apprise
to tell someone something, especially official information
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S9E5: English vocabulary
Season 9, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery
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cannoned
to hit or move into something with sudden force
dehydrate
to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
pique
a feeling of annoyance or hurt pride after being slighted
rotator
a part of a machine that turns around an axis
disorient
to make someone lose their sense of direction
torturer
a person who tortures other people
whisking
to beat or stir food quickly with a whisk
douse
to pour a liquid over something, especially to put out a fire
shiite
a Muslim who follows the Shiite branch of Islam
predicate
to state or claim something formally
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jurisdictional
relating to the power to make legal decisions in a particular area
mistrial
a trial that is ended and declared invalid because of a serious legal error
interrogator
a person who asks questions, especially in an official investigation or interview
docket
a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court
doubly
to a greater degree; in two ways or for two reasons
subterfuge
secret or dishonest behavior used to trick someone and get what you want
therapeutics
the study of how medicines and other treatments help treat disease
poach
to cook food, especially an egg, in hot water without the shell
refresher
a short course or session that helps you review something you already learned
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
maim
to injure someone very badly, often permanently
ventricle
one of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart