exigent
needing quick action or attention
Episode vocabulary
Chicago P.D. S8E14: English vocabulary
Season 8, Episode 14CrimeDrama
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worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
bolo
a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood
shoplifting
to steal goods from a store
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
subcontract
to hire another company to do part of a job or project
botch
to do something badly or carelessly
hock
to pawn something, especially to get money quickly
silvering
the process of turning silver in color
alimony
money that one ex-spouse pays to the other after a divorce
gangway
a passage for getting on or off a ship, plane, or train
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
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vitals
the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing
brazen
bold in a way that shows no shame or fear
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
souring
becoming sour, spoiled, or unpleasant
impound
to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule
nexus
a link or set of links between things
primo
excellent; of very high quality
jacketed
covered with a protective outer layer
blaster
a gun in science fiction that shoots energy beams or similar projectiles
lug
to carry or drag something heavy with effort
desolate
empty, lonely, and bleak, often because no people are around
obedient
willing to do what someone in authority asks or tells you to do