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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S1E5: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery

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  • shoplifter

    a person who steals goods from a shop or store

  • truant

    a student who stays away from school without permission

  • unnerve

    to make someone feel nervous, worried, or less confident

  • stomaching

    the present participle of stomach

  • arraign

    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • tamale

    a Mexican food made of corn dough with a filling, wrapped and steamed in corn husks

  • permutation

    an arrangement of a set of things in a different order

  • bearable

    able to be endured without too much pain, trouble, or discomfort

  • arcane

    known or understood by only a few people; obscure

  • welcomer

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

  • banal

    boring because it is too ordinary or predictable

  • leavings

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

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  • absolve

    to officially say that someone is not guilty or responsible for something

  • dressmaker

    a person who makes clothes, especially women's clothes

  • molestation

    the act of sexually abusing or harassing someone, especially a child

  • coerce

    to force someone to do something by using threats or pressure

  • molest

    to harass or bother someone persistently

  • outgrow

    to become too big for something, especially clothes or shoes

  • lactose

    a sugar found in milk

  • heinous

    extremely evil and shocking

  • poodle

    a dog with curly fur that is often cut in a special style

  • secretion

    a substance made by a cell or gland and released into the body or outside it

  • overshadow

    to make something seem less important because something else is more noticeable or impressive

  • saddled

    having a saddle on it

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