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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S15E10: English vocabulary

Season 15, Episode 10CrimeDramaMystery

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  • forewoman

    Word

    a woman who leads a group of workers, especially in a factory or on a construction site

  • pleasantry

    Word

    a polite remark, often made in a light or friendly way

  • bedpost

    Word

    a vertical post at the end of a bed

  • tamp

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    to press something down firmly so it becomes tightly packed

  • writhe

    Word

    to twist or squirm because of pain, fear, or discomfort

  • prescient

    Word

    able to predict or seem to predict what will happen in the future

  • lunged

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    to make a sudden forward movement, usually to attack or grab something

  • incapacitate

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    to make someone unable to function normally

  • prejudicial

    Word

    causing harm or making something worse

  • accrue

    Word

    to increase or build up over time

  • recur

    Word

    to happen again, especially regularly

  • goad

    Word

    to annoy or pressure someone into doing something

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  • mistrial

    Word

    a trial that is ended and declared invalid because of a serious legal error

  • objectionable

    Word

    causing disapproval because it is offensive, unpleasant, or not acceptable

  • singularly

    Word

    in a way that is especially noticeable or unusual

  • welcomer

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

  • concoct

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    to make something by mixing different ingredients

  • purview

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    the range of things that someone is responsible for or allowed to deal with

  • flirtation

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    a small amount of flirting or playful romantic interest

  • capitulation

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    the act of giving up and accepting defeat

  • entitle

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    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • kneecap

    Word

    the bone at the front of the knee

  • contaminate

    Word

    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

  • sodomy

    Word

    anal sex

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  • consensual

    Word

    done with the agreement of everyone involved

  • auditory

    Word

    related to hearing or the sense of hearing

  • pertain

    Word

    to relate to or be connected with something

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • immersion

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    complete involvement in an activity or experience

  • conspire

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    to secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful

  • ballistics

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

  • handcuff

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    to put handcuffs on someone

  • tempering

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    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • conclusive

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    so strong or clear that it settles a question or ends doubt

  • coax

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    to gently and persistently persuade someone to do something

  • precede

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    to happen or come before something else in time, order, or position

  • misinterpret

    Word

    to understand or explain something in the wrong way

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • remand

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

  • hearsay

    Word

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

  • realistically

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    in a sensible way that is based on what is actually possible

  • subdued

    Word

    quiet, soft, or less strong than usual

  • arouse

    Word

    to cause a feeling, reaction, or interest to start or increase

  • interrogate

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

  • demeanor

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    the way someone looks or behaves to other people

  • evener

    Word

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

  • vendetta

    Word

    a long-running bitter feud or revenge between people or families

  • spleen

    Word

    an organ in the body that helps clean the blood and fight infection

  • obsess

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    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • subdue

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    to bring something under control, especially by force or effort

  • adequately

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    in a way that is enough or acceptable

  • courtship

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    the period when two people are getting to know each other before marriage or a long-term relationship

  • deviate

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    to move away from a usual course, rule, or pattern

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • ruptured

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    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • confine

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    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • long hour

    Phrase

    the late hours of the night

  • penetration

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    the act of getting into something or going through it

  • recessed

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    set back into a surface so it does not stick out

  • frenzy

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    a state of wild, uncontrolled excitement or activity

  • taunt

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    to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

  • pervert

    Word

    to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • sexual act

    Phrase

    a sexual action or activity

  • scream for

    Phrase

    to strongly suggest that something is needed or appropriate

  • juror

    Word

    a person who serves on a jury

  • competence

    Word

    the ability to do a job or task well

  • reasonable doubt

    Phrase

    the level of doubt needed to avoid a guilty verdict

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tread carefully

    Phrase

    to act very carefully in a difficult or sensitive situation

  • dead on arrival

    Phrase

    So bad or unsuccessful that it is likely to fail from the start

  • step down

    Phrase

    to resign from an important job or public position

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • 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

  • told you so

    Phrase

    a remark that shows you were right after someone else was wrong

  • nicking

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    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • allocation

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    the act of giving something to a person, group, or purpose

  • whipping

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    the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

  • rampage

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    a period of violent, uncontrolled behavior

  • characterize

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    to describe the main qualities of someone or something

  • pleading

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

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • seduce

    Word

    to persuade someone to have sex with you or do something they might not otherwise do

  • tread

    Word

    to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

  • key on

    Phrase

    to tell someone important information so they know what is happening

  • doctor's orders

    Phrase

    used to say that something is being done because a doctor said it should be done

  • loss of face

    Phrase

    a loss of respect or dignity in front of other people

  • spar

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    to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

  • excite

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    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • wrench

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    a tool used for gripping and turning nuts, bolts, or pipes

  • recapture

    Word

    to get something back, especially by force or effort

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