immodest
not modest; showing too much of the body or too much confidence
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Law & Order S1E21: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 21CrimeDrama
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sutured
closed with stitches
bedpan
a shallow container used by a person who is in bed to urinate or pass stool
obit
a short newspaper notice about a person's death, often with a brief life story
unconscionable
so unfair or unreasonable that it seems shocking
jibe
agree or match
tonsil
one of the two small glands at the back of the throat
corroboration
evidence that helps prove or support something
foreclose
to take away someone's property, especially a house, because they have not paid back a loan
culpable
deserving blame because you did something wrong
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
diatribe
a long, angry speech or piece of writing that strongly criticizes someone or something
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inadmissible
not allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation
scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
overrule
to use your authority to change or reject a decision
instigate
to cause something bad or violent to happen
dermatology
the branch of medicine that deals with the skin and its diseases
irreparable
impossible to repair or fix
mugger
a person who attacks and robs people in public
ooze
to flow out slowly in a thick or sticky way
larceny
the crime of stealing someone else's property
leniency
kindness or mercy shown when someone is punished or judged
cornea
the clear front part of the eye
willful
done on purpose; deliberate