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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S20E17: English vocabulary

Season 20, Episode 17CrimeDramaMystery

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  • ragamuffin

    Word

    a child or person who is dirty, untidy, or wearing ragged clothes

  • tacking

    Word

    the act of sailing a boat in a zigzag pattern to move against the wind

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • snuggle

    Word

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

  • squirm

    Word

    to twist and move your body from side to side, especially because you feel nervous or uncomfortable

  • recessive

    Word

    describing a gene or trait that appears only when both copies of a gene are the same

  • scrawny

    Word

    unattractively thin, with little flesh on the body

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • canvass

    Word

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

  • shakedown

    Word

    a thorough search or inspection

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  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • circumstantial

    Word

    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • copped

    Word

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

  • felon

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    a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

  • decompose

    Word

    to break down naturally into simpler substances

  • snooze

    Word

    to sleep lightly for a short time

  • bolting

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    running away suddenly and quickly

  • blanketing

    Word

    covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • implicate

    Word

    to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

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  • affidavit

    Word

    a written statement that you swear is true, used as evidence in court

  • rowan

    Word

    a tree with clusters of small red berries, often called mountain ash

  • validation

    Word

    the act of checking that something is correct, real, or acceptable

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • res

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    a particular kind, class, or group

  • voided

    Word

    made invalid or no longer legally effective

  • null

    Word

    having no legal force; not valid

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • penetration

    Word

    the act of getting into something or going through it

  • old girl

    Phrase

    an affectionate way to address a woman

  • statistically

    Word

    using statistics or based on statistical data

  • your boy

    Phrase

    I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

  • pervert

    Word

    to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • kidnapper

    Word

    a person who kidnaps someone

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • clothe

    Word

    to provide clothes for someone

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • prick

    Word

    to make a small hole or mark in something with a sharp point

  • surrogate

    Word

    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • subconscious

    Word

    happening in the mind without you being aware of it

  • stamping

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    the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

  • relinquish

    Word

    to give up something, especially a right, title, or position

  • public record

    Phrase

    official information or documents that anyone can access

  • pleading

    Word

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

  • maniac

    Word

    a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, often in an excessive way

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • oatmeal

    Word

    ground oats used for making breakfast food

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • dead and buried

    Phrase

    completely finished and not likely to happen again

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • spar

    Word

    to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

  • 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

  • the finger

    Phrase

    an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • make with

    Phrase

    to create or produce something using a particular material or method

  • drive off

    Phrase

    to force someone or something to leave by chasing or pushing them away

  • defense attorney

    Phrase

    a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

  • walk away with

    Phrase

    to win something easily or by a large margin

  • video conference

    Phrase

    a meeting held by video link, with people in different places

  • birth father

    Phrase

    the man who is a child's biological father

  • pissed off

    Phrase

    very angry or annoyed

  • sperm

    Word

    the male sex cell that can fertilize an egg

  • griffin

    Word

    a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle

  • God bless

    Phrase

    A friendly way to say goodbye, often with a warm or religious tone

  • legal system

    Phrase

    the laws, courts, and legal procedures of a country

  • eyewitness

    Word

    a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident

  • bum

    Word

    a person who is lazy and avoids work

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • accomplice

    Word

    a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

  • felony

    Word

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

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • deep down

    Phrase

    in your real thoughts or feelings, even if you do not show them

  • hypothetical

    Word

    based on an imagined situation rather than a real one

  • 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

  • saturn

    Word

    the sixth planet from the sun

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • park in

    Phrase

    to park a vehicle so that another vehicle cannot get out

  • tack

    Word

    a small sharp nail with a flat head, used for fastening things to a surface

  • moron

    Word

    an insulting word for a stupid person

  • curing

    Word

    the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • stand in

    Phrase

    to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

  • maternal

    Word

    relating to a mother or motherhood

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • bolt cutter

    Phrase

    a large hand tool used for cutting thick metal objects like bolts, chains, or wire

  • injure

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

  • yankee

    Word

    a person from the northern US, especially New England

  • aspirin

    Word

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

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