garble
to change a message, sound, or image so that it is unclear or distorted
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S5E9: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 9CrimeDramaMystery
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estrange
to make people less close or friendly
suborn
to persuade someone to do something illegal or dishonest, often by paying them
reinvestigate
to investigate something again
jabber
talk quickly and excitedly in a way that is hard to understand
sutured
closed with stitches
cribbing
the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission
dehydrate
to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer
metallurgist
a person who studies and works with metals and metal processes
pecker
a bird's beak
patently
in a way that is very clear and obvious
castrate
to remove the testicles of a male animal or person
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worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
sternum
the bone in the center of the chest
dabble
to put your hands or feet into water and move them gently
gavel
a small hammer used by a judge or auctioneer to get attention or signal a decision
mistrial
a trial that is ended and declared invalid because of a serious legal error
sterilize
to make something free of all harmful germs
fluorescence
light that some substances give off after they absorb energy
grubby
dirty and untidy
depravity
extreme moral wickedness or corruption
dingy
dirty, dull, and not bright or fresh-looking
falsetto
a high singing voice that is higher than a person's normal range
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished