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Law & Order S3E21: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 21CrimeDrama

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  • hobgoblin

    Word

    a small, ugly, and often mischievous imaginary creature

  • scrawl

    Word

    write something quickly and carelessly

  • arraign

    Word

    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • floured

    Word

    covered with a thin layer of flour

  • crucify

    Word

    to kill someone by nailing or tying them to a cross

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • docket

    Word

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

  • patrolman

    Word

    a police officer who patrols an area

  • bigot

    Word

    a person who strongly dislikes or refuses to accept people with different beliefs, opinions, or identities

  • thumbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • summation

    Word

    the act of adding numbers or amounts together

  • squabble

    Word

    to argue about something unimportant

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  • prizing

    Word

    to value something very highly

  • clout

    Word

    influence or power, especially in business or politics

  • oftentimes

    Word

    often; many times

  • copped

    Word

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

  • ballistics

    Word

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

  • derogatory

    Word

    showing disrespect by criticizing someone or something in a rude way

  • sympathize

    Word

    to feel sympathy for someone who is having a hard time

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • bigotry

    Word

    strong, unreasonable dislike or hatred of people who are different from you

  • bailiff

    Word

    an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers

  • hearsay

    Word

    information that you heard from other people, not from direct knowledge or proof

  • pathological

    Word

    relating to disease or caused by a disease

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  • dispatcher

    Word

    a person who sends workers, vehicles, or emergency services to where they are needed

  • masculinity

    Word

    the qualities and behavior that are traditionally considered typical of men

  • wholesome

    Word

    good for your health and well-being

  • seduction

    Word

    the act of attracting someone in a sexual or romantic way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • cobbler

    Word

    a person who repairs shoes for a living

  • deliberation

    Word

    careful discussion before making a decision

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • misdemeanor

    Word

    a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • indict

    Word

    to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

  • latent

    Word

    present but not yet obvious, active, or fully developed

  • res

    Word

    a particular kind, class, or group

  • exemplary

    Word

    so good that it deserves praise and imitation

  • malice

    Word

    the desire to harm someone or to do something wrong

  • intolerance

    Word

    unwillingness to accept people or ideas that are different from your own

  • manhood

    Word

    the state of being an adult man

  • penal

    Word

    relating to crime and punishment under the law

  • overture

    Word

    an orchestral piece played at the start of an opera or other large musical work

  • pathology

    Word

    the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • breaded

    Word

    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • flier

    Word

    a small printed sheet used for advertising or sharing information

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • internal affairs

    Phrase

    a police department that investigates complaints against officers

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • case report

    Phrase

    a short written report about a medical patient, especially one with an unusual condition or treatment

  • run into one

    Phrase

    to hit a home run

  • fly out

    Phrase

    a ball hit high in the air that is caught for an out

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • fives

    Word

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

  • lyrical

    Word

    expressing strong feeling in a beautiful or imaginative way

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • hot date

    Phrase

    an informal date that is expected to be romantic or sexual

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • keyhole

    Word

    the small hole in a door where you put a key

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • hind

    Word

    located at the back; behind the front part

  • burglary

    Word

    the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

  • cop killer

    Phrase

    a person who kills a police officer

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • pleading

    Word

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

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • hit with

    Phrase

    to tell someone something surprising or unpleasant, especially suddenly

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • indictment

    Word

    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • consistency

    Word

    the quality of staying the same or happening in the same way over time

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • knife fight

    Phrase

    a fight in which people use knives

  • defense attorney

    Phrase

    a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

  • mind reader

    Phrase

    someone who seems able to know what other people are thinking

  • leap out

    Phrase

    to stand out and be easy to notice

  • police captain

    Phrase

    a police officer who is in charge of a police station or district

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • inning

    Word

    one of the periods of play in baseball or softball, when each team gets a turn to bat

  • walk on

    Phrase

    to come onto the stage in a performance

  • go along

    Phrase

    to agree to something or let something happen, often reluctantly

  • perceive

    Word

    to notice or understand something, especially by using your senses

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • uphold

    Word

    to support and keep something going, especially a belief, rule, or principle

  • indifference

    Word

    a lack of interest, concern, or sympathy

  • lynch

    Word

    to kill someone illegally, especially by hanging, without a fair trial

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • queer

    Word

    strange or unusual, often in a way that makes you uneasy

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • walk through

    Phrase

    to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

  • macaroni

    Word

    a type of pasta shaped like short hollow tubes

  • head off

    Phrase

    to stop something bad from happening

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

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