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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S3E7: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 7CrimeDramaMystery

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  • relapsing

    Word

    happening again after a period of improvement

  • bareback

    Word

    on a horse without a saddle

  • truant

    Word

    a student who stays away from school without permission

  • contusion

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    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • frisk

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    to search someone by feeling their clothes and pockets, usually for weapons or illegal items

  • docket

    Word

    a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court

  • copious

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    large in amount or number; plentiful

  • mugger

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    a person who attacks and robs people in public

  • ricochet

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    to bounce off a surface after hitting it

  • agitate

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    to make someone feel worried or upset

  • cystic

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    relating to cysts or having the form of a cyst

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  • solicitation

    Word

    the act of asking people for money, help, or business

  • incriminate

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    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • wanton

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    deliberately cruel, violent, or harmful

  • coerce

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    to force someone to do something by using threats or pressure

  • fining

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    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • canvass

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

  • cirrhosis

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    a serious liver disease that causes scarring and poor liver function

  • sodomy

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    anal sex

  • dexterity

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    skill and control in using your hands or body

  • jumpy

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    nervous and easily startled

  • consensual

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    done with the agreement of everyone involved

  • heinous

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    extremely evil and shocking

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  • proverbial

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    used to describe something that is well known or typical, often in a fixed phrase

  • smudge

    Word

    a dirty mark or smear

  • copped

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    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • ballistics

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

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • obscenity

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    obscene language, behavior, or images

  • pancreatic

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    relating to the pancreas

  • spook

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    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • saddled

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    having a saddle on it

  • allege

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    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • hubby

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    a husband; an affectionate word for your husband

  • perjury

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    the crime of lying under oath in court

  • compulsion

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    a strong urge to do something, especially one that is hard to control

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • remand

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    to send a case back to a lower court for further action

  • evener

    Word

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

  • roulette

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    a casino game in which people bet on where a small ball will stop on a spinning wheel

  • munch

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    to eat something in a noisy or casual way

  • relapse

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    a return of a disease or bad habit after a period of improvement

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • jeopardize

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    to put someone or something in danger

  • brunette

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    a woman or girl with dark brown hair

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • omit

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    to leave something out

  • jerking

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    making quick, sharp movements

  • confine

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    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • yak

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    a large wild ox with long hair and horns, found in Tibet and nearby areas

  • whine

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    to complain in a high, annoying voice

  • mileage

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    the number of miles a vehicle has traveled

  • semen

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

  • overhear

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    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • go outside

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

  • extortion

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    the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

  • master sergeant

    Phrase

    a military rank used for a senior non-commissioned officer

  • cystic fibrosis

    Phrase

    a serious inherited disease that makes thick mucus build up in the lungs and digestive system

  • bisexual

    Word

    sexually attracted to both men and women

  • blackmailing

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

  • gay bash

    Phrase

    to attack someone because they are thought to be gay

  • taker

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    a person or thing that takes part in a particular activity or gets something offered

  • cheddar

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    a firm, smooth cheese that is often pale orange or white

  • scarring

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    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • clothe

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    to provide clothes for someone

  • fives

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

  • yack on

    Phrase

    to talk for a long time in a boring or annoying way

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • smoker

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    a person who smokes tobacco regularly

  • rapped

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    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • manslaughter

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    the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • scum

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    a dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid

  • rehearse

    Word

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

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • pleading

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

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • gunpowder

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

  • seduce

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    to persuade someone to have sex with you or do something they might not otherwise do

  • pornography

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    books, pictures, or videos that show sexual acts or body parts in a way meant to cause sexual excitement

  • sleeper

    Word

    a sofa that can be turned into a bed

  • stand over

    Phrase

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

  • minor in

    Phrase

    to study a subject as a secondary subject at college or university

  • saddle with

    Phrase

    to give someone an unwanted burden or responsibility

  • revolver

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    a handgun with a rotating cylinder that holds several bullets

  • amend

    Word

    to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

  • out cold

    Phrase

    completely unconscious

  • where's the fire

    Phrase

    used to ask why someone is moving or acting so fast

  • dry eye

    Phrase

    a condition in which your eyes do not make enough tears and feel dry or irritated

  • ring off the hook

    Phrase

    to ring repeatedly or nonstop, especially a phone

  • go through hell

    Phrase

    to suffer a very difficult or painful experience

  • 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

  • make bank

    Phrase

    to earn a lot of money, especially in a short time

  • drinker

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    a person who drinks alcohol, especially a lot of it

  • prostitution

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    the practice of having sex with people in exchange for money

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

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