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Doctor Who S5E3: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 3Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • thrum

    Word

    to make a low, steady humming sound

  • obliteration

    Word

    the complete destruction of something

  • broadsword

    Word

    a wide, heavy sword with a straight blade

  • swish

    Word

    to move with a soft rushing or brushing sound

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • adieu

    Word

    goodbye; used when leaving someone

  • wormhole

    Word

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

  • scuttle

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    to move quickly with short, light steps

  • squalor

    Word

    a state of being very dirty and unpleasant, often because of poverty or neglect

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • ruddy

    Word

    having a healthy red color, especially in the face or cheeks

  • bugger

    Word

    an annoying or unpleasant person

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  • progenitor

    Word

    a person from whom someone is descended; an ancestor or parent

  • desist

    Word

    to stop doing something or to stop yourself from doing something

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • requisition

    Word

    to officially take and use something, especially property or supplies, for a particular purpose

  • impure

    Word

    not pure; mixed with something unwanted or harmful

  • exterminate

    Word

    to destroy or kill something completely

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • pitying

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    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • dishing

    Word

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • incendiary

    Word

    likely to cause strong anger or conflict

  • realistically

    Word

    in a sensible way that is based on what is actually possible

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • unclean

    Word

    dirty, contaminated, or not clean

  • detonation

    Word

    the act of making an explosive device explode

  • strategist

    Word

    a person who is skilled at planning strategies

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • disintegrate

    Word

    to break into small pieces or parts

  • stalemate

    Word

    a situation in which neither side can make progress or win

  • projectile

    Word

    an object that is thrown or fired through the air

  • voided

    Word

    made invalid or no longer legally effective

  • crossroad

    Word

    a place where two or more roads meet and cross

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • shabby

    Word

    looking old, worn, and a little dirty or untidy

  • oblivion

    Word

    the state of being forgotten or no longer remembered

  • detonate

    Word

    to make something explode

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • your mum

    Phrase

    an insulting remark about someone's mother

  • tally ho

    Phrase

    an old-fashioned shout used to start a hunt or to show excitement

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

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

  • in the trenches

    Phrase

    involved in the busiest or most difficult part of a job or situation

  • chap

    Word

    a man or boy

  • cleanse

    Word

    to clean something thoroughly, especially by removing dirt or harmful substances

  • at ease

    Phrase

    a command telling someone to stand in a relaxed military position

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • try me

    Phrase

    used to challenge someone to try something, especially a fight or argument

  • jubilee

    Word

    a special anniversary or celebration, especially a 50th anniversary

  • dodger

    Word

    a person who avoids doing something, especially by making excuses

  • beaming

    Word

    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • perpetual

    Word

    lasting forever or seeming to continue without end

  • behold

    Word

    to look at something with attention or wonder

  • paradigm

    Word

    a typical example or model of something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • devise

    Word

    to think of and create a plan, idea, or solution

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • buzzer

    Word

    a device that makes a buzzing sound, often to signal something

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • back into

    Phrase

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

  • terrestrial

    Word

    relating to the Earth or to things that live on it

  • channeling

    Word

    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • up top

    Phrase

    a casual way to ask for a high five

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • despise

    Word

    to hate or strongly dislike someone or something

  • scramble

    Word

    to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • with both hands

    Phrase

    willingly and eagerly; without hesitation

  • edge of the world

    Phrase

    a very remote place

  • if I'm honest

    Phrase

    used to say what you really think, often in a direct or slightly blunt way

  • give what for

    Phrase

    to scold someone very severely

  • weeping

    Word

    crying or showing tears

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • reckoning

    Word

    the act of making a calculation or estimate

  • time being

    Phrase

    for now; until something changes

  • loose ends

    Phrase

    unfinished things that still need attention

  • daft

    Word

    silly or foolish, often in a playful way

  • too right

    Phrase

    Used to show strong agreement or approval

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • loose end

    Phrase

    a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention

  • muse

    Word

    to think deeply or quietly

  • sighted

    Word

    able to see; not blind

  • weep

    Word

    to cry and produce tears

  • imminent

    Word

    likely to happen very soon

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • win through

    Phrase

    to succeed after a period of difficulty

  • potter around

    Phrase

    to move around in a relaxed, slightly aimless way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • blueprint

    Word

    a detailed plan for building something

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • inactive

    Word

    not active, working, or being used

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • bluff

    Word

    to pretend you have an advantage, skill, or plan in order to trick someone

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