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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S12E14: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 14CrimeDramaMystery

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  • emasculate

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    to make someone or something weaker or less effective

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • polygraph

    Word

    a device used to record a person's breathing, pulse, and other body changes, often used in lie-detection tests

  • chump

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    a foolish or easily fooled person

  • leavings

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    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • squawk

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    to make a loud, harsh sound

  • conjugal

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    relating to marriage or to a married couple

  • fining

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    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • thoracic

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    relating to the chest area

  • clouding

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    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • continuance

    Word

    the fact of continuing to exist or happen

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  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • shredding

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    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • copped

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

  • embed

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    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • remission

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    a period when a disease gets better or is less active

  • spook

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    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • vaginal

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    relating to the vagina

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • suggestive

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    suggesting something, often in a subtle or indirect way

  • evener

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

  • cervical

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    relating to the neck or the cervix

  • poly

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    a short form of polyester

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  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • vacate

    Word

    to leave a place you have been using or living in

  • brunette

    Word

    a woman or girl with dark brown hair

  • inconclusive

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    not giving a clear answer or result

  • loaning

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    the act of lending something to someone

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • groin

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    the area where the top of the leg meets the lower abdomen

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • stripping

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    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • platter

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    a large, flat dish used for serving food

  • penetration

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    the act of getting into something or going through it

  • come at me

    Phrase

    Used to challenge someone to fight or compete

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • strangle

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

  • tripping

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    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • eyelash

    Word

    one of the short hairs that grow along the edge of the eyelid

  • hitter

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    a player who hits the ball in baseball or softball

  • cover up

    Phrase

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

  • freaking

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    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • lay up with

    Phrase

    to have sex with someone

  • grieve

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    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • page in

    Phrase

    to load data into memory from a storage device

  • casket

    Word

    a small decorative box for jewelry, letters, or other valuables

  • cockroach

    Word

    a large brown insect that often lives in warm, damp places and is hard to get rid of

  • bead

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    a small round object with a hole through it, used in jewelry or decoration

  • wrapped up

    Phrase

    so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

  • scum

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

  • casing

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    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

  • rout

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    a complete defeat in which one side is forced to run away in disorder

  • fling

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    to throw something with a lot of force

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • tempt

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    to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

  • reload

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    to load something again, especially a gun, printer, or web page

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • witch hunt

    Phrase

    an unfair campaign against a person or group, often based on opinion rather than facts

  • laid up

    Phrase

    staying in bed or at home because you are ill or injured

  • sever

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    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • suffer in silence

    Phrase

    to accept a bad situation without complaining

  • pooling

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    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • damn well

    Phrase

    used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

  • go public

    Phrase

    to make something secret known publicly

  • in your dreams

    Phrase

    used to say that something is impossible or very unlikely

  • on edge

    Phrase

    nervous and unable to relax

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • restrain

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    to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

  • obstruction

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    something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

  • walk in on

    Phrase

    to enter a room or place and unexpectedly see someone doing something private

  • blood sample

    Phrase

    a small amount of blood taken from the body for testing

  • weakest link

    Phrase

    the part of a system, group, or plan that is most likely to fail

  • state line

    Phrase

    the border between two U.S. states

  • guilty conscience

    Phrase

    a feeling of guilt or shame about something you have done

  • cold shoulder

    Phrase

    an unfriendly or dismissive act toward someone

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • distressing

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    causing worry, sadness, or pain

  • disposable

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    made to be used once or for a short time, then thrown away

  • credible

    Word

    able to be trusted or believed

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • drug dealer

    Phrase

    a person who sells illegal drugs

  • thug

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    a violent criminal or troublemaker

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • on the road

    Phrase

    away from home, especially while travelling or playing in another team’s venue

  • felony

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

  • bossed

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    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • hump

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    a rounded lump or raised part on the back of a camel or some other animals

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • knock it off

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or unwanted

  • park in

    Phrase

    to park a vehicle so that another vehicle cannot get out

  • walk through

    Phrase

    to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

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