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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S15E13: English vocabulary

Season 15, Episode 13CrimeDramaMystery

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  • inconsolable

    Word

    too upset or sad to be comforted

  • truant

    Word

    a student who stays away from school without permission

  • inadmissible

    Word

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

  • protege

    Word

    a person who is guided and supported by someone older or more experienced

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • forfeiture

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    the loss of something as a punishment or because a rule was broken

  • scalping

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    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • fining

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    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • ransack

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    to search a place or container quickly and in a messy way

  • shakedown

    Word

    a thorough search or inspection

  • alimony

    Word

    money that one ex-spouse pays to the other after a divorce

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  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • brazen

    Word

    bold in a way that shows no shame or fear

  • ballistics

    Word

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

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • reprisal

    Word

    an act of revenge or punishment in response to an attack or injury

  • gravestone

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    a stone marker placed on a grave to remember the person buried there

  • stitching

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    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • evener

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

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • slander

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    the crime of saying false things about someone that damage their reputation

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • executioner

    Word

    a person whose job is to carry out a death sentence

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  • physiological

    Word

    relating to how the body and its parts work

  • orgasm

    Word

    the moment when sexual pleasure reaches its strongest point

  • weeding

    Word

    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • confer

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    to give someone a title, honor, right, or benefit

  • involuntary

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    done without conscious control

  • congratulation

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

  • wrongdoing

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    an illegal or morally wrong act

  • ribbed

    Word

    having raised ridges or lines

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • parole officer

    Phrase

    a person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole

  • brag

    Word

    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • fives

    Word

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

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • double cross

    Phrase

    to betray someone who trusts you, often by tricking them

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • retaliation

    Word

    harm done in return for harm received; revenge

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • os

    Word

    a hard part inside the body of a person or animal

  • scalp

    Word

    the skin on the top of your head

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • affiliation

    Word

    the fact of being connected with a group, organization, or cause

  • initiation

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    the act of officially admitting someone into a group, often with a ritual

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • pharmacist

    Word

    a person who is trained to prepare and give out medicines

  • big mouth

    Phrase

    a person who talks too much, especially by saying things that should be kept private

  • go free

    Phrase

    to be released from prison or another place of confinement

  • scared to death

    Phrase

    very frightened

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hands up

    Phrase

    a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • sneak around

    Phrase

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

  • push in

    Phrase

    to move into a line or queue in a rude way

  • kid around

    Phrase

    to joke or behave playfully

  • rat out

    Phrase

    to tell the police or other authorities about someone’s wrongdoing

  • credit report

    Phrase

    an official record of a person's borrowing and payment history

  • cam

    Word

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

  • rip off

    Phrase

    to steal something from someone

  • pint

    Word

    a unit for measuring liquid, equal to half a quart

  • thug

    Word

    a violent criminal or troublemaker

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • bash in

    Phrase

    to damage something badly by hitting it hard

  • caffeine

    Word

    a substance in coffee, tea, and some other plants that makes you feel more awake

  • reflex

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    a quick automatic reaction to something, without thinking

  • felony

    Word

    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

  • 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

  • turn on

    Phrase

    to depend on something; to be decided by something

  • armed robbery

    Phrase

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

  • tickle

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    to touch someone lightly in a way that makes them laugh

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • drop in

    Phrase

    to visit someone briefly and informally

  • rebellious

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    showing a strong desire to resist authority or rules

  • cut out

    Phrase

    cut out of a piece of material or paper

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • break up

    Phrase

    to make a group of people separate and go away

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • aspirin

    Word

    a common medicine used to reduce pain, fever, and swelling

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • sneaking

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    done in a quiet, secret way

  • dedicate

    Word

    to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

  • accessory

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    something added to make an outfit look better or work better

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • id

    Word

    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • parole

    Word

    temporary release of a prisoner before the end of a sentence, with conditions

  • pawn

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    the smallest chess piece, which can move forward and capture diagonally

  • wiring

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    the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

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