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Law & Order S5E22: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 22CrimeDrama

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  • suborn

    Word

    to persuade someone to do something illegal or dishonest, often by paying them

  • felonious

    Word

    criminal; connected with a serious crime

  • paring

    Word

    the act of cutting off small pieces from something

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • spatter

    Word

    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • recur

    Word

    to happen again, especially regularly

  • figment

    Word

    something imagined or invented, especially something that is not real

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • punctuality

    Word

    the quality of arriving or doing things at the expected time

  • dredge

    Word

    to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, harbor, or lake

  • quart

    Word

    a unit for measuring liquid, equal to two pints

  • neuter

    Word

    in grammar, used to describe the form that is neither masculine nor feminine

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  • competency

    Word

    the ability to do something well

  • alimony

    Word

    money that one ex-spouse pays to the other after a divorce

  • churn

    Word

    to stir cream or milk until it becomes butter

  • caroling

    Word

    singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house

  • nix

    Word

    to reject or cancel something

  • smudge

    Word

    a dirty mark or smear

  • copped

    Word

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

  • credential

    Word

    an official document or piece of information that proves who you are or shows your qualifications

  • visor

    Word

    a part on a helmet that can be lowered to protect the face

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • smug

    Word

    too pleased with yourself and your achievements

  • intelligently

    Word

    in a smart and sensible way

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  • jag

    Word

    a sharp point or projection, especially on a tool or piece of metal

  • faxed

    Word

    to send something by fax

  • perjury

    Word

    the crime of lying under oath in court

  • subpoena

    Word

    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • honk

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

  • waive

    Word

    to give up a right, claim, or rule requirement

  • elicit

    Word

    to get a reaction, answer, or feeling from someone

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • penciled

    Word

    written or marked lightly with a pencil

  • coney

    Word

    an old word for a rabbit

  • latent

    Word

    present but not yet obvious, active, or fully developed

  • hypnosis

    Word

    a state in which someone is very relaxed and more open to suggestion

  • crutch

    Word

    a stick with a support at the top that helps someone walk

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • penance

    Word

    something done to show regret for a wrong action, often as a religious duty

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • martian

    Word

    relating to the planet Mars or to imagined life there

  • donut

    Word

    a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

  • stimulus

    Word

    something that causes a reaction, interest, or activity

  • off the deep end

    Phrase

    to become suddenly very angry or upset

  • fruit loops

    Phrase

    crazy or silly, in an informal way

  • kernel

    Word

    the soft part inside a nut, seed, or fruit stone

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • insure

    Word

    buy insurance for something or someone

  • plugging

    Word

    the act of sealing a hole or gap

  • booming

    Word

    making a deep, loud sound

  • distort

    Word

    to change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear

  • swipe

    Word

    to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

  • multiple personality

    Phrase

    a mental disorder in which a person seems to have two or more separate identities

  • psychiatry

    Word

    the branch of medicine that deals with mental illness and emotional disorders

  • mentally challenged

    Phrase

    a polite way of saying that someone has an intellectual disability

  • barker

    Word

    a person who stands outside a theater, circus, or similar place and tries to attract customers

  • juror

    Word

    a person who serves on a jury

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • probable cause

    Phrase

    legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

  • fives

    Word

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

  • sanity

    Word

    the state of being mentally healthy and able to think clearly and reasonably

  • accountable

    Word

    responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

  • rest his soul

    Phrase

    used after a person's name to show that the person has died

  • take the rap

    Phrase

    to be blamed or punished for something, especially for someone else's wrongdoing

  • coping

    Word

    the process of dealing with stress, problems, or difficult feelings

  • fall in

    Phrase

    to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • subscribe

    Word

    to pay to receive a newspaper, magazine, or service regularly

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • get between

    Phrase

    to become involved in a conflict between two people or groups, often by accident

  • characterize

    Word

    to describe the main qualities of someone or something

  • pleading

    Word

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

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • hoop

    Word

    a circular ring or band

  • pointer

    Word

    a small symbol on a computer screen that shows where the next click or action will happen

  • hide behind

    Phrase

    to use someone or something as a way to avoid blame or responsibility

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • one big happy family

    Phrase

    a group of people who are very close and get along well

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • insanity

    Word

    a state of severe mental illness

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • beat up

    Phrase

    to attack someone and hit them hard

  • drinking problem

    Phrase

    a problem caused by drinking too much alcohol

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • sane

    Word

    mentally healthy and able to think clearly

  • credibility

    Word

    the quality of being trusted and believed

  • restrain

    Word

    to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

  • persona

    Word

    the image or character that a person presents to other people

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • diagnose

    Word

    to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • to tell the truth

    Phrase

    used to introduce a statement that is honest or frank

  • finish with

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship with someone

  • New Age

    Phrase

    relating to the New Age movement and its spiritual ideas

  • medical record

    Phrase

    an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

  • chew up

    Phrase

    to criticize someone very harshly

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