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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S21E9: English vocabulary

Season 21, Episode 9CrimeDramaMystery

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  • procurer

    Word

    to get something, especially with effort or skill

  • outplay

    Word

    to play better than an opponent and beat them

  • overstep

    Word

    to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed

  • forcible

    Word

    using force or violence

  • allay

    Word

    make a feeling such as fear, worry, or pain less strong

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • docket

    Word

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

  • smirk

    Word

    to smile in a way that shows you are pleased with yourself or think you know more than others

  • urinal

    Word

    a fixture in a public restroom that men use to urinate into

  • gloat

    Word

    to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

  • insatiable

    Word

    impossible to satisfy; always wanting more

  • fining

    Word

    the act of making someone pay a fine

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  • consensual

    Word

    done with the agreement of everyone involved

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • synchronize

    Word

    to make things happen at the same time or in the same way

  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • crowbar

    Word

    a heavy metal bar used for forcing things open or moving heavy objects

  • underage

    Word

    too young to be allowed to do something by law

  • remand

    Word

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

  • implicate

    Word

    to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

  • combing

    Word

    the act of combing hair

  • patronize

    Word

    to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

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  • townhouse

    Word

    a house that is joined to other houses in a row

  • evener

    Word

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

  • reassign

    Word

    to give someone a different job, role, or place to work

  • flask

    Word

    a small container with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • time served

    Phrase

    time already spent in jail or prison that counts toward a sentence

  • revisit

    Word

    to go back to a place, topic, or situation and deal with it again

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • pervert

    Word

    to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • civil suit

    Phrase

    a lawsuit in a civil court

  • sexual act

    Phrase

    a sexual action or activity

  • audible

    Word

    able to be heard

  • skirting

    Word

    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • juror

    Word

    a person who serves on a jury

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • finder's fee

    Phrase

    a payment given to someone for helping connect two people in a business deal

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • accountable

    Word

    responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • flight risk

    Phrase

    a person who is likely to run away before a trial or punishment

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • pleading

    Word

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

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • play on

    Phrase

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

  • be onto

    Phrase

    to realize that someone is investigating you or has discovered something about you

  • CAT scan

    Phrase

    a CT scan

  • at all hours

    Phrase

    at any time, including during the night

  • maturing

    Word

    becoming more mature and fully developed

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • tall one

    Phrase

    a drink, especially a beer, served in a tall glass

  • indictment

    Word

    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • prostitution

    Word

    the practice of having sex with people in exchange for money

  • walk out of

    Phrase

    to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

  • off guard

    Phrase

    caught by surprise and not ready for what happens

  • beat up

    Phrase

    to attack someone and hit them hard

  • garland

    Word

    a circle or chain of flowers, leaves, or other decorations used as a decoration or worn on the head

  • in bad

    Phrase

    out of favor with someone; not liked by them

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hush

    Word

    to tell someone to be quiet

  • siding

    Word

    a short track connected to a main railway line, used for parking or loading trains

  • insurance fraud

    Phrase

    the crime of lying to an insurance company to get money

  • all told

    Phrase

    including everything; in total

  • round the clock

    Phrase

    all the time; without stopping

  • rat out

    Phrase

    to tell the police or other authorities about someone’s wrongdoing

  • talent scout

    Phrase

    a person whose job is to find talented people, especially for sports or entertainment

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • philanthropist

    Word

    a person who gives money, time, or help to support good causes

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • shooting range

    Phrase

    a place where people practice shooting guns at targets

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • of age

    Phrase

    old enough to be legally an adult

  • thug

    Word

    a violent criminal or troublemaker

  • bum

    Word

    a person who is lazy and avoids work

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • want in

    Phrase

    to want to join in or be included in something

  • party on

    Phrase

    to keep partying or having fun

  • go up against

    Phrase

    to compete or fight against someone or something

  • 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

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • explicit

    Word

    stated very clearly and directly, with no hidden meaning or doubt

  • parental

    Word

    relating to a parent or parents

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • turn on

    Phrase

    to depend on something; to be decided by something

  • around the clock

    Phrase

    continuously, all day and all night

  • in bad shape

    Phrase

    in poor condition; not healthy or working well

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • hand off

    Phrase

    to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it

  • look back

    Phrase

    to think about the past, or about what happened before

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