stymie
to stop something from happening or make it much harder
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S3E15: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 15CrimeDramaMystery
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prescient
able to predict or seem to predict what will happen in the future
hysteric
a person who is very emotional or reacts in an exaggerated way
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
vicarious
experienced indirectly through someone else’s actions, feelings, or experiences
mutilate
to injure someone or something badly and permanently
blare
to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that
clamor
a loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people
pliable
easy to bend or shape
jurisdictional
relating to the power to make legal decisions in a particular area
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
subcontractor
a person or company hired to do part of a larger job for another contractor
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justly
in a fair and reasonable way
bloomer
a person or thing that blooms, especially a plant that produces flowers
depravity
extreme moral wickedness or corruption
harlequin
a clown character in traditional Italian comedy, usually wearing a mask and a diamond-patterned costume
cull
to choose the best or most useful things from a larger group
cornea
the clear front part of the eye
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
canvass
to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support
innocuous
not harmful or offensive
inept
having little or no skill; awkward and ineffective
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
circumstantial
based on the facts and details of a situation