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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S1E10: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 10CrimeDramaMystery

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  • loiterer

    Word

    a person who stays in a place without an obvious reason, often causing concern or annoyance

  • riveter

    Word

    a worker who joins metal pieces with rivets

  • toweling

    Word

    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • ejaculate

    Word

    to say something suddenly and forcefully

  • arraignment

    Word

    a court hearing where a person is formally told the criminal charge against them and asked to respond

  • turnstile

    Word

    a gate with rotating bars that lets one person through at a time

  • astrological

    Word

    relating to astrology

  • smelt

    Word

    a small silvery fish that lives in both fresh and salt water

  • smelting

    Word

    the process of extracting metal from ore by heating it

  • canvass

    Word

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

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  • locksmith

    Word

    a person who makes, repairs, or opens locks and keys

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • nightgown

    Word

    a loose piece of clothing worn for sleeping

  • fiend

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    a very bad or cruel person

  • heinous

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    extremely evil and shocking

  • pubic

    Word

    relating to the area around the pubic bone or genitals

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • swab

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    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

  • charmer

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    a person who is very charming and good at making people like them

  • vaginal

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    relating to the vagina

  • trespass

    Word

    to enter land or property without permission

  • combing

    Word

    the act of combing hair

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  • seminal

    Word

    important and strongly influencing later work or events

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • tangle

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    to twist or become twisted into a messy mass

  • munch

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    to eat something in a noisy or casual way

  • retainer

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    a fee paid in advance to keep someone's services available

  • voucher

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

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • compel

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    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • jerking

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    making quick, sharp movements

  • relentless

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    continuing without stopping or weakening

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • leafy

    Word

    covered with leaves or having many leaves

  • semen

    Word

    the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

  • mellow

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    pleasantly soft, smooth, and not harsh

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • penetrating

    Word

    clear and strong, and hard to ignore

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • peep

    Word

    a short, high sound, especially from a bird or baby

  • fives

    Word

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

  • dresser

    Word

    a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes or other items

  • mos

    Word

    a member of a Muslim people inhabiting the southern Philippines and Borneo and some islands in the southwestern Pacific

  • fall in

    Phrase

    to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

  • unconditional

    Word

    not limited or controlled by conditions

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • intersect

    Word

    to meet or cross at a point

  • public record

    Phrase

    official information or documents that anyone can access

  • curling

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    a game played on ice in which players slide heavy stones toward a target

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • pleading

    Word

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

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • saliva

    Word

    the liquid in your mouth that helps you chew and swallow food

  • tread

    Word

    to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

  • pooling

    Word

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

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • persuasion

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    the act of convincing someone to do or believe something

  • recreate

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    make something again, especially in a new or different way

  • whack

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    to hit something with a quick, hard blow

  • stroll

    Word

    a short, relaxed walk

  • sit through

    Phrase

    to stay through something unpleasant until it ends

  • holding cell

    Phrase

    a room where police or court staff keep someone for a short time before they are moved or released

  • fantasy world

    Phrase

    an imaginary world or situation that is not real

  • moving violation

    Phrase

    a traffic offense committed while a vehicle is moving

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • fingerprint

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    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • disposable

    Word

    made to be used once or for a short time, then thrown away

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • eyewitness

    Word

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

  • mellow out

    Phrase

    to become more relaxed and less tense

  • cafeteria

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    a place where people choose food from a counter and pay before eating

  • felony

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    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

  • oral

    Word

    relating to the mouth or to speaking

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • under the covers

    Phrase

    in bed, hidden under the blankets

  • pant

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

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • match up

    Phrase

    to be the same as something else or agree with it

  • penetrate

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    to go into or through something, often with force or difficulty

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • chances are

    Phrase

    it is likely that something will happen or be true

  • interrogation

    Word

    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • forwarding address

    Phrase

    the address where someone wants their mail sent after moving

  • collared

    Word

    having a collar

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • narrowing

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    the process of becoming narrower

  • forensic

    Word

    relating to the scientific study used in solving crimes

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • id

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    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • flex

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    to bend or tighten a muscle

  • pawn

    Word

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

  • day or night

    Phrase

    at any time, without stopping, both day and night

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • vicious

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    very cruel or violent

  • limp

    Word

    to walk with difficulty because of an injury or pain

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