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Doctor Who S1E6: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 6Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • obediently

    Word

    in a way that shows obedience or willingness to do what you are told

  • dispensable

    Word

    not necessary; able to be left out

  • thrum

    Word

    to make a low, steady humming sound

  • eyepiece

    Word

    the part of a telescope, microscope, or similar instrument that you look through

  • muffle

    Word

    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • palliative

    Word

    something that eases pain or makes a difficult situation less severe, without fixing the cause

  • bountiful

    Word

    large in amount; plentiful

  • scavenge

    Word

    to search for and collect useful things, especially from waste or discarded material

  • nutter

    Word

    a crazy or strange person

  • volleyed

    Word

    to hit a ball before it bounces

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

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  • brainless

    Word

    lacking intelligence or good judgment; very foolish

  • contaminate

    Word

    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

  • prizing

    Word

    to value something very highly

  • hulled

    Word

    having the outer husk or shell removed

  • bulkhead

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    a wall or partition that divides a ship, aircraft, or other large structure into sections

  • indestructible

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    impossible or very hard to destroy or damage

  • exterminate

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    to destroy or kill something completely

  • leech

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    a bloodsucking worm, or a person who takes advantage of others

  • pitying

    Word

    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • evener

    Word

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

  • cocking

    Word

    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • regenerate

    Word

    to grow back or become healthy again after damage or loss

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  • tor

    Word

    a steep rocky hill or peak

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • stuff you

    Phrase

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • vascular

    Word

    relating to blood vessels

  • lock and load

    Phrase

    a casual command telling people to get ready for action

  • F off

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to go away

  • filth

    Word

    very dirty or disgusting matter

  • cleanse

    Word

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

  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • ascension

    Word

    the act of rising to a higher position or level

  • disposed

    Word

    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • converge

    Word

    to move toward the same point or place

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • genetic material

    Phrase

    DNA or RNA that carries an organism’s hereditary information

  • genetically engineered

    Phrase

    made by changing an organism's genes

  • cultivate

    Word

    to prepare land for growing crops or plants

  • meteorite

    Word

    a piece of rock or metal from space that lands on Earth

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • channeling

    Word

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

  • genetically

    Word

    in a way that relates to genes or genetics

  • volley

    Word

    a quick hit of a ball, especially in tennis

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • powerless

    Word

    unable to act, influence events, or change a situation

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • now for

    Phrase

    used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

  • arming

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

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • dispose

    Word

    to get rid of something

  • mend

    Word

    to repair something, especially by hand

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • about time

    Phrase

    used to say that something should have happened earlier

  • run about

    Phrase

    to be very busy with lots of different tasks

  • fingerprint

    Word

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

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • reason with

    Phrase

    to try to persuade someone to do or accept something by using reason

  • feed off

    Phrase

    to get energy, excitement, or motivation from something or someone

  • teem with

    Phrase

    to be full of many people or things

  • accomplice

    Word

    a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • look back

    Phrase

    to think about the past, or about what happened before

  • curing

    Word

    the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

  • binary

    Word

    relating to or involving two parts or two choices

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • mutation

    Word

    a change in the DNA of a living thing

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • dungeon

    Word

    a dark underground room or prison cell, especially in a castle

  • tricking

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    the act of deceiving or cheating someone

  • suppress

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    to stop something by force or authority

  • seal in

    Phrase

    to keep heat, air, or liquid inside something by closing it tightly

  • log onto

    Phrase

    to access an account or computer system by entering a username and password

  • smack

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    to hit someone or something with a quick, sharp blow

  • bunker

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    a strong underground shelter used for protection

  • logging

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    the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • crater

    Word

    a large round hole in the ground made by an explosion or impact

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • tasting

    Word

    the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

  • clearance

    Word

    the removal of things that are blocking a space or getting in the way

  • sucker

    Word

    informal: a person who is easily fooled or taken advantage of

  • cellular

    Word

    relating to living cells

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • by mistake

    Phrase

    accidentally; without intending to

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • imprison

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    to put someone in prison

  • stumble

    Word

    to trip or lose your balance for a moment

  • slaughter

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    to kill a large number of people or animals in a violent way

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • watch it

    Phrase

    used to warn someone to be careful or stop what they are doing

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