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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S9E13: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 13CrimeDramaMystery

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  • comportment

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    the way someone behaves or carries themselves, especially in public

  • transfuse

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    to move a liquid, especially blood, from one place or container to another

  • procreate

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    to produce babies or young

  • diddle

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    to cheat someone out of money or something valuable

  • ubiquity

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    the fact of being very common or found everywhere

  • pervade

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    to spread through something and be present in every part of it

  • molester

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    a person who sexually abuses someone, especially a child

  • arraign

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    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • zealot

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    a person who is extremely and often unreasonably devoted to a belief or cause

  • forcible

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    using force or violence

  • pleadings

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    formal written statements submitted by each side in a lawsuit

  • badgering

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    to annoy someone by asking or telling them to do something again and again

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  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • henhouse

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    a small building where hens are kept

  • arraignment

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    a court hearing where a person is formally told the criminal charge against them and asked to respond

  • admissible

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    allowed to be used, especially as evidence in court

  • leavings

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

  • runt

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    the smallest or weakest animal in a group of newborn animals

  • fining

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    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • custodial

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    relating to cleaning and looking after a building or place

  • molest

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    to harass or bother someone persistently

  • glorify

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    to praise or present something as very good or important

  • hounding

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    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

  • smut

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    dirty marks or soot

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  • canvass

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

  • buckling

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    the bending or curving of something under pressure

  • signatory

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    a person or organization that has signed a document, especially a treaty or agreement

  • sodomy

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    anal sex

  • heinous

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    extremely evil and shocking

  • nay

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    no; not so

  • pubic

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    relating to the area around the pubic bone or genitals

  • amish

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    relating to the Amish, a Christian group known for simple, traditional living

  • abstinence

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    the practice of not doing or having something, especially alcohol, sex, or food

  • unspeakable

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    too strong, painful, or shocking to describe in words

  • blanketing

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    covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

  • waive

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    to give up a right, claim, or rule requirement

  • assimilate

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    to learn and understand something so well that you can use it easily

  • shun

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    deliberately avoid someone or something

  • yiddish

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    a language traditionally spoken by many Jewish communities, based on German and written in Hebrew letters

  • evener

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    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

  • adjourn

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    to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

  • syphilis

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    a serious bacterial infection that is usually spread through sexual contact

  • kaiser

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    the title used for the emperor of Germany and Austria in the past

  • licking

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    the act of moving your tongue over something

  • spiked

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    having spikes or sharp points

  • nudity

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    the state of being naked

  • statutory

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    required or allowed by law

  • invoke

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    to mention or use something as support for an argument or action

  • bolster

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    to support or strengthen something

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • feeding frenzy

    Phrase

    a sudden, aggressive rush by many people to get something limited

  • moral bankruptcy

    Phrase

    a state of being morally corrupt or having very low ethical standards

  • hardened

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    made hard or tougher by heat, cold, use, or time

  • semen

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

  • tangible

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    clear and easy to notice or feel

  • plight

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    a difficult or unlucky situation

  • proverb

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    a short saying that gives advice or expresses a general truth

  • potting

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    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • frenzy

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    a state of wild, uncontrolled excitement or activity

  • unconstitutional

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    not allowed by a country's constitution

  • misconduct

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

  • rand

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    a random choice or selection

  • tanner

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    a person whose job is to turn animal skins into leather

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • repeal

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    to officially end a law or rule

  • lash

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    to hit or move something with a quick, sharp motion

  • skirting

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    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • Miranda right

    Phrase

    the right of a person in police custody to remain silent and have a lawyer present during questioning

  • scarring

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    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • fives

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

  • discreet

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    careful about what you say or do, especially to keep something private

  • adolescence

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    the period of life between childhood and adulthood

  • accountable

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    responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

  • step down

    Phrase

    to resign from an important job or public position

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • caption

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    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • rapped

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    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • 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

  • pornography

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

  • cabling

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    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • synagogue

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    a building where Jewish people go to pray and study their religion

  • screwing

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    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • talk at

    Phrase

    to speak to someone in a way that ignores their replies or feelings

  • hide out

    Phrase

    to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

  • pooling

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    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

  • bug juice

    Phrase

    a powdered fruit-flavored drink mix that you stir into water, often served at camps

  • insanity

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    a state of severe mental illness

  • coarse

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    rough, with large pieces or particles

  • look the other way

    Phrase

    to ignore something wrong on purpose

  • nightly

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    happening or done every night

  • secular

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    not connected with religion

  • dive in

    Phrase

    To start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

  • make out with

    Phrase

    to kiss and touch someone in a sexual or romantic way

  • old country

    Phrase

    the country where someone or their family originally came from

  • prime time

    Phrase

    the part of the evening when the largest TV audience is watching

  • family court

    Phrase

    a court that deals with divorce, child custody, and other family matters

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