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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S22E10: English vocabulary

Season 22, Episode 10CrimeDramaMystery

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  • rouser

    Word

    a person who rouses someone from sleep.

  • recidivist

    Word

    a person who keeps committing crimes after being punished for them

  • gaiter

    Word

    a covering worn over the lower leg and ankle to keep out dirt, snow, or water

  • vilify

    Word

    to say or write very bad things about someone or something, often unfairly

  • inflame

    Word

    to make strong feelings, arguments, or a bad situation stronger

  • mutilate

    Word

    to injure someone or something badly and permanently

  • grope

    Word

    to feel your way with your hands in the dark or when you cannot see clearly

  • recidivism

    Word

    the tendency of a convicted criminal to commit crimes again

  • pubescent

    Word

    relating to the period when a child is becoming an adult

  • rabble

    Word

    a noisy, disorderly crowd

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • afterthought

    Word

    an idea or remark that comes too late to be useful or important

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  • pimping

    Word

    the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • canvass

    Word

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

  • asphyxiation

    Word

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

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • circumstantial

    Word

    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • inflamed

    Word

    red, swollen, and painful because of infection or irritation

  • copped

    Word

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

  • incite

    Word

    to encourage people to act violently or unlawfully

  • underage

    Word

    too young to be allowed to do something by law

  • cohort

    Word

    a group of people who share a common experience or are studied together

  • inhalation

    Word

    the act of breathing in

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  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • vaginal

    Word

    relating to the vagina

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • evener

    Word

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

  • watchman

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    a person whose job is to guard a place, especially at night

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • genitals

    Word

    the external sex organs

  • white power

    Phrase

    the belief that white people are superior to other races

  • statutory

    Word

    required or allowed by law

  • heavy man

    Phrase

    a criminal or lawbreaker

  • slur

    Word

    an insulting remark about someone, especially one that attacks their race, religion, or identity

  • yellow sheet

    Phrase

    slang for a criminal record

  • strangle

    Word

    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • semen

    Word

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

  • statistically

    Word

    using statistics or based on statistical data

  • sundown

    Word

    the time when the sun goes down in the evening

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • pimp

    Word

    a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • misconduct

    Word

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

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • laced

    Word

    fastened with laces

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • parole officer

    Phrase

    a person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole

  • character witness

    Phrase

    a person who speaks in court about someone's good character or reputation

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • hop up

    Phrase

    to make a vehicle or engine more powerful or faster

  • sinful

    Word

    morally wrong or evil; full of sin

  • 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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • hot date

    Phrase

    an informal date that is expected to be romantic or sexual

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • check you out

    Phrase

    a playful or friendly way of saying goodbye

  • mos

    Word

    a member of a Muslim people inhabiting the southern Philippines and Borneo and some islands in the southwestern Pacific

  • leverage

    Word

    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • channeling

    Word

    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • tip off

    Phrase

    to secretly give someone information, especially to warn them or help them

  • chaplain

    Word

    a religious official who works for a hospital, school, prison, military unit, or similar group

  • hook up with

    Phrase

    to start a casual romantic or sexual relationship with someone

  • scum

    Word

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

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • do you know what I'm saying

    Phrase

    used at the end of a sentence to check that someone is following or agrees

  • karma

    Word

    the idea that your actions affect what happens to you later

  • hey ho

    Phrase

    used to say you accept a bad or awkward situation

  • plain and simple

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that something is completely true or definite

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • clubhouse

    Word

    a building or room where members of a club meet and spend time together

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • walk out of

    Phrase

    to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

  • arson

    Word

    the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • uptown

    Word

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

  • ghetto

    Word

    a poor area of a city where many people from a minority group live

  • chilled

    Word

    kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • mentally ill

    Phrase

    having a mental illness

  • punch out

    Phrase

    to knock someone down by hitting them hard with punches

  • term paper

    Phrase

    a long piece of writing that a student does for a course

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • thug

    Word

    a violent criminal or troublemaker

  • the heck

    Phrase

    used in questions for emphasis, often to show surprise, anger, or impatience

  • bash in

    Phrase

    to damage something badly by hitting it hard

  • roach

    Word

    a cockroach

  • felony

    Word

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

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • hook up

    Phrase

    to connect a device to a power source or another device

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • lynch

    Word

    to kill someone illegally, especially by hanging, without a fair trial

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

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