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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S26E3: English vocabulary

Season 26, Episode 3CrimeDramaMystery

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  • unhinge

    Word

    to make someone feel very upset or mentally unstable

  • inconveniently

    Word

    in a way that causes trouble or is not suitable

  • colander

    Word

    a bowl with holes in it, used for draining food

  • victimize

    Word

    to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially by bullying them

  • embezzle

    Word

    to steal money that you were trusted to manage

  • cesspool

    Word

    a pit or tank for collecting liquid waste and sewage

  • buckshot

    Word

    small metal balls used in a shotgun shell

  • appraise

    Word

    to carefully judge the value, quality, or condition of something

  • extradite

    Word

    to send someone back to another country to face trial or punishment there

  • arraign

    Word

    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • appraiser

    Word

    a person who estimates how much something is worth, especially property

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  • clotted

    Word

    thickened into a solid mass or lumps

  • anoint

    Word

    to put oil or holy oil on someone or something as part of a religious ceremony

  • depravity

    Word

    extreme moral wickedness or corruption

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • botch

    Word

    to do something badly or carelessly

  • arraignment

    Word

    a court hearing where a person is formally told the criminal charge against them and asked to respond

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • 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

  • concierge

    Word

    a person in a hotel or large building who helps guests with requests and arrangements

  • kneecap

    Word

    the bone at the front of the knee

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  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • consecutively

    Word

    one after another, without a break

  • gauze

    Word

    a thin medical cloth used for covering wounds or stopping bleeding

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • eavesdrop

    Word

    to secretly listen to other people's private conversation

  • curried

    Word

    flavored with curry

  • subpoena

    Word

    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • pellet

    Word

    a small, round, compressed piece of material

  • remand

    Word

    to send a case back to a lower court for further action

  • combing

    Word

    the act of combing hair

  • townhouse

    Word

    a house that is joined to other houses in a row

  • evener

    Word

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

  • adjourn

    Word

    to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

  • stripper

    Word

    a person who takes off their clothes as entertainment, especially in a club or bar

  • extradition

    Word

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

  • avoidance

    Word

    the act of avoiding someone or something

  • clot

    Word

    a thick mass of blood or another liquid that has become partly solid

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • power of attorney

    Phrase

    the legal right to act for someone else, especially in financial or legal matters

  • long hour

    Phrase

    the late hours of the night

  • fidelity

    Word

    faithfulness and loyalty to a person, group, or belief

  • morgue

    Word

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

  • horrific

    Word

    extremely shocking, violent, or upsetting

  • forthcoming

    Word

    likely to happen soon or already planned

  • murder one

    Phrase

    a charge of murder in the first degree

  • planter

    Word

    a container used for growing plants

  • fives

    Word

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

  • vested

    Word

    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • cam out

    Phrase

    to slip out of the head of a screw while being driven in

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • dresser

    Word

    a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes or other items

  • leverage

    Word

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

  • back into

    Phrase

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

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • air support

    Phrase

    military help from aircraft during a battle or attack

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • tracing

    Word

    the act of following or marking the path or position of something

  • pleading

    Word

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

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • close up

    Phrase

    at a very short distance; with little space between things

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • indictment

    Word

    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • no kidding

    Phrase

    used to show surprise, disbelief, or agreement that something is obvious

  • dishwasher

    Word

    a machine that washes dishes automatically

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • fly into

    Phrase

    to suddenly become very angry or upset

  • push in

    Phrase

    to move into a line or queue in a rude way

  • blood clot

    Phrase

    a solid mass of blood that forms inside a blood vessel

  • skip out

    Phrase

    to leave a place or avoid something, especially without permission or without telling anyone

  • polish off

    Phrase

    finish all of something, especially food or drink

  • martyr

    Word

    a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs

  • cam

    Word

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

  • credible

    Word

    able to be trusted or believed

  • home invasion

    Phrase

    a burglary in which someone breaks into a house while people are inside

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • punch in

    Phrase

    to enter information by pressing keys or buttons

  • cafeteria

    Word

    a place where people choose food from a counter and pay before eating

  • felony

    Word

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

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • armed robbery

    Phrase

    a robbery in which the thief has a weapon or threatens to use one

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • better off

    Phrase

    in a better situation, especially after a change or decision

  • underestimate

    Word

    to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • evidently

    Word

    used to say that something seems true or has become clear from the facts

  • get past

    Phrase

    to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • housekeeper

    Word

    a person employed to clean and take care of a house or hotel

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • serial number

    Phrase

    a number or code used to identify one specific product or device

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