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Bones S5E3: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 3CrimeDrama

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  • garble

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    to change a message, sound, or image so that it is unclear or distorted

  • seclude

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    to keep someone or something apart from other people

  • flabbergast

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    to surprise or shock someone very much

  • slink

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    move quietly and secretly, often because you want to avoid being seen

  • triangulate

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    to find the position of something by using measurements from known points

  • drawl

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    a slow, lazy way of speaking with stretched-out vowel sounds

  • trilling

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    to sing or speak with a high, quivering sound

  • sniffle

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    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

  • smite

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    to hit or punish someone or something severely

  • mangle

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    to badly damage something by tearing, crushing, or cutting it

  • sternum

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    the bone in the center of the chest

  • preventable

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    able to be avoided or stopped from happening

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  • headfirst

    Word

    with the head first and the body following

  • ratting

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    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • scoff

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

  • intercede

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    to step in to help someone or settle a problem

  • anomalous

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    different from what is normal or expected

  • discernible

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    able to be seen, noticed, or understood

  • phalanx

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    a group of soldiers or police standing or moving in a tight formation

  • hock

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    to pawn something, especially to get money quickly

  • hobo

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    a homeless person who travels from place to place looking for work

  • cornice

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    a decorative molding along the top of a wall or building

  • leavings

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

  • reassemble

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    to put something back together after it has been taken apart

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  • deplorable

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    very bad and deserving strong disapproval

  • buckling

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    the bending or curving of something under pressure

  • vertebra

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    one of the small bones that make up the spine

  • fascinate

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    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • railroading

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    the act of forcing a decision, plan, or deal through quickly and unfairly

  • secrete

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    to produce and release a substance from a cell, gland, or organ

  • sedimentary

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    relating to rock formed from layers of sediment

  • extremity

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    the farthest point or outer edge of something

  • tuner

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    a device used to adjust a radio, TV, or musical instrument so it is in the right tune or setting

  • baptize

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    to give someone the Christian rite of baptism

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • buggy

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    a small vehicle pulled by a horse, used for carrying people

  • amish

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

  • crusading

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    strongly and publicly committed to a cause or campaign

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • swab

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    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

  • stoner

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    a person who regularly smokes marijuana

  • tempering

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    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • frivolous

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    not serious or important; silly and wasteful

  • pelvic

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    relating to the pelvis or the area around it

  • honk

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    to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

  • ornate

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    decorated with a lot of detail or fancy design

  • dented

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    slightly damaged by a dent

  • ringer

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    a person or thing that is very similar to someone or something else

  • femur

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    the long bone in the upper part of the leg

  • cyst

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    a small sac in the body that is filled with fluid or soft material

  • seductive

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    very attractive in a way that is hard to resist

  • evener

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

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • quilt

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    a thick bed covering filled with soft material and stitched in a pattern

  • contemplate

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    to think carefully about something for a while

  • pertinent

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    relevant to the subject being discussed

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • retrieval

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    the act of getting back something that was lost or stored

  • sonata

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    a piece of classical music for one instrument, or one main instrument with piano accompaniment

  • conjecture

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    an opinion or guess based on incomplete information

  • chirp

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

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • pelvis

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    the large group of bones at the bottom of the spine, between the hips

  • hemorrhage

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    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

  • rigging

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    the ropes, wires, and chains that support a ship's masts and sails

  • weeding

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    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • scavenger

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    an animal that eats dead animals or leftover food

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • compute

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    to calculate a number or amount

  • disapprove

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    to have or show a bad opinion of something

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • extraordinarily

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    to a very great degree; extremely

  • tangible

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    clear and easy to notice or feel

  • titanic

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    extremely large, strong, or powerful

  • bluebird

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    a small North American bird with blue feathers on top and a lighter belly

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • railing

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    a bar or set of bars used as a fence, guard, or support

  • exert

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    to use effort, energy, or influence to do something or to affect something

  • sob

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    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • skillful

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    good at doing things that need skill or practice

  • foliage

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    the leaves of trees and plants, especially when seen as a mass

  • livelihood

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    a way of earning the money you need to live

  • prodigy

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    a child or young person with an unusually high level of skill or talent

  • rendering

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    a way of showing or presenting something, especially in art, film, or speech

  • intercourse

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    communication or social dealings between people or groups

  • coating

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    a thin layer of material on a surface

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • sever

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    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • recipe for disaster

    Phrase

    something that is very likely to end badly

  • all thumbs

    Phrase

    clumsy or awkward with your hands

  • geology

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    the study of rocks, the earth, and how it changes over time

  • excite

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    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • presume

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    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • compression

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    the process of making something smaller or tighter by pressing it together

  • shameful

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    causing shame, embarrassment, or a feeling that something is morally wrong

  • want out

    Phrase

    to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

  • arming

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    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

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