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Law & Order S10E16: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 16CrimeDrama

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  • slicking

    Word

    making something smooth and glossy

  • expedience

    Word

    the quality of being practical and useful, especially when it may not be ideal or morally right

  • redeemable

    Word

    able to be exchanged for money, goods, or a reward

  • pilfer

    Word

    to steal small or unimportant things, often secretly

  • tidbit

    Word

    a small but interesting piece of information

  • scruple

    Word

    a moral doubt or hesitation about doing something

  • unsettle

    Word

    to make someone feel worried, uneasy, or disturbed

  • foreclose

    Word

    to take away someone's property, especially a house, because they have not paid back a loan

  • draconian

    Word

    very harsh and severe, especially about laws or punishment

  • acquit

    Word

    to say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime

  • gavel

    Word

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

  • rehash

    Word

    to discuss or use old ideas, arguments, or material again without changing them much

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  • scoff

    Word

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

  • overrule

    Word

    to use your authority to change or reject a decision

  • benevolence

    Word

    kind and generous toward other people

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • stammer

    Word

    to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech

  • murmuring

    Word

    a soft, low, continuous sound

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • parlance

    Word

    a way of speaking or using words, especially in a particular group or field

  • skyrocket

    Word

    to increase very quickly

  • afflict

    Word

    to cause pain or suffering to someone or something

  • curtail

    Word

    reduce the size, amount, or extent of something

  • ballistics

    Word

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

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • saber

    Word

    a curved sword with one sharp edge

  • allege

    Word

    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • brokerage

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    the business of arranging deals, especially in finance or real estate

  • subpoena

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    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • evener

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • voucher

    Word

    a paper or digital ticket that gives you a discount or can be exchanged for goods or services

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • chilling

    Word

    making you feel very cold; cold enough to make you shiver

  • lifeless

    Word

    not alive; dead

  • Mutton Jeff

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way of saying someone is deaf or hard of hearing

  • Mutt and Jeff

    Phrase

    deaf

  • throw good money after bad

    Phrase

    to spend more money on something that has already failed, in the hope of fixing the loss

  • on the stocks

    Phrase

    being built or prepared, especially for a ship or project

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • stock option

    Phrase

    the right to buy company shares at a fixed price within a certain period

  • benevolent

    Word

    kind and wanting to help other people

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • investment bank

    Phrase

    a bank that helps companies raise money and handle large financial deals

  • holding company

    Phrase

    a company that owns shares in other companies and controls them

  • two shot

    Phrase

    a film shot that shows two people together

  • tough luck

    Phrase

    a rude way of saying that something unfortunate has happened and cannot be changed

  • fishing expedition

    Phrase

    an investigation done mainly to find hidden or incriminating information

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • lucrative

    Word

    making or likely to make a lot of money

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • boys' club

    Phrase

    a group or organization dominated by men, especially one that excludes women from power or influence

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • slay

    Word

    to kill a person or animal in a violent way

  • collateral

    Word

    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • footing

    Word

    a secure place for your feet when standing or climbing

  • cashier's check

    Phrase

    a check issued by a bank and guaranteed by the bank

  • straight and narrow

    Phrase

    the honest and proper way of living and behaving

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • desperation

    Word

    a feeling of hopelessness, often when you think a situation cannot improve

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • gunpowder

    Word

    a black powder used as an explosive, especially in old guns and fireworks

  • play on

    Phrase

    to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

  • stand over

    Phrase

    to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

  • front man

    Phrase

    the lead singer or main performer in a band or group

  • scheming

    Word

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

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • leave it at that

    Phrase

    to stop discussing something and accept it as it is

  • 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

  • retailer

    Word

    a person or business that sells goods directly to customers

  • rattle

    Word

    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • whack

    Word

    to hit something with a quick, hard blow

  • arson

    Word

    the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

  • go public

    Phrase

    to make something secret known publicly

  • under the impression

    Phrase

    believing that something is true, often when it is not

  • bogus

    Word

    not real, true, or honest; fake

  • allegation

    Word

    a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hype

    Word

    a lot of publicity or excitement about something, often more than it deserves

  • regulator

    Word

    a device that controls the flow or pressure of a liquid or gas

  • funnel

    Word

    a tube that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquid or powder into a small opening

  • obstruction

    Word

    something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • hush

    Word

    to tell someone to be quiet

  • caliber

    Word

    the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

  • insurance fraud

    Phrase

    the crime of lying to an insurance company to get money

  • area code

    Phrase

    the set of digits you dial before a phone number to show which area it is in

  • easy target

    Phrase

    A person or thing that is easy to attack, criticize, or make fun of

  • all told

    Phrase

    including everything; in total

  • criminal lawyer

    Phrase

    a lawyer who specializes in criminal cases

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • deposition

    Word

    a formal statement made under oath, often for use in court

  • avenge

    Word

    to punish someone by doing harm in return for a wrong done to you or someone else

  • bribery

    Word

    the crime of giving or taking money or gifts to influence someone's actions, especially an official's

  • setback

    Word

    a problem that slows or stops progress

  • last words

    Phrase

    the final words someone says before they die

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