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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S26E18: English vocabulary

Season 26, Episode 18CrimeDramaMystery

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  • utterer

    Word

    a person who says or speaks something

  • jigging

    Word

    move with quick, jerky up-and-down movements

  • sidetrack

    Word

    to distract someone from an important topic or task

  • disfigurement

    Word

    the state of being badly damaged or made ugly, especially on a person's face or body

  • truancy

    Word

    the act of staying away from school without permission

  • acquit

    Word

    to say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime

  • brownstone

    Word

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

  • sodomy

    Word

    anal sex

  • poling

    Word

    the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • copped

    Word

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

  • jig

    Word

    a lively dance with quick, springy steps

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • welder

    Word

    a person whose job is to join pieces of metal together

  • curried

    Word

    flavored with curry

  • evener

    Word

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

  • acquittal

    Word

    a legal decision that someone is not guilty

  • assailant

    Word

    a person who attacks someone physically

  • lapsed

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    no longer valid because it has expired or was not renewed

  • lapse

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    a small mistake or failure in concentration, memory, or judgment

  • inconsistency

    Word

    a lack of consistency or agreement

  • geez

    Word

    used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

  • grinder

    Word

    a machine or tool used for grinding or crushing things into smaller pieces

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

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  • girl crazy

    Phrase

    very interested in girls in a romantic or sexual way

  • horrific

    Word

    extremely shocking, violent, or upsetting

  • statistically

    Word

    using statistics or based on statistical data

  • forthcoming

    Word

    likely to happen soon or already planned

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • parole officer

    Phrase

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

  • carve up

    Phrase

    to divide land, money, power, or other things among people, often in a rough or unfair way

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • probable cause

    Phrase

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

  • stabilize

    Word

    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • fives

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

  • back into

    Phrase

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

  • operational

    Word

    working properly and ready to use

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • hit with

    Phrase

    to tell someone something surprising or unpleasant, especially suddenly

  • black tie

    Phrase

    a dress code that means formal evening wear

  • sketchy

    Word

    looking or sounding a little suspicious or not fully trustworthy

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • drinker

    Word

    a person who drinks alcohol, especially a lot of it

  • hurdle

    Word

    a problem or difficulty that makes progress harder

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • walk out of

    Phrase

    to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

  • no go

    Phrase

    something that is not possible or not acceptable

  • go free

    Phrase

    to be released from prison or another place of confinement

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • follow up

    Phrase

    to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

  • weld

    Word

    to join pieces of metal by heating and pressing them together

  • questionable

    Word

    likely to cause doubt, concern, or suspicion

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • cam

    Word

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

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • falling out

    Phrase

    a quarrel that ends a friendship or makes a relationship worse

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • go on by

    Phrase

    to continue with your normal activities and not let something distract you

  • felony

    Word

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

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • hand off

    Phrase

    to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • pull through

    Phrase

    to survive a serious illness or a very difficult situation

  • carve

    Word

    to cut or shape something with a knife or tool

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • disclose

    Word

    to make secret or new information known

  • injure

    Word

    to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

  • violate

    Word

    to break a rule, law, or agreement

  • carving

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    the act of cutting or shaping something into a design or form

  • ducking

    Word

    to lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • transcript

    Word

    a written copy of spoken, recorded, or printed material

  • early on

    Phrase

    at an early stage; before much time has passed

  • dedicate

    Word

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

  • downhill

    Word

    toward the bottom of a hill or slope

  • 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

  • day job

    Phrase

    someone's main paid job, especially one they do to support themselves

  • file in

    Phrase

    to walk or move into a place in a single line, one after another

  • logging

    Word

    the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • vicious

    Word

    very cruel or violent

  • probable

    Word

    likely to happen or be true, but not certain

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • vendor

    Word

    a person or company that sells goods or services

  • footprint

    Word

    a mark left by a foot on a surface

  • fall off

    Phrase

    to come loose and drop from something

  • footage

    Word

    recorded video material of an event or place

  • dismissal

    Word

    the act of sending someone away or removing them from a job, school, or place

  • caller

    Word

    a person who makes a phone call

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