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Chicago P.D. S4E23: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 23CrimeDrama

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  • sorrowed

    Word

    feeling or showing deep sadness, especially after a death or loss

  • stipple

    Word

    to cover or draw with small dots or marks

  • ods

    Word

    a hypothetical force formerly thought to be responsible for many natural phenomena, such as magnetism, light, and hypnotism.

  • fop

    Word

    a man who dresses and behaves in a very showy, affected way

  • chaperon

    Word

    a person who goes with someone to make sure they are safe or behave properly

  • jurisdictional

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    relating to the power to make legal decisions in a particular area

  • codeine

    Word

    a medicine used to relieve pain and calm a cough

  • scalping

    Word

    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • poach

    Word

    to cook food, especially an egg, in hot water without the shell

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • aggravate

    Word

    make a problem, injury, or situation worse

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  • millionth

    Word

    being number one million in a sequence

  • divulge

    Word

    to reveal private or secret information

  • copped

    Word

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

  • felon

    Word

    a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

  • ballistics

    Word

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

  • milligram

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    a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

  • spook

    Word

    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • outrun

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    to run faster than someone or something, or to escape by running

  • interestingly

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    used to say something is surprising or worth noticing

  • interrogate

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    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • detest

    Word

    to hate something very much

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  • narcotic

    Word

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

  • opaque

    Word

    not letting light pass through; impossible to see through

  • exemplary

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    so good that it deserves praise and imitation

  • streaked

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    having thin lines or marks of a different color

  • projectile

    Word

    an object that is thrown or fired through the air

  • inconsistency

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    a lack of consistency or agreement

  • medically

    Word

    in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • damaged goods

    Phrase

    people or things that are seen as no longer acceptable, useful, or desirable

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • forthcoming

    Word

    likely to happen soon or already planned

  • misconduct

    Word

    bad or dishonest behavior, especially by someone in authority or at work

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • aggravated assault

    Phrase

    a serious criminal attack that is done with a weapon or in a way that could cause serious injury

  • less so

    Phrase

    to a lesser degree; not as much

  • disobey

    Word

    to not do what a person, rule, or order says

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • stabilize

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    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • fives

    Word

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

  • dosage

    Word

    the amount of medicine or a drug that should be taken at one time or over a period of time

  • ride on

    Phrase

    to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

  • bug up

    Phrase

    to annoy or bother someone repeatedly

  • pitch on

    Phrase

    to throw something onto a surface or into a place

  • inside track

    Phrase

    an advantage that gives someone a better chance of winning or succeeding

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • leverage

    Word

    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • downwards

    Word

    toward a lower place or level

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • disciplinary

    Word

    relating to rules, discipline, or punishment for breaking rules

  • heroism

    Word

    brave and noble behavior

  • scum

    Word

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

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • track with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone socially; to associate with them

  • recollection

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    the act of remembering something

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • muzzle

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    a cover put over an animal's mouth to stop it biting or barking

  • induce

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    to persuade or influence someone to do something

  • cling

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    to hold on tightly to someone or something

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • get ahead of

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem before it gets worse

  • stand over

    Phrase

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

  • plain and simple

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that something is completely true or definite

  • scalp

    Word

    the skin on the top of your head

  • 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

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • go way back

    Phrase

    to have known someone for a very long time

  • gun it

    Phrase

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

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • social club

    Phrase

    a club where people meet mainly for social activities and conversation

  • substance abuse

    Phrase

    the harmful use of drugs or other addictive substances

  • fearless

    Word

    not afraid; brave and willing to take risks

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • take it out on

    Phrase

    to show anger or frustration by treating someone badly, even though they did not cause the problem

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • shack

    Word

    a small, simple, roughly built house or shelter

  • 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

  • detain

    Word

    to keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • armed robbery

    Phrase

    a robbery in which the thief has a weapon or threatens to use one

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • wind up

    Phrase

    to end up in a particular place, situation, or state

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • look back

    Phrase

    to think about the past, or about what happened before

  • overdue

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    not done, paid, or arrived by the expected time

  • wedge

    Word

    a piece of material with one thick end and one thin end, used to hold things in place or force them apart

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