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Doctor Who S7E7: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 7Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • abattoir

    Word

    a place where animals are killed for meat

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • twittering

    Word

    the soft, repeated sound birds make

  • splice

    Word

    to join ropes or cables by weaving their strands together

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • photosynthesis

    Word

    the process that green plants use to make food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide

  • sentient

    Word

    able to feel and understand things

  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • diviner

    Word

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

  • governess

    Word

    a woman who is employed to teach and look after children in a private home

  • evener

    Word

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

  • budge

    Word

    to move a little, or make something move a little

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  • intrude

    Word

    to enter a place or situation where you are not wanted or invited

  • gent

    Word

    an informal word for a man

  • shard

    Word

    a sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or rock

  • compute

    Word

    to calculate a number or amount

  • for the win

    Phrase

    used to cheer on or strongly praise someone or something

  • obscene

    Word

    offensive because it is sexual, rude, or indecent

  • harvesting

    Word

    the act of gathering a crop from the fields

  • have no right

    Phrase

    to have no moral or legal permission to do something

  • back at you

    Phrase

    used to say the same thing back to someone, often in a friendly or joking way

  • advert

    Word

    a short public notice or ad that promotes a product, service, or event

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • throw it back

    Phrase

    to move your hips and lower back backward in a dance, often in a sexy way

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  • solitude

    Word

    the state of being alone, often by choice

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • fives

    Word

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

  • exaggeration

    Word

    an act or statement that makes something seem bigger, better, or worse than it really is

  • back into

    Phrase

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

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • dread

    Word

    to feel worried or afraid about something that may happen

  • subconscious

    Word

    happening in the mind without you being aware of it

  • run out on

    Phrase

    to leave a partner or commitment suddenly and without warning

  • immortality

    Word

    the state of living forever or never dying

  • fall into the wrong hands

    Phrase

    to be obtained by people who should not have it

  • living hell

    Phrase

    a situation that is extremely unpleasant and very hard to endure

  • hoax

    Word

    a trick or lie meant to make people believe something false

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • rattle

    Word

    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • sniff

    Word

    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • don't you know

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • seeing as

    Phrase

    used to give a reason or explanation

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • stroll

    Word

    a short, relaxed walk

  • about time

    Phrase

    used to say that something should have happened earlier

  • hands down

    Phrase

    by a large margin; easily and clearly

  • contradiction

    Word

    a fact, idea, or statement that is opposite to another one and cannot both be true

  • what do you say

    Phrase

    used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • hacker

    Word

    a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • pick it up

    Phrase

    to speak or act more quickly

  • in theory

    Phrase

    according to what is expected or believed, but not necessarily in real life

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • integrate

    Word

    to combine different parts or systems so they work together as one

  • twitter

    Word

    a short, high, light sound, especially made by birds

  • know of

    Phrase

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

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • rewrite

    Word

    to write something again in a different or improved way

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • whatsoever

    Word

    at all; used for emphasis in negative statements

  • dead asleep

    Phrase

    sleeping very deeply

  • whispering

    Word

    the act of speaking very quietly, or the soft sound of someone speaking quietly

  • subtitle

    Word

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

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • one moment

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to wait for a short time

  • netting

    Word

    a light open fabric made of threads or cord with holes in it

  • pulp

    Word

    a soft, wet mass of material

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • some people

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show disapproval or annoyance at someone's silly or rude behavior

  • in bed

    Phrase

    in a bed, especially while sleeping or resting

  • oh oh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used when something goes wrong or seems about to go wrong

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • unreasonable

    Word

    not sensible or fair

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • run out

    Phrase

    to use all of something so that none is left

  • in time

    Phrase

    at the right time, before it is too late

  • stay over

    Phrase

    to sleep at someone else's home for the night

  • isn't it

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • sensible

    Word

    showing good judgment and practical thinking

  • hang on

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to wait for a moment

  • for instance

    Phrase

    used to introduce an example

  • mores

    Word

    the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

  • waking

    Word

    the act of becoming awake

  • oh yeah

    Phrase

    used to show agreement or understanding, or to react with surprise or excitement

  • this time

    Phrase

    at the same point in time as something else

  • motivation

    Word

    the reason or desire that makes someone want to do something

  • oh no

    Phrase

    an exclamation said when something bad or surprising happens

  • calm down

    Phrase

    to become calmer, less angry, or less upset

  • assemble

    Word

    put the parts of something together

  • show up

    Phrase

    to appear or arrive, especially when expected

  • get off

    Phrase

    to leave a bus, train, plane, or other vehicle

  • crook

    Word

    a dishonest person or criminal

  • merry

    Word

    cheerful, lively, and full of good spirits

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