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the act of cutting off small pieces from something
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S2E17: English vocabulary
Season 2, Episode 17CrimeDramaMystery
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disfigure
to spoil the appearance of something or someone
dalliance
a brief romantic or sexual affair
playbill
a printed program for a play or other show
cribbing
the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission
headpiece
a covering or ornament for the head, especially a hat or decorative piece
pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
dreamland
a place or state of dreams or fantasy
bludgeon
a heavy stick or club used as a weapon
tryst
a secret meeting between lovers
aphrodisiac
a food, drink, or drug believed to increase sexual desire
pimping
the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work
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indiscretion
a careless or embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or behavior
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
rearer
a person who breeds and cares for animals
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
peddle
to try to sell things by going from place to place
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
damsel
a young woman, especially in old stories or formal language
thumbed
past tense and past participle of thumb through
canvass
to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support
palmed
to hide something in your hand, especially secretly
entitle
to give someone the right to have or do something
hogging
to take or use more than your fair share of something