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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S5E15: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 15CrimeDramaMystery

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  • retch

    Word

    to make the sound and movement of vomiting, without necessarily bringing anything up

  • sniffle

    Word

    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

  • blare

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • trig

    Word

    trigonometry

  • misplace

    Word

    to put something in the wrong place and then be unable to find it

  • impregnate

    Word

    to make a woman or female animal pregnant

  • forefinger

    Word

    the finger next to the thumb

  • communicative

    Word

    willing to talk and share information

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • contaminate

    Word

    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

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  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • ballistics

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • ludicrous

    Word

    so silly or unreasonable that it seems ridiculous

  • inkling

    Word

    a slight idea or suspicion about something

  • incest

    Word

    sexual relations between people who are closely related

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • temps

    Word

    short for a temporary worker

  • surveying

    Word

    the work of measuring land and recording its features, often for a map or building plan

  • hearsay

    Word

    information that you heard from other people, not from direct knowledge or proof

  • rejoice

    Word

    to feel or show great joy

  • evener

    Word

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

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  • inhale

    Word

    to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

  • munch

    Word

    to eat something in a noisy or casual way

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • civilize

    Word

    to make people or a place more civilized and polite

  • hemorrhage

    Word

    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • snob

    Word

    a person who thinks they are better than other people because of their social class, money, or taste

  • genital

    Word

    relating to the external sex organs

  • statutory

    Word

    required or allowed by law

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • cover up

    Phrase

    to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • cerebral hemorrhage

    Phrase

    bleeding inside the brain

  • dump on

    Phrase

    to complain to someone about your problems for a long time

  • growl

    Word

    to make a low, rough sound, especially in anger or warning

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • gracious

    Word

    kind, polite, and pleasant to people

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • caption

    Word

    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • cerebral

    Word

    relating to the brain or to thinking and intelligence

  • rehearse

    Word

    to practice a play, speech, or performance before presenting it

  • let on

    Phrase

    to hint at or reveal something indirectly, often a secret or embarrassing fact

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • buy in

    Phrase

    to start supporting an idea, plan, or project

  • howl

    Word

    to make a long, loud, sad cry

  • lucky break

    Phrase

    a lucky event or opportunity that helps someone succeed

  • 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

  • logos

    Word

    a symbol or design used to identify a company, product, or organization

  • indictment

    Word

    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • fetus

    Word

    an unborn baby in the later stages of development

  • just like that

    Phrase

    suddenly and without warning

  • gun it

    Phrase

    to drive a vehicle very fast, especially by pressing the accelerator hard

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • sneak around

    Phrase

    to move or act secretly so other people do not notice what you are doing

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • go together

    Phrase

    to be in a romantic relationship with each other

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • narrow down

    Phrase

    to reduce the number of possibilities so something becomes more specific

  • tape off

    Phrase

    to mark an area so people cannot enter it, usually with tape

  • bash in

    Phrase

    to damage something badly by hitting it hard

  • bloody up

    Phrase

    to make something covered in blood

  • grunt

    Word

    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • cafeteria

    Word

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

  • 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

  • moan

    Word

    to make a long, low sound because of pain, sadness, or pleasure

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • live for

    Phrase

    to care about something so much that it gives you energy or purpose

  • toddler

    Word

    a very young child, usually one who has just started walking

  • reconstruct

    Word

    to build or make something again after it has been damaged or destroyed

  • get past

    Phrase

    to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

  • chatter

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • choir boy

    Phrase

    a boy or young man who sings in a choir

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • forge

    Word

    make something false or copied in order to trick people

  • sneaking

    Word

    done in a quiet, secret way

  • dedicate

    Word

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

  • id

    Word

    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • notify

    Word

    to tell someone officially or formally about something

  • logging

    Word

    the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • vicious

    Word

    very cruel or violent

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