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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S24E18: English vocabulary

Season 24, Episode 18CrimeDramaMystery

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  • churlish

    Word

    rude in a bad-tempered, unfriendly way

  • horrify

    Word

    to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted

  • asphyxiate

    Word

    to stop someone from breathing, or make breathing very difficult

  • asphyxia

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    a dangerous condition in which the body does not get enough oxygen

  • broil

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    cook food under direct, intense heat

  • delude

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    to make someone believe something that is false

  • displease

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    to make someone feel unhappy or annoyed

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • volition

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    the act of making your own decisions or choices

  • nestle

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    to settle or lie comfortably in a place or against something

  • pessimist

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    a person who expects bad things to happen

  • inadmissible

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    not allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation

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  • snuggle

    Word

    to curl up or move into a warm, comfortable position, often close to someone or something

  • pleadings

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    formal written statements submitted by each side in a lawsuit

  • foxed

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    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • gorged

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    having eaten too much

  • hyperbolic

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    exaggerated or overstated

  • tenuous

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    weak, slight, or not very strong

  • utterance

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    a spoken word, phrase, or short sound

  • fining

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    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • overt

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    done or shown openly, not hidden

  • heinous

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    extremely evil and shocking

  • corroborate

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    to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

  • copped

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

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  • abrasive

    Word

    rough and likely to damage or wear something by rubbing

  • outcry

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    a strong public expression of anger or disapproval

  • inhaler

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    a device that lets you breathe medicine into your lungs

  • resourceful

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    good at finding quick and clever ways to solve problems

  • christen

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    to give someone a Christian name in a baptism ceremony

  • perjury

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    the crime of lying under oath in court

  • subpoena

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    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • compliant

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    willing to obey rules or accept what other people want

  • bailiff

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    an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers

  • hearsay

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    information that you heard from other people, not from direct knowledge or proof

  • suffocating

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    making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • dissect

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    to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • suffocate

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    to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air

  • complicity

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    involvement in a crime or other wrongdoing, especially by helping someone else do it

  • evener

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

  • cuddle

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    to hold someone or something close in your arms in a loving way

  • retainer

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    a fee paid in advance to keep someone's services available

  • fawn

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    to try to get someone’s approval by praising them too much

  • microscopic

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    extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

  • decorator

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    a person whose job is to design and decorate the inside of buildings

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • plausible

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    seeming reasonable or likely to be true

  • compel

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    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • whim

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    a sudden wish to do something, often without planning it

  • pathology

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    the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

  • springing

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    moving with quick, light jumps

  • donut

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    a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

  • stripping

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    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • spoonful

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    the amount that a spoon can hold

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • congratulation

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    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • devour

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    to eat something very quickly and eagerly

  • cranky

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    bad-tempered, easily annoyed, or in a bad mood

  • caretaker

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    a person who looks after a building or property

  • potting

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    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • realist

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    someone who sees things in a practical, realistic way

  • laced

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    fastened with laces

  • extortion

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    the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • giggle

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    to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

  • freshen

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    to make something cleaner, cooler, or more pleasant

  • blackmailing

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    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • scarring

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    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • proxy

    Word

    the authority to act or vote for someone else

  • head on

    Phrase

    directly, without turning or avoiding anything

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • probable cause

    Phrase

    legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • pulmonary

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    relating to the lungs

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • rapped

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    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • manslaughter

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    the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

  • closeness

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    the state of being physically near someone or something

  • commute

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    to travel regularly between home and work

  • flight risk

    Phrase

    a person who is likely to run away before a trial or punishment

  • digestive

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    relating to digestion

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • private eye

    Phrase

    a private detective

  • pleading

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    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • scenic route

    Phrase

    a longer route taken instead of the shortest one, often because it is more pleasant or interesting

  • eel

    Word

    a long, thin fish that looks like a snake

  • make history

    Phrase

    to do something that will be remembered for a long time

  • palette

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    a flat board that an artist uses to hold and mix paint

  • excite

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    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • discretion

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    careful behavior or speech that avoids offending people or revealing private information

  • prolong

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    to make something last longer

  • compulsory

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    required by a law, rule, or system; not optional

  • indictment

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    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • same exact

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that two things are exactly the same

  • sane

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    mentally healthy and able to think clearly

  • gorge

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    a deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often with a river running through it

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