pusillanimous
showing a lack of courage or determination
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order S15E1: English vocabulary
Season 15, Episode 1CrimeDrama
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porcine
relating to pigs or like a pig
overzealous
too eager or enthusiastic, in a way that can be annoying
clamor
a loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people
pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
torturer
a person who tortures other people
zealot
a person who is extremely and often unreasonably devoted to a belief or cause
shiite
a Muslim who follows the Shiite branch of Islam
reservist
a member of a military reserve force
jurisdictional
relating to the power to make legal decisions in a particular area
bayed
to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound
ritualistic
relating to a ritual or done in a fixed, repeated way
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docket
a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court
shalt
an old form of shall used with thou
infidel
a person who does not belong to a particular religion, especially in historical or religious contexts
rife
common or widespread, especially in an unpleasant way
sectarian
relating to a group within a religion or political movement, especially one that is strongly divided from others
dereliction
the state of being abandoned and left to fall into ruin
quagmire
a soft, wet area of ground that is difficult to walk on
stockade
a fence made of strong upright posts set close together
laceration
a deep cut or tear in the skin
rectum
the last part of the large intestine, just before the anus
immaterial
not important or relevant in a particular situation
assyrian
relating to Assyria, its people, or their language