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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S6E1: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 1CrimeDramaMystery

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  • victimize

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    to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially by bullying them

  • countersign

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    to sign a document that has already been signed, to approve or confirm it

  • striation

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    a pattern of lines, ridges, or grooves on a surface

  • molester

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    a person who sexually abuses someone, especially a child

  • arraign

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    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • acquit

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    to say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime

  • cobweb

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    a spider's web, especially an old one covered with dust

  • motherly

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    showing the kind, caring, and protective qualities of a mother

  • viscous

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    thick and slow to flow

  • scalping

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    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • leavings

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

  • infertile

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    not able to produce babies, seeds, or fruit

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  • misrepresent

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    to describe someone or something in a way that is false or misleading

  • larceny

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    the crime of stealing someone else's property

  • fining

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    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • custodial

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    relating to cleaning and looking after a building or place

  • retrace

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    to go back over the same route or path

  • canvass

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    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • hogging

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    to take or use more than your fair share of something

  • fertilize

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    to make a plant or soil grow better by adding a suitable substance

  • understatement

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    the act of making something seem less important or less serious than it really is

  • heinous

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    extremely evil and shocking

  • caper

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    a playful skip or jump

  • copped

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

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  • malpractice

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    bad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor

  • conspire

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    to secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful

  • inking

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    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • spook

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    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • fertilization

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    the process when a sperm cell joins an egg cell

  • subpoena

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    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • transcend

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    to go beyond what is usual, expected, or possible

  • dishing

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    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • unscrupulous

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    not honest or fair, especially in order to get what you want

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • dispatcher

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    a person who sends workers, vehicles, or emergency services to where they are needed

  • evener

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

  • munch

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    to eat something in a noisy or casual way

  • petitioning

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    to formally ask an authority or organization for something

  • lapping

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    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • obsess

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    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • forgery

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    the crime of making a fake copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art

  • bystander

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    a person who sees an event or situation but does not get involved

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • trooper

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    a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit

  • outburst

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    a sudden strong expression of emotion, especially anger

  • turnpike

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    a toll road, especially a major highway

  • abduct

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    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • recessed

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    set back into a surface so it does not stick out

  • pervert

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    to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

  • mobilize

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    to organize people or resources for a purpose

  • delusion

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    a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • Petri dish

    Phrase

    a shallow dish with a lid, used for growing bacteria or other cells

  • genetic material

    Phrase

    DNA or RNA that carries an organism’s hereditary information

  • scarring

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    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • wheeling

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    the act of moving something on wheels

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • fives

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

  • lucrative

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    making or likely to make a lot of money

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • in the act

    Phrase

    while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

  • buzzer

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    a device that makes a buzzing sound, often to signal something

  • conceive

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    to form or imagine an idea, plan, or situation in your mind

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • embryo

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    a very early stage of a human or animal before birth or hatching

  • summons

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    an official order to appear in court

  • safeguard

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    something that protects people or things, or helps prevent harm or problems

  • inflict

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    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • pleading

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

  • notation

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    a system of symbols used to show numbers, quantities, or musical notes

  • abduction

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    the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

  • remorse

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    a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did

  • implant

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    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • diabetic

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    relating to diabetes or to people who have diabetes

  • stalk

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    the main stem of a plant

  • success story

    Phrase

    a person or thing that has become very successful and is often used as an example

  • scalp

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    the skin on the top of your head

  • weeping

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    crying or showing tears

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • insanity

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    a state of severe mental illness

  • uncontrollable

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    too strong or sudden to be controlled

  • scared to death

    Phrase

    very frightened

  • down cold

    Phrase

    known so well that you can say or do it easily

  • sugared

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    coated or mixed with sugar

  • progression

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    a gradual change or development toward a more advanced stage

  • reunite

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    to come together again after being apart

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • birth mother

    Phrase

    the woman who gave birth to someone, especially when she is not the person's adoptive mother

  • medical record

    Phrase

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

  • circle around

    Phrase

    to move around something in a circle

  • mentally ill

    Phrase

    having a mental illness

  • home video

    Phrase

    a video made at home by a non-professional

  • state trooper

    Phrase

    a police officer who works for a state police force

  • squat

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    to bend your knees and lower your body close to the ground

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • sperm

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    the male sex cell that can fertilize an egg

  • weep

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    to cry and produce tears

  • belle

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    a beautiful woman, especially one admired in a social group or at an event

  • facial feature

    Phrase

    the features of a person's face, such as the eyes, nose, and mouth

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