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Law & Order S1E12: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 12CrimeDrama

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  • abortionist

    Word

    a person who performs abortions

  • horrify

    Word

    to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted

  • recognizance

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    a legal promise to appear in court or obey certain conditions, often instead of paying bail

  • blare

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    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • arraign

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    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • gavel

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

  • knapsack

    Word

    a bag with shoulder straps that you carry on your back

  • louse

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    a small parasitic insect that lives in hair or on the body

  • thumbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • murmuring

    Word

    a soft, low, continuous sound

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  • summation

    Word

    the act of adding numbers or amounts together

  • fragmented

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    broken into small parts or pieces

  • legalize

    Word

    to make something legal by changing the law

  • criminally

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    in a way that is extremely bad or excessive

  • parochial

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    relating to a church parish

  • baptize

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    to give someone the Christian rite of baptism

  • frustrate

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    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • copped

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

  • conspire

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    to secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • condone

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    to accept or ignore bad or wrong behavior, without trying to stop it

  • inflated

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    too large or too high, especially in a way that is not true or reasonable

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  • demonstrator

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    a person who takes part in a protest or public demonstration

  • sympathize

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    to feel sympathy for someone who is having a hard time

  • trespass

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    to enter land or property without permission

  • negligent

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    not careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty

  • stabling

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    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

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

  • brunch

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    a late morning meal that combines breakfast and lunch

  • misdemeanor

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    a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

  • flimsy

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    easily damaged, broken, or bent

  • latent

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    present but not yet obvious, active, or fully developed

  • nitrate

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    a chemical salt or ester of nitric acid

  • mutter

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    to speak quietly and unclearly, often because you are annoyed or upset

  • characterization

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    the way a writer or artist presents a character

  • suffrage

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    the right to vote in political elections

  • chemically

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    in a way that involves chemistry or chemical reactions

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • picket

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    a pointed wooden or metal stake used to make a fence or mark a boundary

  • quartz

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    a hard mineral often used in jewelry and clocks

  • rosary

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    a string of beads used for praying the rosary

  • vigil

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    a period of staying awake, especially to watch, pray, or wait for news

  • ulcer

    Word

    a painful open sore on the skin or inside the body

  • roe

    Word

    fish eggs, especially when eaten as food

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • Don Juan

    Phrase

    a man who is very successful with women

  • formulation

    Word

    the act of creating or preparing something in a careful, deliberate way

  • breaded

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    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • strangle

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    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • cookbook

    Word

    a book of recipes and cooking tips

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • my eye

    Phrase

    an expression used to show disbelief or strong disagreement

  • brochure

    Word

    a thin book with pictures and information about a product, place, or service

  • counterfeit

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    to make an illegal copy of something in order to trick people

  • sizing

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    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • protester

    Word

    a person who takes part in a public protest

  • leaflet

    Word

    a small printed sheet of paper, often folded, that gives information or advertises something

  • fives

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

  • bounding

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    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • even money

    Phrase

    a situation in which each side has an equal chance of winning or losing

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • layering

    Word

    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • blowing up

    Phrase

    a harsh scolding or reprimand

  • rapped

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    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • manslaughter

    Word

    the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

  • jump one's bail

    Phrase

    to run away after being released on bail

  • immoral

    Word

    morally wrong or bad

  • rhetoric

    Word

    the skill of using language to persuade or impress people

  • flight risk

    Phrase

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

  • slam dunk

    Phrase

    something that is very easy to do or achieve

  • prosecute

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    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • pleading

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

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • tempt

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    to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

  • hide behind

    Phrase

    to use someone or something as a way to avoid blame or responsibility

  • conflicting

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    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • back to square one

    Phrase

    to start again from the beginning after a failure or setback

  • dumb luck

    Phrase

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

  • not on your life

    Phrase

    absolutely not; no way

  • turn back the clock

    Phrase

    to wish you could return to an earlier time or state

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • indictment

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    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • behind the scenes

    Phrase

    done or happening out of public view, especially secretly

  • communion

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    a close sharing of thoughts, feelings, or spiritual life

  • arson

    Word

    the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

  • just like that

    Phrase

    suddenly and without warning

  • applaud

    Word

    to show approval by clapping

  • sinner

    Word

    a person who has committed a sin

  • lumber

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    to move in a heavy, awkward way

  • thy

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    your; belonging to you

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • sugared

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    coated or mixed with sugar

  • temporal

    Word

    relating to time

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • unborn

    Word

    not yet born

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