underpay
to pay someone less than they should be paid
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order S3E4: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 4CrimeDrama
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shyster
a dishonest person, especially one who cheats people for money
shipload
a very large amount of something, especially goods or people
duds
clothes, especially old or casual clothes
irradiate
to expose to radiation
gaggle
a group of geese on the ground or on the water
iconoclast
a person who strongly challenges accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions
cesspool
a pit or tank for collecting liquid waste and sewage
proportionately
in a way that is balanced or appropriate in relation to something else
retread
a tire that has been given a new tread
corrode
to slowly damage or destroy something by chemical action
pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
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worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
geometrically
in a way that is related to geometry or geometric shapes
scavenge
to search for and collect useful things, especially from waste or discarded material
heartburn
a painful burning feeling in the chest caused by stomach acid moving up into the throat
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
opine
to express an opinion, often in a formal or old-fashioned way
causation
the fact that one thing causes another
sterilize
to make something free of all harmful germs
docket
a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court
veiling
a thin piece of cloth used to cover or partly cover something
quash
to officially cancel or reject a legal decision or order
earmark
to set money, time, or resources aside for a particular purpose