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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S7E19: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 19CrimeDramaMystery

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  • phosphorescent

    Word

    glowing with a soft light that continues after the source of light is removed

  • mutilate

    Word

    to injure someone or something badly and permanently

  • telephoto

    Word

    a camera lens that makes distant objects look closer and larger

  • revulsion

    Word

    a strong feeling of disgust or horror

  • indecency

    Word

    behavior or language that is offensive because it is rude, immoral, or sexual

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • cadmium

    Word

    a soft, silver-white metal used in batteries and some alloys

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • molest

    Word

    to harass or bother someone persistently

  • glean

    Word

    to find and collect useful information from different sources

  • locator

    Word

    a device or system that helps find the location of something

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  • butchering

    Word

    the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

  • terrorize

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear and distress

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • consummate

    Word

    showing great skill and polish; excellent

  • copped

    Word

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

  • plating

    Word

    the process of covering something with a thin layer of metal

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • spook

    Word

    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • psychotherapy

    Word

    treatment that helps someone with mental or emotional problems by talking with a trained therapist

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

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  • stitching

    Word

    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • brood

    Word

    a group of young animals born or hatched at the same time

  • evener

    Word

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

  • munch

    Word

    to eat something in a noisy or casual way

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • incarceration

    Word

    the state of being kept in prison

  • trucking

    Word

    the business of transporting goods by truck

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • anyways

    Word

    used in speech to mean “anyway” or “in any case,” often when changing the subject or continuing a point

  • pathology

    Word

    the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

  • reassurance

    Word

    something that makes someone feel less worried or afraid

  • deep cut

    Phrase

    an obscure song by a well-known artist

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • semen

    Word

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

  • criterion

    Word

    a standard or rule used for judging or choosing something

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • 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

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • fall in

    Phrase

    to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

  • bodily

    Word

    relating to the body; physical

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • holed up

    Phrase

    staying hidden or shut away in a place, often for safety or privacy

  • caption

    Word

    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • up top

    Phrase

    a casual way to ask for a high five

  • scum

    Word

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

  • intricate

    Word

    very detailed and complicated

  • inflict

    Word

    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • longitude

    Word

    the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • pornography

    Word

    books, pictures, or videos that show sexual acts or body parts in a way meant to cause sexual excitement

  • sketchy

    Word

    looking or sounding a little suspicious or not fully trustworthy

  • tools of trade

    Phrase

    the equipment or items someone uses for their job or trade

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • walk out of

    Phrase

    to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

  • drug addict

    Phrase

    a person who is addicted to drugs

  • light show

    Phrase

    a performance that uses colored lights and moving light patterns

  • uptown

    Word

    the upper part of a city or town, especially away from the center

  • crawl with

    Phrase

    to be full of a lot of people or things

  • death threat

    Phrase

    a threat to kill someone

  • cut across

    Phrase

    to go across a place or area, often in a way that cuts through it

  • area code

    Phrase

    the set of digits you dial before a phone number to show which area it is in

  • pop for

    Phrase

    to pay for something as a treat or gift

  • telephoto lens

    Phrase

    a camera lens that makes distant objects look closer

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • zinc

    Word

    a hard, bluish-white metal used in alloys and to coat other metals

  • latitude

    Word

    the distance of a place north or south of the equator

  • torment

    Word

    severe physical or mental suffering

  • sketch out

    Phrase

    to make a rough plan or outline of something

  • reflex

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    a quick automatic reaction to something, without thinking

  • shack

    Word

    a small, simple, roughly built house or shelter

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • cunning

    Word

    clever in a way that uses trickery or slyness

  • turn out

    Phrase

    to be found to be true, real, or the case

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • armed robbery

    Phrase

    a robbery in which the thief has a weapon or threatens to use one

  • face off

    Phrase

    to compete directly against someone or something

  • knock it off

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or unwanted

  • park in

    Phrase

    to park a vehicle so that another vehicle cannot get out

  • look over

    Phrase

    to check or read something quickly

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • write up

    Phrase

    to write something in full or in a finished form

  • curing

    Word

    the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

  • work through

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem or difficult feeling gradually, step by step

  • slit

    Word

    to make a long, narrow cut in something

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