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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S9E5: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery

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  • apprise

    Word

    to tell someone something, especially official information

  • cannoned

    Word

    to hit or move into something with sudden force

  • dehydrate

    Word

    to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • pique

    Word

    a feeling of annoyance or hurt pride after being slighted

  • rotator

    Word

    a part of a machine that turns around an axis

  • disorient

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    to make someone lose their sense of direction

  • torturer

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    a person who tortures other people

  • whisking

    Word

    to beat or stir food quickly with a whisk

  • douse

    Word

    to pour a liquid over something, especially to put out a fire

  • shiite

    Word

    a Muslim who follows the Shiite branch of Islam

  • predicate

    Word

    to state or claim something formally

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  • jurisdictional

    Word

    relating to the power to make legal decisions in a particular area

  • mistrial

    Word

    a trial that is ended and declared invalid because of a serious legal error

  • interrogator

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    a person who asks questions, especially in an official investigation or interview

  • docket

    Word

    a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court

  • doubly

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    to a greater degree; in two ways or for two reasons

  • subterfuge

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    secret or dishonest behavior used to trick someone and get what you want

  • therapeutics

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    the study of how medicines and other treatments help treat disease

  • poach

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    to cook food, especially an egg, in hot water without the shell

  • refresher

    Word

    a short course or session that helps you review something you already learned

  • fining

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    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • maim

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    to injure someone very badly, often permanently

  • ventricle

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    one of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart

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  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • ethically

    Word

    in a morally right or acceptable way

  • telltale

    Word

    showing that something is present or true, often in a way that is not obvious

  • jogger

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    a person who runs slowly and regularly for exercise

  • definitively

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    in a way that settles something clearly and finally

  • criminally

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    in a way that is extremely bad or excessive

  • heinous

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    extremely evil and shocking

  • rigor

    Word

    careful, exact, and thorough work or study

  • dyeing

    Word

    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

  • croak

    Word

    to make a deep, hoarse sound, like a frog or a crow

  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • inking

    Word

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • condone

    Word

    to accept or ignore bad or wrong behavior, without trying to stop it

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • koran

    Word

    the holy book of Islam

  • coercion

    Word

    the use of force or threats to make someone do something

  • allege

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    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • interrogate

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    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

  • negligent

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    not careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty

  • legality

    Word

    the state of being legal or allowed by law

  • evener

    Word

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

  • munch

    Word

    to eat something in a noisy or casual way

  • inflammatory

    Word

    likely to make people angry or cause trouble

  • indict

    Word

    to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

  • lite

    Word

    used in product names to mean lighter, lower in calories, or lower in alcohol than the usual version

  • foresee

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    to know or guess that something will happen before it happens

  • extradition

    Word

    the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

  • psychics

    Word

    people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • impairment

    Word

    a condition in which a body part, ability, or function is damaged or weaker than normal

  • hemorrhage

    Word

    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

  • ulcer

    Word

    a painful open sore on the skin or inside the body

  • coronary

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    relating to the blood vessels that supply the heart

  • reprimand

    Word

    to criticize someone sharply, especially for bad behavior

  • verbally

    Word

    in spoken words, not in writing

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • one short

    Phrase

    In cricket, a run that does not count because the batter did not make it safely to the crease

  • whisk

    Word

    a kitchen tool with wire loops used for beating eggs, cream, or batter

  • the good doctor

    Phrase

    a respectful way to refer to a doctor

  • penetration

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    the act of getting into something or going through it

  • lesion

    Word

    an area of damaged tissue in the body caused by injury or disease

  • benign

    Word

    not harmful or dangerous

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • incidence

    Word

    the number or rate of cases of something, especially a disease or problem

  • humane

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    kind and caring, especially toward people or animals who are suffering

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • chow

    Word

    food; a meal or something to eat

  • cover up

    Phrase

    to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

  • misconduct

    Word

    bad or dishonest behavior, especially by someone in authority or at work

  • conveniently

    Word

    in a way that is useful or fits a plan or situation well

  • risk management

    Phrase

    the process of finding possible risks and reducing their chance or impact

  • left ventricle

    Phrase

    the lower left chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the body

  • smoke up

    Phrase

    to smoke marijuana or another drug

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • mercenary

    Word

    a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign army

  • juror

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    a person who serves on a jury

  • deprivation

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    a lack of something that people need or want, especially food, sleep, or care

  • imam

    Word

    a Muslim religious leader who leads prayers in a mosque

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • accountable

    Word

    responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

  • to bits

    Phrase

    very much; used to emphasize a strong feeling or state

  • lawful

    Word

    allowed by law; legal

  • vulnerability

    Word

    the state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism

  • bodily

    Word

    relating to the body; physical

  • conceive

    Word

    to form or imagine an idea, plan, or situation in your mind

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • caption

    Word

    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • negligence

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    failure to take proper care, especially when this causes harm or damage

  • forearm

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    the part of your arm between the elbow and the wrist

  • prevalent

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    common or widespread in a place or at a time

  • implementation

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    the process of putting a plan, system, or idea into action

  • therapeutic

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    relating to the treatment of illness or injury

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

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