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S.W.A.T. S3E8: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 8CrimeAction & AdventureDrama

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  • bulldoze

    Word

    to clear land or knock down buildings with a bulldozer

  • risotto

    Word

    an Italian dish made with rice cooked slowly in stock

  • treatable

    Word

    able to be treated successfully with medicine or other care

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • raze

    Word

    to completely destroy a building, town, or other place

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • vixen

    Word

    a female fox

  • impound

    Word

    to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

  • spook

    Word

    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • grower

    Word

    a person who grows crops or plants for sale

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  • councilman

    Word

    a man who is a member of a local government council

  • evener

    Word

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

  • prognosis

    Word

    a doctor's judgment about how a disease or injury is likely to develop

  • barricade

    Word

    a barrier built quickly to block a road, door, or area

  • snapshot

    Word

    a photo taken quickly and casually

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • geez

    Word

    used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

  • eviction

    Word

    the act of forcing someone, especially a tenant, to leave a property

  • rook

    Word

    a chess piece that can move any number of squares in a straight line

  • ravine

    Word

    a deep, narrow valley with steep sides

  • eminent domain

    Phrase

    the legal power of a government to take private property for public use, with payment

  • swat

    Word

    to hit something quickly with your hand

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  • arbor

    Word

    a garden structure with an open roof, often covered with climbing plants

  • dodger

    Word

    a person who avoids doing something, especially by making excuses

  • evict

    Word

    to force someone to leave a home or property, usually by legal action

  • eminent

    Word

    famous and respected, especially in a profession or field

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • abort

    Word

    to stop something before it is finished because of a problem

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • leverage

    Word

    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • snore

    Word

    to breathe noisily while sleeping

  • caption

    Word

    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • tempting

    Word

    so attractive or appealing that it is hard to resist

  • fast one

    Phrase

    a trick or dishonest act

  • rocker

    Word

    a person who likes rock music, especially a fan of rock and roll

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • build in

    Phrase

    to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start

  • deacon

    Word

    a Christian minister who helps with church services and some other duties

  • up to no good

    Phrase

    behaving in a sneaky or suspicious way, often in a playful or mildly bad way

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • mend

    Word

    to repair something, especially by hand

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • personal day

    Phrase

    a paid day off from work for personal reasons

  • school counselor

    Phrase

    a person at a school who helps students with academic, career, or personal problems

  • rally around

    Phrase

    to join together to support someone or something

  • doorstep

    Word

    the area just outside a door, especially the step or small space in front of a house

  • bedside

    Word

    the area next to a bed

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • tied up

    Phrase

    busy and not available

  • blueprint

    Word

    a detailed plan for building something

  • strained

    Word

    showing tension, worry, or discomfort

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • make up

    Phrase

    to invent something, especially a story, excuse, or plan

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • knock it off

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or unwanted

  • look back

    Phrase

    to think about the past, or about what happened before

  • better off

    Phrase

    in a better situation, especially after a change or decision

  • diversion

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    the act of changing the direction of something

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • sick day

    Phrase

    a day off from work because you are sick

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • take over

    Phrase

    to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • unarmed

    Word

    not carrying a weapon

  • rig

    Word

    to arrange or set up something, especially equipment, for a particular purpose

  • inaugural

    Word

    relating to the start of a new event, period, or term in office

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • batter

    Word

    to hit or beat something repeatedly with hard blows

  • one way

    Phrase

    allowing travel in only one direction

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • stick around

    Phrase

    to stay in a place for a while and not leave

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • no good

    Phrase

    bad, useless, or not worth using

  • get on with

    Phrase

    continue doing something, especially after a pause or interruption

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • move in

    Phrase

    to begin living in a new home

  • ticketing

    Word

    the sale and issuing of tickets

  • massage

    Word

    a treatment in which someone rubs and presses your body to help you relax or feel better

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • too late

    Phrase

    so late that something can no longer be done or changed

  • camp out

    Phrase

    to sleep outdoors, usually in a tent or sleeping bag

  • counselor

    Word

    a person whose job is to help people with personal, school, or emotional problems

  • oh oh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used when something goes wrong or seems about to go wrong

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • built in

    Phrase

    built into something as a permanent part of it

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • any longer

    Phrase

    used after a negative verb to mean that something is no longer true or happening

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