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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S13E19: English vocabulary

Season 13, Episode 19CrimeDramaMystery

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  • hospitalize

    Word

    to admit someone to a hospital for treatment

  • stubbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of stub

  • abridge

    Word

    to make a book, speech, or other text shorter while keeping the main meaning

  • stymie

    Word

    to stop something from happening or make it much harder

  • crier

    Word

    a person who makes public announcements in a town

  • grope

    Word

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

  • frisk

    Word

    to search someone by feeling their clothes and pockets, usually for weapons or illegal items

  • brownstone

    Word

    a house or apartment building made from brown sandstone, especially in New York City

  • vestibule

    Word

    a small entrance hall or lobby just inside a building's outer door

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • prying

    Word

    too interested in other people's private matters

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  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • rescuer

    Word

    a person who saves someone from danger or a difficult situation

  • stocky

    Word

    having a short, broad, and solid build

  • copped

    Word

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

  • inkling

    Word

    a slight idea or suspicion about something

  • allege

    Word

    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • interrogate

    Word

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

  • hysteria

    Word

    a state of wild, uncontrolled emotion or excitement

  • evener

    Word

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

  • pry

    Word

    to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

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  • munch

    Word

    to eat something in a noisy or casual way

  • noose

    Word

    a loop of rope or wire that tightens when pulled

  • withhold

    Word

    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

  • brunette

    Word

    a woman or girl with dark brown hair

  • shears

    Word

    large scissors with two blades that slide past each other

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • checkmate

    Word

    the move in chess that traps the opponent's king so it cannot escape

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • infiltrate

    Word

    to enter a place, organization, or group secretly in order to get information or cause harm

  • chops

    Word

    the sides of the face below the eyes

  • chilling

    Word

    making you feel very cold; cold enough to make you shiver

  • descriptive

    Word

    giving details that help you picture or understand something

  • crusader

    Word

    a person who strongly supports and works for a cause

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • avenger

    Word

    a person who takes revenge for a wrong

  • cry on

    Phrase

    to call on someone or something for help or support

  • swipe

    Word

    to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

  • skirting

    Word

    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • fives

    Word

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • prick

    Word

    to make a small hole or mark in something with a sharp point

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • icing

    Word

    a sweet, smooth mixture used to cover cakes and cookies

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • outreach

    Word

    work or activities that help connect an organization with the public or a community

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • brick in

    Phrase

    to block or close something with bricks

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • civil right

    Phrase

    a legal right that protects a person's freedom and equal treatment

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • well and good

    Phrase

    used to say that something is acceptable or true in theory, but there is still a problem or limitation

  • anticipate

    Word

    to expect something or think it will happen

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • redhead

    Word

    a person with red hair

  • in store

    Phrase

    likely to happen or be experienced

  • beat up

    Phrase

    to attack someone and hit them hard

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • credibility

    Word

    the quality of being trusted and believed

  • exclusively

    Word

    only; used to show that something includes no one or nothing else

  • errand

    Word

    a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

  • poultry

    Word

    the meat from chickens, turkeys, ducks, and similar birds

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • sneak around

    Phrase

    to move or act secretly so other people do not notice what you are doing

  • Jehovah's Witness

    Phrase

    a member of a Christian group that believes in Jehovah and often goes door to door to preach

  • public figure

    Phrase

    a person who is well known to the public, especially in media or politics

  • cam

    Word

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

  • go through with

    Phrase

    to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • tied up

    Phrase

    busy and not available

  • felony

    Word

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

  • framing

    Word

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

  • blacked out

    Phrase

    made dark so that light cannot pass through

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • around the clock

    Phrase

    continuously, all day and all night

  • work in

    Phrase

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

  • fight off

    Phrase

    to successfully defend yourself against an attack, illness, or a strong feeling

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • kind of like

    Phrase

    somewhat like; in a way similar to

  • unseen

    Word

    not seen or noticed

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • disclose

    Word

    to make secret or new information known

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • violate

    Word

    to break a rule, law, or agreement

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • say what

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • wrecking

    Word

    the act of destroying something or causing serious damage

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