estrange
to make people less close or friendly
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order S5E13: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 13CrimeDrama
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itemize
to list or describe things separately, one by one
condescend
to act in a way that shows you think you are better than someone else
remiss
not careful enough about something you should do
specious
seeming true or reasonable, but actually false or misleading
tormentor
a person who hurts or cruelly bothers someone, especially over time
beget
to cause something to happen or develop
sniffle
to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds
cretin
an insulting word for a stupid person
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
tormenting
causing someone to feel great pain or suffering
tacking
the act of sailing a boat in a zigzag pattern to move against the wind
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worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
yardstick
a standard used for judging or comparing something
indignity
something that makes you feel humiliated or treated without respect
jockeying
competing hard for an advantage or position
simplification
the act of making something simpler or easier to understand
bloomer
a person or thing that blooms, especially a plant that produces flowers
krypton
a rare, colorless gas used in some lights
dispensation
an official permission that lets someone do something that is usually not allowed
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
hock
to pawn something, especially to get money quickly
expedient
useful and practical, especially if it may not be the best or most honest choice
larceny
the crime of stealing someone else's property