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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S2E9: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 9CrimeDramaMystery

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  • fecund

    Word

    producing a lot of plants, fruit, or young; very fertile

  • lithe

    Word

    slim, flexible, and graceful in movement

  • kiddy

    Word

    a child; a kid

  • spanking

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    a physical punishment in which someone is hit on the buttocks with an open hand

  • defray

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    to pay part or all of a cost or expense

  • studding

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    the act of decorating something with studs or small metal decorations

  • handcraft

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    to make something by hand, often using traditional methods

  • diuretic

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    a medicine or substance that makes your body produce more urine

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • tenderloin

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    a tender cut of meat from the back part of an animal

  • callus

    Word

    a thick, hard area of skin that forms after repeated rubbing or pressure

  • clairvoyant

    Word

    a person who claims to be able to see the future

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  • pimping

    Word

    the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work

  • imbecile

    Word

    an insulting word for a very stupid person

  • insinuate

    Word

    to suggest something bad in a sly or indirect way

  • trinket

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    a small decorative object that is not worth much

  • welcomer

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    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • leavings

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

  • savor

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    to enjoy something very much by paying close attention to it

  • silvering

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    the process of turning silver in color

  • fining

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    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • idolize

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    to admire someone so much that you think they are almost perfect

  • palmed

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    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • somersault

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    a movement in which you turn your body over in the air or on the ground

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  • jogger

    Word

    a person who runs slowly and regularly for exercise

  • consensual

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    done with the agreement of everyone involved

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • incisor

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    one of the front teeth used for cutting food

  • pubic

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    relating to the area around the pubic bone or genitals

  • parochial

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    relating to a church parish

  • boarder

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    a person who lives in someone else's house and pays for room and meals

  • laxative

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    a medicine that helps you pass stool

  • stipend

    Word

    a fixed regular payment, especially for living expenses or study

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • sift

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    to pass dry ingredients through a sieve to remove lumps or coarse bits

  • masquerade

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    a party where people wear masks and costumes

  • smug

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    too pleased with yourself and your achievements

  • optimist

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    a person who expects good things and believes the future will be positive

  • gash

    Word

    a long, deep cut or wound

  • menstrual

    Word

    relating to menstruation

  • slaughterhouse

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    a place where animals are killed for meat

  • recruiter

    Word

    a person whose job is to find and interview people for jobs or for an organization

  • pelvic

    Word

    relating to the pelvis or the area around it

  • vaginal

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    relating to the vagina

  • buttock

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    either of the two rounded parts at the back of the body below the waist

  • tat

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    a small knot or loop in thread, cord, or rope

  • dismount

    Word

    to get off a horse, bike, or other vehicle or animal

  • enamel

    Word

    a hard, shiny coating used to protect or decorate something

  • evener

    Word

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

  • clockwork

    Word

    the mechanism inside a clock

  • meticulous

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    very careful about small details and exactness

  • munch

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    to eat something in a noisy or casual way

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • barter

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    to exchange goods or services for other goods or services instead of money

  • syringe

    Word

    a medical tool used to inject or remove liquid

  • latent

    Word

    present but not yet obvious, active, or fully developed

  • spank

    Word

    to hit someone on the buttocks with an open hand, usually as punishment

  • fudge

    Word

    a soft sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream

  • lotion

    Word

    a liquid or cream you put on your skin to make it softer or treat it

  • promenade

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    a public walkway, especially one by the sea or along a river

  • licking

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    the act of moving your tongue over something

  • petite

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    small and attractively delicate, especially used about a woman

  • chops

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    the sides of the face below the eyes

  • veer

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    to change direction suddenly

  • laborer

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    a person who does hard physical work for a living

  • repent

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    to feel sorry and guilty about something wrong you have done

  • statutory

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    required or allowed by law

  • blister

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    a small, raised bubble on the skin filled with liquid

  • pied piper

    Phrase

    a person who attracts others and leads them into trouble

  • Promised Land

    Phrase

    a place or situation that people hope will bring success or happiness

  • benefactor

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    a person who gives money or help to someone or to a cause

  • semen

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    the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

  • pimp

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    a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • tanner

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    a person whose job is to turn animal skins into leather

  • sizing

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    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • crack pipe

    Phrase

    a small pipe used for smoking crack cocaine

  • subdural hematoma

    Phrase

    a dangerous build-up of blood between the brain and the tissues around it after a head injury

  • track marks

    Phrase

    marks or scars on the skin caused by repeated drug injections

  • scold

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    to speak to someone angrily because they did something wrong

  • brag

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    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • skirting

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    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • probable cause

    Phrase

    legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

  • 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

  • price in

    Phrase

    to include a possible future cost or risk in a price or estimate

  • craftsman

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    a person who is skilled at making things by hand

  • vulnerability

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    the state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism

  • engraving

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    the process of cutting a design or words into a hard surface

  • rapped

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    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • hunch

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    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • scum

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    a dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid

  • hysterical

    Word

    very upset, excited, or out of control; also, extremely funny

  • pass as

    Phrase

    to be accepted or believed as a particular type of person or thing, especially because you look like it

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • what's in it for me

    Phrase

    a question meaning: what benefit will I get from this?

  • implant

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    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • exquisite

    Word

    very beautiful, delicate, or finely made

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

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