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Doctor Who S13E5: English vocabulary

Season 13, Episode 5Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • shouter

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    a person who shouts a lot, especially to get attention or give orders

  • deign

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    to be unwilling to do something because you think it is beneath you

  • coalescence

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    the process of joining together to form one whole

  • encase

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    to cover or enclose something completely

  • credulity

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    a tendency to believe things too easily

  • improbability

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    the quality of being unlikely to happen or be true

  • squeamish

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    easily made to feel sick or disgusted, especially by blood or unpleasant sights

  • reductive

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    too simple and not showing the full complexity of a subject or problem

  • wheelhouse

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    the part of a ship where the person steering it stands or sits

  • personable

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    pleasant and easy to like or talk to

  • fortuitous

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    happening by chance in a lucky or helpful way

  • blare

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    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

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  • contravention

    Word

    an act of breaking a law, rule, or agreement

  • erasure

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    the act of removing writing, marks, or data

  • fizz

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    a soft hissing or bubbling sound

  • forthwith

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    immediately; at once

  • scoff

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    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • wormhole

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    a tunnel-like connection that could link two far-apart places in space-time

  • tumbler

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    a drinking glass with straight sides and no handle

  • nous

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    intelligence or wisdom

  • foreboding

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    a feeling that something bad is going to happen

  • plaything

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    a toy or object used for play

  • indescribable

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    too strong, beautiful, strange, or emotional to describe well in words

  • welcomer

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    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

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  • stowaway

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    a person who hides on a ship, plane, or other vehicle to travel without paying

  • infernal

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    related to hell; evil or devilish

  • conundrum

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    a confusing problem or question that is hard to solve

  • cusp

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    a pointed part where two curves meet

  • fob

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    a small ring or ornament attached to a key chain or watch chain

  • hounding

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

  • twine

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    strong string made of several strands twisted together

  • fraught

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    full of trouble, danger, or difficulty

  • monolith

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    a large block of stone, especially one standing alone as a monument

  • atrocity

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    an extremely cruel or shocking act

  • excavate

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    to dig in the ground to find something buried, especially old objects or remains

  • polarity

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    the state of having two opposite sides, forces, or charges

  • seer

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    a person who is believed to be able to see the future

  • unparalleled

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    better than anything else of the same kind; unmatched

  • nutshell

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    the hard outer shell of a nut

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • remedial

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    intended to help someone improve a skill or catch up in a subject

  • thud

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    to make a dull, heavy sound

  • pulley

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    a wheel with a rope or chain running over it, used for lifting heavy things or changing the direction of a pull

  • smug

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    too pleased with yourself and your achievements

  • quaint

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    attractively old-fashioned or unusual in a charming way

  • azure

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    a bright blue color, like a clear sky

  • inwards

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    toward the inside or center

  • spore

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    a tiny cell that a plant, fungus, or some bacteria uses to reproduce

  • primal

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    relating to the earliest stage of life, history, or development

  • conjure

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    to make something seem to appear from nowhere, often by using imagination or magic

  • suffocating

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    making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

  • manageable

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    easy to manage, control, or deal with

  • evasive

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    careful not to answer directly or reveal too much

  • suffocate

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    to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air

  • evener

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

  • persuasive

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    able to persuade people to do or believe something

  • constabulary

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    the police force in a particular area

  • hissing

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    making a long, sharp s sound

  • displace

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    to take the place of something or someone

  • hiss

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    a sharp sibilant sound, like a snake or steam making a noise

  • culmination

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    the final and most important stage or point of something

  • proficient

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    good at doing something because of practice or training

  • foresee

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    to know or guess that something will happen before it happens

  • hermit

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    a person who lives alone, often for religious reasons

  • ghostly

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    looking pale, strange, or unreal, like a ghost

  • groan

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    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • psychics

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    people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

  • colossal

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    extremely large

  • chirp

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    to make a short, high sound, especially like a small bird or insect

  • stroking

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    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • ballast

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    heavy material placed low in a ship or balloon to help it stay steady

  • anomaly

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    something that is different from what is normal or expected

  • concede

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    to admit that something is true, valid, or right, especially after resisting it

  • ripple

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    a small wave or series of small waves on the surface of water

  • turbulent

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    full of conflict, confusion, or sudden change; not calm

  • smuggle

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    to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

  • flux

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    a state of constant change or movement

  • decipher

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    to figure out or read something that is hard to understand, especially a code or message

  • reassurance

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    something that makes someone feel less worried or afraid

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

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

  • on the cusp

    Phrase

    about to reach an important new stage or change

  • return to form

    Phrase

    a successful return to a previous high level of quality or success

  • shadowing

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    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • straining

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    the act of pulling something tight

  • pitiful

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    causing pity because something is sad, weak, or badly done

  • spatial

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    relating to space and the position of things in it

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • wary

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    careful because something may be dangerous or cause problems

  • potting

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    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • humility

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    the quality of not thinking you are more important than other people

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • control center

    Phrase

    a room or place where systems, machines, or operations are monitored and controlled

  • strictly speaking

    Phrase

    used to say that something is true in a strict or exact sense

  • disobey

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

  • rediscover

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    to find or enjoy something again after forgetting it or losing touch with it

  • settle with

    Phrase

    to get revenge on someone

  • dubious

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    not certain or not completely sure

  • enlighten

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    to help someone understand something better

  • rise up

    Phrase

    to rebel against authority or start a revolt

  • fives

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

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