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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S3E16: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 16CrimeDramaMystery

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  • underpay

    Word

    to pay someone less than they should be paid

  • fraternize

    Word

    to socialize with people you should not be friendly with, especially because of rules or politics

  • mousy

    Word

    shy, quiet, and a little awkward

  • nubile

    Word

    sexually attractive and physically mature, especially used about a young woman

  • soiree

    Word

    a small evening social gathering

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • pander

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    to try to please people in order to gain support, often in a dishonest way

  • mangle

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    to badly damage something by tearing, crushing, or cutting it

  • gonorrhea

    Word

    a sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria

  • pubescent

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    relating to the period when a child is becoming an adult

  • promiscuity

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    the state of having many casual sexual partners

  • pimping

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    the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work

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  • obliging

    Word

    willing and quick to help other people

  • agitate

    Word

    to make someone feel worried or upset

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • snot

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    thick mucus from the nose

  • fabricate

    Word

    to invent false information or a story

  • abundantly

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    in large amounts; very plentifully

  • consensual

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    done with the agreement of everyone involved

  • caroling

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    singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house

  • heinous

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    extremely evil and shocking

  • epitome

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    a perfect example of a particular quality or type

  • corroborate

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    to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

  • absentee

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    a person who is expected to be somewhere but is not there

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  • ensue

    Word

    to happen afterward, especially as a result of something else

  • observant

    Word

    good at noticing small details

  • circumvent

    Word

    to find a way around a rule, problem, or obstacle

  • pining

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    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • subpoena

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    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • pelvic

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    relating to the pelvis or the area around it

  • eunuch

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    a man who has been castrated, especially one who served in a royal court or guarded women’s quarters in the past

  • penchant

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    a strong liking for something, or a tendency to do something often

  • squeal

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    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • samaritan

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    a very helpful or kind person, especially one who helps a stranger

  • vaginal

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    relating to the vagina

  • professorship

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    the job or position of a professor

  • jacketed

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    covered with a protective outer layer

  • pimple

    Word

    a small red swelling on the skin, often caused by acne

  • solicit

    Word

    to ask for money, help, or information in a formal way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • munch

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    to eat something in a noisy or casual way

  • resilience

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    the ability to recover quickly after problems or hardship

  • inflammatory

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    likely to make people angry or cause trouble

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • corny

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    predictable and not funny, especially because it is too obvious

  • forgery

    Word

    the crime of making a fake copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art

  • weeding

    Word

    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • grader

    Word

    a person or machine that checks, marks, or scores work

  • statutory

    Word

    required or allowed by law

  • pimp

    Word

    a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

  • cover up

    Phrase

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

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • sex party

    Phrase

    a party where people meet for sexual activity

  • probable cause

    Phrase

    legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • in the act

    Phrase

    while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

  • abandonment

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    the act of leaving someone or something behind

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • disciplinary

    Word

    relating to rules, discipline, or punishment for breaking rules

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • play on

    Phrase

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

  • Fallopian tube

    Phrase

    either of the two tubes that carry an egg from an ovary to the uterus

  • intimidate

    Word

    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • pay the bills

    Phrase

    to earn enough money to cover your basic living expenses

  • have it both ways

    Phrase

    to try to get two things that cannot be combined

  • maturing

    Word

    becoming more mature and fully developed

  • discretion

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    careful behavior or speech that avoids offending people or revealing private information

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • true that

    Phrase

    used to strongly agree with someone

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • scared to death

    Phrase

    very frightened

  • applaud

    Word

    to show approval by clapping

  • arming

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    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • sniff

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    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • brew

    Word

    to make beer, tea, or coffee by soaking or boiling ingredients in water

  • too right

    Phrase

    Used to show strong agreement or approval

  • peer pressure

    Phrase

    pressure from friends or people your own age to do something

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • bear in mind

    Phrase

    to remember or consider something

  • ecstasy

    Word

    a feeling of extreme happiness or excitement

  • itch

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    to feel an uncomfortable sensation on your skin that makes you want to scratch

  • abdominal

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    relating to the abdomen or stomach area

  • questionable

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    likely to cause doubt, concern, or suspicion

  • can of worms

    Phrase

    a difficult situation that is likely to lead to more problems

  • unprotected sex

    Phrase

    sex without using protection against pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections

  • alcohol abuse

    Phrase

    the harmful or excessive use of alcohol

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • felony

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    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • fool around

    Phrase

    to behave in a silly or playful way, especially when you should be serious

  • hump

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    a rounded lump or raised part on the back of a camel or some other animals

  • hacker

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    a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

  • oral

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    relating to the mouth or to speaking

  • parental

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    relating to a parent or parents

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • snoop around

    Phrase

    to look around secretly, especially to find out private information

  • prostitute

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    a person who has sex for money

  • evidently

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    used to say that something seems true or has become clear from the facts

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