slicking
making something smooth and glossy
Episode vocabulary
Chicago P.D. S1E8: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 8CrimeDrama
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welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
impersonate
pretend to be someone else, often to trick people or for entertainment
dearborn
a city in southeastern Michigan, near Detroit
cranked
turned or operated by a crank
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
pining
full of longing or sadness for someone or something
startle
to make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed
carding
the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers
lotto
a game or lottery in which people buy tickets with numbers and prizes are given to winning numbers drawn at random
slotted
having a narrow cut or opening
full of it
used to say that someone is lying or talking nonsense
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tailing
the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them
quad
a central open area surrounded by buildings, especially on a college campus
internal affairs
a police department that investigates complaints against officers
transformer
a device that changes the voltage of an alternating current
triad
a group of three connected people or things
fraudulent
involving fraud or deception
abort
to stop something before it is finished because of a problem
growl
to make a low, rough sound, especially in anger or warning
ling
a Chinese unit of length, equal to about 0.5 meters (1.31 feet)
fall back
move back to a safer place
bloodshed
the killing and wounding of many people, especially in war or violence
burglary
the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime