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Law & Order S15E17: English vocabulary

Season 15, Episode 17CrimeDrama

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  • hospitalize

    Word

    to admit someone to a hospital for treatment

  • flunky

    Word

    a person who does boring or unimportant work for someone else, often in a servile way

  • whitetail

    Word

    a deer with a white underside to its tail

  • lacerate

    Word

    to tear or cut deeply

  • barroom

    Word

    a room in a bar or pub where drinks are served

  • tollbooth

    Word

    a place where drivers pay a toll on a road or bridge

  • incarcerate

    Word

    to put someone in prison

  • swatch

    Word

    a small sample of fabric, color, or material

  • palisade

    Word

    a fence made of strong upright posts, used for defense or to mark an area

  • gavel

    Word

    a small hammer used by a judge or auctioneer to get attention or signal a decision

  • loafer

    Word

    a person who is lazy and avoids work

  • docket

    Word

    a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court

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  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • stammer

    Word

    to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech

  • maim

    Word

    to injure someone very badly, often permanently

  • antler

    Word

    one of the branched bony growths on a deer, elk, or moose

  • reproach

    Word

    a feeling or expression of disapproval or disappointment

  • condolence

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    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • copped

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    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • rifling

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    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • sympathize

    Word

    to feel sympathy for someone who is having a hard time

  • gauntlet

    Word

    a thick glove with a long cuff that protects the wrist and lower arm

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  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • vigilance

    Word

    careful attention to possible danger or problems

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • trespass

    Word

    to enter land or property without permission

  • vigilant

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    watching carefully for danger or problems

  • braving

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    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • stitching

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    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • legality

    Word

    the state of being legal or allowed by law

  • evener

    Word

    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • fatality

    Word

    a death caused by an accident, war, or disease

  • selfless

    Word

    caring more about other people than about yourself

  • ulster

    Word

    a long, heavy overcoat

  • derail

    Word

    to make a train or tram leave its tracks

  • indict

    Word

    to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

  • barrack

    Word

    a building where soldiers live

  • factoring

    Word

    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • unmanned

    Word

    operated by remote control or automatically, without a person on board

  • bystander

    Word

    a person who sees an event or situation but does not get involved

  • possessive

    Word

    relating to a noun or pronoun form that shows possession or belonging

  • penal

    Word

    relating to crime and punishment under the law

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • darn

    Word

    to repair a hole in knitted cloth by sewing yarn through it

  • mentality

    Word

    the way a person thinks about things and makes decisions

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • veer

    Word

    to change direction suddenly

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • posse

    Word

    a small group of people brought together for a job or task

  • fatally

    Word

    in a way that causes death or serious harm

  • operative word

    Phrase

    the word in a phrase that is most important for the meaning or point being made

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • hang in the balance

    Phrase

    to be in a very uncertain or risky situation

  • mileage

    Word

    the number of miles a vehicle has traveled

  • horrific

    Word

    extremely shocking, violent, or upsetting

  • apprehend

    Word

    to arrest someone, especially a suspect

  • drive by

    Phrase

    a shooting attack from a moving car

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • my eye

    Phrase

    an expression used to show disbelief or strong disagreement

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • converge

    Word

    to move toward the same point or place

  • citizen's arrest

    Phrase

    the arrest of a suspected criminal by a private person, usually until the police arrive

  • jury pool

    Phrase

    the group of people from which jurors are chosen

  • far left

    Phrase

    strongly left-wing in politics

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • drive back

    Phrase

    to force an enemy or crowd to move back

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • let's play

    Phrase

    a video in which someone plays a video game and talks about it

  • head on

    Phrase

    directly, without turning or avoiding anything

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • accountable

    Word

    responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

  • contradictory

    Word

    showing two or more ideas, statements, or facts that do not agree with each other

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • crumble

    Word

    to break into small pieces or fall apart

  • stretcher

    Word

    a frame with handles or poles for carrying a sick or injured person

  • manslaughter

    Word

    the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

  • occupant

    Word

    a person who is in a place, vehicle, or building at a particular time

  • throttle

    Word

    a control that changes the speed or power of an engine

  • mass murderer

    Phrase

    a person who has killed many people in one incident

  • flight risk

    Phrase

    a person who is likely to run away before a trial or punishment

  • collateral

    Word

    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • inflict

    Word

    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • provoke

    Word

    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • run around with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or a group, often with disapproval

  • pleading

    Word

    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • presbyterian

    Word

    relating to the Presbyterian Church

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • one and the same

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that two things are exactly the same

  • dumb luck

    Phrase

    something that happens by chance, with no skill or planning involved

  • pooling

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    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

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