brutalize
to treat someone very cruelly or violently
Episode vocabulary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S5E19: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 19CrimeDramaMystery
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wringer
a machine with rollers used for squeezing water out of clothes or fabric
bilk
to cheat someone out of money
slewed
past tense and past participle of slew
scurrilous
using rude or insulting language, especially to attack someone's reputation
desecrate
to treat a sacred place or object with disrespect
unadulterated
not mixed with anything else; pure and complete
dehydrate
to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer
toweling
a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes
perplexing
causing confusion or making something hard to understand
overreach
to go beyond the proper limit or use more than is sensible
unsettle
to make someone feel worried, uneasy, or disturbed
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mutilate
to injure someone or something badly and permanently
vindicate
to prove that someone is not guilty or wrong
ably
in a way that shows skill or competence
defecate
to pass waste from the body through the anus
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
volition
the act of making your own decisions or choices
shoplifting
to steal goods from a store
bayed
to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound
defile
to make something dirty, impure, or morally bad
birthmark
a small mark on the skin that you have from birth or that appears soon after
recant
to formally say that you no longer believe or support something you said before
ahoy
used to call out to someone or to get attention, especially in a playful pirate style