estrange
Wordto make people less close or friendly
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S5E3: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 3CrimeDramaMystery
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emasculate
Wordto make someone or something weaker or less effective
medicate
Wordto give someone medicine, or to treat a condition with medicine
seductively
Wordin a way that is meant to attract someone sexually
loiter
Wordto stand or wait somewhere without a clear reason or purpose
castrate
Wordto remove the testicles of a male animal or person
suckle
Wordto feed a baby or young animal with milk from the breast or udder
worser
Wordan old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
gavel
Worda small hammer used by a judge or auctioneer to get attention or signal a decision
inadmissible
Wordnot allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation
regress
Wordto return to an earlier or less developed state
obligate
Wordto make someone legally or morally required to do something
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facilitation
Wordthe act of making a process or discussion easier
entrench
Wordto make an idea, habit, or belief so fixed that it is hard to change
bashful
Wordshy and uncomfortable in social situations
meld
Wordto blend or combine smoothly
transference
Wordthe act or process of moving something from one place, person, or thing to another
despondent
Wordvery sad and without hope
agitate
Wordto make someone feel worried or upset
leavings
Wordthings that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
incriminate
Wordto make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
fining
Wordthe act of making someone pay a fine
hounding
Wordto keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them
thumbed
Wordpast tense and past participle of thumb through
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devastate
Wordto destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely
homicidal
Wordwanting to kill someone or related to killing a person
madhouse
Worda place or situation with extreme confusion and noise
competency
Wordthe ability to do something well
retrograde
Wordmoving or directed backward
persecute
Wordto treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially because of their beliefs or identity
fugue
Worda piece of music in which a main theme is repeated and developed by different voices or instruments
consensual
Worddone with the agreement of everyone involved
impotent
Wordunable to act or help effectively; powerless
heinous
Wordextremely evil and shocking
malpractice
Wordbad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor
abler
Wordmore able or skilled than someone or something else
flounder
Worda flat sea fish with a wide, flat body
lowly
Wordnot important or powerful; low in rank or status
resourceful
Wordgood at finding quick and clever ways to solve problems
crowbar
Worda heavy metal bar used for forcing things open or moving heavy objects
subpoena
Wordan official order to appear in court or give evidence
squeal
Wordto make a long, high-pitched cry or noise
corrective
Wordintended to correct a problem or improve something
rambling
Wordlong and not clearly organized, especially in speech or writing
wholesome
Wordgood for your health and well-being
delusional
Wordhaving false beliefs that are not based in reality
stabling
Wordthe act of keeping horses in stables
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
vendetta
Worda long-running bitter feud or revenge between people or families
munch
Wordto eat something in a noisy or casual way
illustrious
Wordfamous and admired for great achievements
narcotic
Worda drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief
smother
Wordto stop someone from breathing by covering their nose and mouth
groan
Wordto make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness
psychics
Wordpeople who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future
obsess
Wordto fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else
microscopic
Wordextremely small; too small to see without a microscope
genitals
Wordthe external sex organs
manhood
Wordthe state of being an adult man
fanatic
Worda person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, especially a sport, hobby, or cause
stripping
Wordthe act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes
law review
Phrasea journal about law, usually published by a law school
fugue state
Phrasea temporary mental state in which a person loses memory of who they are and may travel or act without awareness
looney tunes
Phrasecrazy or foolish, in a humorous way
amnesia
Worda condition in which a person loses some or all memory
discredit
Wordto damage someone’s or something’s reputation
simulate
Wordto copy the way something looks, sounds, or behaves
expert witness
Phrasea person who gives expert evidence in a court case
phone sex
Phrasesexual conversation over the phone
material witness
Phrasea person whose testimony is important in a legal case and who may be kept available for court
track marks
Phrasemarks or scars on the skin caused by repeated drug injections
psychiatry
Wordthe branch of medicine that deals with mental illness and emotional disorders
erratic
Wordchanging suddenly and unpredictably
lash
Wordto hit or move something with a quick, sharp motion
transcription
Wordthe act of writing down spoken words, music, or sounds in written form
probable cause
Phraselegal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action
fives
Worda game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
case out
Phraseto secretly look at a place to plan a crime
shotted
Wordpast tense and past participle of shoot
bounding
Wordmoving quickly with light, springy steps
meow
Wordthe sound a cat makes
complicate
Wordto make something more difficult or harder to understand
caption
Worda short text that explains a picture or photo
rapped
Wordto hit a surface with short, quick knocks
suicidal
Wordhaving thoughts of killing yourself
spruce
Worda type of evergreen tree with short needles and a pointed shape
public record
Phraseofficial information or documents that anyone can access
rendering
Worda way of showing or presenting something, especially in art, film, or speech
remorse
Worda strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did
intercourse
Wordcommunication or social dealings between people or groups
screwing
Wordthe act of fastening something with a screw
cut off
Phraseseparated from the rest by cutting
search warrant
Phrasean official court order that allows police to search a place
house call
Phrasea visit by a doctor to a patient at home
fruiting
Wordproducing fruit
howl
Wordto make a long, loud, sad cry
soaking
Wordcompletely wet
that's a good one
Phraseused to say that something is not believable
creature of habit
Phrasea person who likes routine and prefers things to stay the same
on the radar
Phraselikely to happen soon or attract attention