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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S8E4: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 4CrimeDramaMystery

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  • hospitalize

    Word

    to admit someone to a hospital for treatment

  • luxuriate

    Word

    to enjoy something very much in a relaxed, luxurious way

  • overlaying

    Word

    covering one thing with a layer of something else

  • stubbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of stub

  • compulsively

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    in a way that is hard to stop or control

  • biter

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    a person or animal that bites often or habitually

  • mutilate

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    to injure someone or something badly and permanently

  • pinking

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    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • retaliatory

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    done as a response to harm, attack, or unfair treatment

  • defile

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    to make something dirty, impure, or morally bad

  • serrated

    Word

    having a jagged edge with small, sawlike teeth

  • treatable

    Word

    able to be treated successfully with medicine or other care

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  • rabid

    Word

    having rabies

  • reek

    Word

    to smell very bad

  • subsidize

    Word

    to pay part of the cost of something so it can be sold more cheaply or provided more easily

  • solicitation

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    the act of asking people for money, help, or business

  • pesky

    Word

    annoying in a small but persistent way

  • incriminate

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    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • overlie

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    to lie on top of something or cover it

  • rationalize

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    to give a false or self-serving reason for something you did or felt

  • hounding

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    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

  • flirtation

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    a small amount of flirting or playful romantic interest

  • scab

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    a hard, dry covering that forms over a wound as it heals

  • asphyxiation

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    the condition of not getting enough oxygen, which can cause unconsciousness or death

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  • demented

    Word

    very strange, wild, or out of control, often in a way that seems mentally unwell

  • homicidal

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    wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

  • alimony

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    money that one ex-spouse pays to the other after a divorce

  • consensual

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    done with the agreement of everyone involved

  • heinous

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    extremely evil and shocking

  • divulge

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    to reveal private or secret information

  • overpowering

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    so strong that it is unpleasant or hard to ignore

  • categorize

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    to put something into a particular group or category

  • treadmill

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    an exercise machine with a moving belt that lets you walk or run in one place

  • urinate

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    to pass urine from the body

  • prod

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    to poke or push something with a finger or a pointed object

  • coercion

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    the use of force or threats to make someone do something

  • compulsion

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    a strong urge to do something, especially one that is hard to control

  • vaginal

    Word

    relating to the vagina

  • suffocating

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    making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

  • clipping

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    a small piece cut off something

  • arouse

    Word

    to cause a feeling, reaction, or interest to start or increase

  • delusional

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    having false beliefs that are not based in reality

  • suffocate

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    to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air

  • trot

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    to run or move with short, quick steps

  • evener

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

  • mania

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    a very strong enthusiasm or obsession

  • munch

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    to eat something in a noisy or casual way

  • grate

    Word

    a metal frame for holding burning fuel in a fireplace or stove

  • loophole

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    a way of getting around a rule or law because of a gap or weakness in it

  • raving

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    showing strong enthusiasm or excitement

  • loaning

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    the act of lending something to someone

  • genitals

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    the external sex organs

  • mover

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    a person or company that helps people move to a new home

  • crucifix

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    a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it

  • compel

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    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • quid

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    British slang for a pound sterling

  • canine

    Word

    relating to dogs or similar animals

  • compulsive

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    done because of a strong, hard-to-control urge

  • manic

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    showing very excited, restless, or out-of-control energy

  • acrylic

    Word

    a synthetic material used in paints, plastics, and fibers

  • playmate

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    a child or other person you play with

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • molar

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    a large back tooth used for grinding food

  • bucking

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    moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

  • semen

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

  • disposed

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    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • overhear

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    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • pervert

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    to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • distort

    Word

    to change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • independent contractor

    Phrase

    a person or business hired to do work for someone else, but not as an employee

  • sex party

    Phrase

    a party where people meet for sexual activity

  • blackmailing

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    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • paling

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    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • probable cause

    Phrase

    legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

  • bounding

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    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • retribution

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    punishment or suffering that is seen as payback for a wrong

  • suppression

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    the act of stopping or controlling something, especially forcefully or by authority

  • rapped

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    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • whipping

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    the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

  • inflict

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    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • profiling

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    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • litigation

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    the process of taking a legal case to court

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • remorse

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    a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did

  • screwing

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    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • round up

    Phrase

    to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

  • petty cash

    Phrase

    money kept aside for small everyday expenses

  • howl

    Word

    to make a long, loud, sad cry

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • pay the bills

    Phrase

    to earn enough money to cover your basic living expenses

  • get life

    Phrase

    A rude way of telling someone to stop being silly or annoying

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • bleach

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    to make something white or lighter using a chemical process

  • indictment

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    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • differential

    Word

    showing or based on a difference

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