backslide
to return to a worse habit, behavior, or condition after improving
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S6E10: English vocabulary
Season 6, Episode 10CrimeDramaMystery
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cribbing
the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission
exhume
to dig up something buried, especially a body
scruple
a moral doubt or hesitation about doing something
bleacher
a set of long seats or benches for spectators at a sports field or other event
reformatory
a place where young offenders are sent to be reformed
arraign
to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge
crucify
to kill someone by nailing or tying them to a cross
spatter
to scatter small drops or particles over a surface
shoplifting
to steal goods from a store
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
copious
large in amount or number; plentiful
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ricochet
to bounce off a surface after hitting it
reek
to smell very bad
peddle
to try to sell things by going from place to place
larceny
the crime of stealing someone else's property
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
stroller
a chair on wheels for pushing a baby or small child
trimester
one of three periods into which a pregnancy is divided
poling
the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water
prenatal
relating to the time before a baby is born
heinous
extremely evil and shocking
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
embed
to put something firmly inside or into something else