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Law & Order S7E8: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 8CrimeDrama

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  • suborn

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    to persuade someone to do something illegal or dishonest, often by paying them

  • mispronounce

    Word

    to say a word or name wrongly

  • ignominious

    Word

    bringing shame or public disgrace

  • unabridged

    Word

    not shortened; complete

  • arraign

    Word

    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • masseur

    Word

    a man who gives professional massages

  • ramification

    Word

    a result or effect of an action, especially one that is complicated or unwanted

  • gavel

    Word

    a small hammer used by a judge or auctioneer to get attention or signal a decision

  • pariah

    Word

    a person who is rejected by other people or by society

  • embroil

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    to involve someone deeply in a conflict or difficult situation

  • forthright

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    direct and honest, even when the truth may be uncomfortable

  • scoff

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    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

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  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • overrule

    Word

    to use your authority to change or reject a decision

  • mistrial

    Word

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

  • recant

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    to formally say that you no longer believe or support something you said before

  • admissible

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    allowed to be used, especially as evidence in court

  • leavings

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

  • tipper

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    a person who gives a tip, especially in a restaurant

  • vindictive

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    showing a desire to get back at someone for a wrong or insult

  • combustible

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    able to catch fire and burn easily

  • elope

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    to run away secretly to get married, often without telling your family

  • supplant

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    to replace something or someone, especially by taking over their role or use

  • disown

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    to say that you no longer accept someone as part of your family or group

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  • transcendental

    Word

    relating to ideas or experiences beyond ordinary human understanding

  • continuance

    Word

    the fact of continuing to exist or happen

  • millionth

    Word

    being number one million in a sequence

  • eminence

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    great fame or high rank

  • parishioner

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    a person who belongs to a parish, especially one who attends its church

  • corroborate

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    to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

  • 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

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • perjury

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    the crime of lying under oath in court

  • preposterous

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    so silly or unreasonable that it is hard to believe

  • subpoena

    Word

    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • equate

    Word

    to say that two things are the same or very similar

  • taint

    Word

    to spoil something by adding a harmful or unwanted substance or influence

  • dishing

    Word

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • implicate

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

  • 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

  • sloth

    Word

    a slow-moving tropical American animal that hangs from trees

  • armory

    Word

    a room or building where weapons are kept

  • affidavit

    Word

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

  • entice

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    to attract or tempt someone by making something seem appealing

  • adjourn

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

  • severance

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    the ending of a job or other relationship, often with money paid to the person leaving

  • withhold

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    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

  • indict

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    to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

  • smeared

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    covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

  • clergyman

    Word

    a male member of the clergy, such as a priest or minister

  • ordain

    Word

    to make someone a priest or minister in a religious ceremony

  • episcopal

    Word

    relating to a bishop or to bishops

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • envious

    Word

    feeling unhappy because someone has something you want

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • confine

    Word

    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • have more money than God

    Phrase

    to be extremely rich

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • smear campaign

    Phrase

    an organized effort to damage someone's reputation with false or misleading claims

  • divinity

    Word

    the quality of being divine or godlike

  • home secretary

    Phrase

    the British government minister responsible for internal affairs and the police

  • speculate

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    to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • showroom

    Word

    a room where products are shown to customers before they buy them

  • civil suit

    Phrase

    a lawsuit in a civil court

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • head on

    Phrase

    directly, without turning or avoiding anything

  • reasonable doubt

    Phrase

    the level of doubt needed to avoid a guilty verdict

  • fives

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

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • deduction

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    the act of taking an amount away from a total, especially for tax or pay

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • sick joke

    Phrase

    a joke that is cruel, offensive, or in bad taste

  • go down in flames

    Phrase

    to fail completely, often in a dramatic way

  • jackass

    Word

    a male donkey

  • step down

    Phrase

    to resign from an important job or public position

  • reluctance

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    unwillingness to do something

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • burglary

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    the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

  • smear

    Word

    a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • run around with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or a group, often with disapproval

  • mow

    Word

    to cut grass or crops with a machine or a scythe

  • tolerant

    Word

    willing to accept people or ideas that are different from your own

  • precaution

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    something you do to prevent harm or trouble

  • litigation

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    the process of taking a legal case to court

  • pleading

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

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • money makes the world go around

    Phrase

    money is very important in how life and society work

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • in the here and now

    Phrase

    in the present moment, rather than in theory or in the future

  • screwing

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    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • scheming

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    making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

  • pooling

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    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

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