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Law & Order S16E8: English vocabulary

Season 16, Episode 8CrimeDrama

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  • guider

    Word

    a person who leads or shows other people the way

  • zealotry

    Word

    extreme and fanatical support for a belief or cause

  • lade

    Word

    put a load or burden onto something

  • overreach

    Word

    to go beyond the proper limit or use more than is sensible

  • overzealous

    Word

    too eager or enthusiastic, in a way that can be annoying

  • delude

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    to make someone believe something that is false

  • disservice

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    an action that harms someone or fails to help when help is needed

  • inducement

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    something that encourages someone to do something, especially by offering a reward

  • arraign

    Word

    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • culpable

    Word

    deserving blame because you did something wrong

  • fecal

    Word

    relating to feces

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

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  • scoff

    Word

    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • overrule

    Word

    to use your authority to change or reject a decision

  • trafficker

    Word

    a person who illegally buys, sells, or moves drugs, people, or other banned goods

  • stammer

    Word

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

  • fabricate

    Word

    to invent false information or a story

  • thumbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • countryman

    Word

    a person from your own country

  • understatement

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    the act of making something seem less important or less serious than it really is

  • swerve

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    to turn or move suddenly to one side to avoid something

  • prying

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    too interested in other people's private matters

  • cranked

    Word

    turned or operated by a crank

  • overheat

    Word

    to become too hot, or to make something too hot

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  • embed

    Word

    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • ballistics

    Word

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

  • decompose

    Word

    to break down naturally into simpler substances

  • spook

    Word

    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • trucker

    Word

    a person who drives a truck for a living

  • marshaling

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    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • clog

    Word

    to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that nothing can flow through it

  • dishing

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    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • dented

    Word

    slightly damaged by a dent

  • prickly

    Word

    covered with sharp points or prickles

  • evener

    Word

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

  • pry

    Word

    to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • refrigeration

    Word

    the process of keeping food or other things cold so they last longer

  • pertinent

    Word

    relevant to the subject being discussed

  • latent

    Word

    present but not yet obvious, active, or fully developed

  • smuggler

    Word

    a person who moves goods illegally across a border

  • trucking

    Word

    the business of transporting goods by truck

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • renovate

    Word

    to make a room, building, or piece of furniture look new again by repairing and updating it

  • fanatic

    Word

    a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, especially a sport, hobby, or cause

  • intimidation

    Word

    the act of frightening or pressuring someone to make them do something

  • infidelity

    Word

    the act of being unfaithful to a spouse or partner

  • white power

    Phrase

    the belief that white people are superior to other races

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • canine

    Word

    relating to dogs or similar animals

  • smuggle

    Word

    to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • spun out

    Phrase

    confused, dazed, or unable to think clearly

  • cold blood

    Phrase

    used to describe an action done deliberately and without pity or emotion

  • discredit

    Word

    to damage someone’s or something’s reputation

  • filler

    Word

    something added to fill a space, gap, or empty part

  • deport

    Word

    to force someone to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law or do not have legal permission to stay

  • redirect

    Word

    to send something to a different place, person, or direction

  • cover up

    Phrase

    to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • skirting

    Word

    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • stacking

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    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • in the act

    Phrase

    while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • sap

    Word

    the liquid that flows through a plant and carries food and other substances

  • hook up with

    Phrase

    to start a casual romantic or sexual relationship with someone

  • apiece

    Word

    for each person or thing; each

  • border patrol

    Phrase

    the officers or unit that guard a country's border

  • fecal matter

    Phrase

    waste from the body that comes out through the bowels

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • beat down

    Phrase

    to persuade someone to lower a price during bargaining

  • talk around

    Phrase

    to persuade someone to change their mind by talking to them

  • despise

    Word

    to hate or strongly dislike someone or something

  • chrome

    Word

    a hard, shiny metal used to cover other metals

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • invader

    Word

    a person, group, or animal that enters a place by force or without permission

  • intimidate

    Word

    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • washed out

    Phrase

    having colours that are weak and faded

  • flake

    Word

    a small thin piece that has broken off from something

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • gung ho

    Phrase

    very enthusiastic and eager to do something

  • at every turn

    Phrase

    in every situation; all the time

  • add up

    Phrase

    to seem reasonable or consistent

  • insanity

    Word

    a state of severe mental illness

  • unanswered

    Word

    not answered or not dealt with

  • paneling

    Word

    wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • true that

    Phrase

    used to strongly agree with someone

  • run at

    Phrase

    to rush toward someone or something in an aggressive way

  • on file

    Phrase

    officially recorded and kept for later use

  • sniff

    Word

    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • coyote

    Word

    a small wild animal like a wolf, native to North America

  • gun it

    Phrase

    to drive a vehicle very fast, especially by pressing the accelerator hard

  • allegation

    Word

    a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof

  • credibility

    Word

    the quality of being trusted and believed

  • motivate

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    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

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