compassionately
Wordin a kind and caring way
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Law & Order S11E2: English vocabulary
Season 11, Episode 2CrimeDrama
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medicate
Wordto give someone medicine, or to treat a condition with medicine
incarcerate
Wordto put someone in prison
unfeeling
Wordnot showing sympathy or emotion; cold and uncaring
disorient
Wordto make someone lose their sense of direction
transpire
Wordto become known; to turn out or emerge
swatch
Worda small sample of fabric, color, or material
hallucinate
Wordto see or hear things that are not really there
worser
Wordan old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
stenographer
Worda person who writes down spoken words, especially in court or at a meeting
heartburn
Worda painful burning feeling in the chest caused by stomach acid moving up into the throat
pleadings
Wordformal written statements submitted by each side in a lawsuit
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overrule
Wordto use your authority to change or reject a decision
vertex
Wordthe highest point of something
welcomer
Worda person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
arraignment
Worda court hearing where a person is formally told the criminal charge against them and asked to respond
turnstile
Worda gate with rotating bars that lets one person through at a time
scalping
Wordthe illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price
spiteful
Wordshowing a desire to hurt, upset, or annoy someone because of anger or resentment
leeway
Wordsome freedom to act, change plans, or make adjustments
tranquilizer
Worda medicine that helps a person or animal relax or sleep
stammer
Wordto speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech
canvass
Wordto go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support
propensity
Worda natural tendency to do something
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competency
Wordthe ability to do something well
controllable
Wordable to be controlled or managed
auditory
Wordrelated to hearing or the sense of hearing
abrasion
Wordthe wearing away of a surface by rubbing or scraping
criminally
Wordin a way that is extremely bad or excessive
buggy
Worda small vehicle pulled by a horse, used for carrying people
ensue
Wordto happen afterward, especially as a result of something else
matinee
Worda movie or play shown in the afternoon or early evening
disparity
Worda big difference between two things, especially in amount or level
malpractice
Wordbad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor
sedate
Wordcalm, quiet, and not lively
abler
Wordmore able or skilled than someone or something else
zeal
Wordstrong enthusiasm and energy for something you believe in
exhale
Wordto breathe air out of your lungs
pining
Wordfull of longing or sadness for someone or something
pooh
Wordused to show that you do not believe or care about something
thereof
Wordof or about the thing just mentioned
dispense
Wordto give out or provide something to people
faxed
Wordto send something by fax
subpoena
Wordan official order to appear in court or give evidence
regimen
Worda planned course of treatment, diet, or exercise for health
waive
Wordto give up a right, claim, or rule requirement
remand
Wordto send a case back to a lower court for further action
altercation
Worda short, noisy argument
delusional
Wordhaving false beliefs that are not based in reality
negligent
Wordnot careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty
hallucination
Wordsomething you see, hear, or feel that seems real but is not caused by anything outside your mind
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
trey
Worda shot in basketball that is worth three points
revoke
Wordto officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement
misdemeanor
Worda minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony
stutter
Wordto speak with repeated sounds or pauses because of a speech difficulty
incarceration
Wordthe state of being kept in prison
vacate
Wordto leave a place you have been using or living in
loaning
Wordthe act of lending something to someone
carding
Wordthe process of combing and separating wool or other fibers
prescribe
Wordto officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment
hemorrhage
Worda heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel
paving
Wordthe hard surface that covers a road, path, or area
coronary
Wordrelating to the blood vessels that supply the heart
yorker
Worda ball bowled very close to the batsman's feet
gallant
Wordbrave and admired for doing what is right
keyed
Wordlocked with a key
periodical
Worda magazine or newspaper that is published regularly
in one's pocket
Phraseunder someone’s control because they have been bribed
on this score
Phrasewith regard to this matter
criterion
Worda standard or rule used for judging or choosing something
go outside
Phrasea rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world
not done
Phrasenot acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude
redirect
Wordto send something to a different place, person, or direction
potting
Wordthe act of putting a plant into a pot or container
constraint
Worda limit that makes something harder or less flexible
eyed
Wordhaving a specified kind or number of eyes
pervert
Wordto change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted
done for
Phrasein a situation where failure or disaster seems certain
open the door
Phraseto make it possible for something to happen
executive officer
Phrasethe officer who is second in command
cerebral hemorrhage
Phrasebleeding inside the brain
severity
Wordthe degree to which something is serious, severe, or intense
paling
Worda fence made of upright wooden stakes
fives
Worda game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
ride with
Phraseto spend time with someone or be part of their group
accountable
Wordresponsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority
on the face of
Phraseused to say that something seems true or reasonable at first, but may not be when you look more closely
after the fact
Phraseafter something has already happened or been decided
sob
Wordto cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths
very well
Phraseused to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly
keep in
Phraseto keep a student at school after class as a punishment
negligence
Wordfailure to take proper care, especially when this causes harm or damage
mumble
Wordto speak quietly and unclearly, so that it is hard to understand
rapped
Wordto hit a surface with short, quick knocks
manslaughter
Wordthe crime of killing someone without intending to kill them
cerebral
Wordrelating to the brain or to thinking and intelligence
summons
Wordan official order to appear in court
renown
Wordthe state of being famous or widely admired
prosecute
Wordto start legal action against someone, especially for a crime