleepy or slow to get out of bed
circumspect
careful and unwilling to take risks
cribbing
the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission
peeper
someone who peeps or spies on others secretly
scald
to burn or injure with very hot liquid or steam
parquet
a floor made of small pieces of wood arranged in a pattern
spastic
relating to muscle spasms or jerky movements
shiner
a black eye
culpability
responsibility for a wrong action or crime; blame
gavel
a small hammer used by a judge or auctioneer to get attention or signal a decision
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clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
shackle
a metal loop or fastener used to connect a chain or rope
coagulation
the process of changing from a liquid into a thicker or solid mass
indigent
very poor; lacking the money needed for basic needs
dervish
a member of a Muslim Sufi religious order
overrule
to use your authority to change or reject a decision
instigate
to cause something bad or violent to happen
mugger
a person who attacks and robs people in public
rearer
a person who breeds and cares for animals
monstrosity
something very large and ugly, especially a building
molestation
the act of sexually abusing or harassing someone, especially a child
coerce
to force someone to do something by using threats or pressure