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Doctor Who S7E14: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 14Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • soporific

    Word

    making you feel sleepy or causing sleep

  • souffle

    Word

    a light baked dish made with eggs that puffs up in the oven

  • catacomb

    Word

    an underground burial place with tunnels and rooms for tombs

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • affront

    Word

    something that insults or deeply offends someone

  • babble

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously in a confused or silly way

  • divulge

    Word

    to reveal private or secret information

  • spoiler

    Word

    a comment or post that reveals an important part of a story, movie, or game before you see it

  • embed

    Word

    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • gravestone

    Word

    a stone marker placed on a grave to remember the person buried there

  • governess

    Word

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

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • enclose

    Word

    to put something inside or together with something else

  • merciful

    Word

    showing kindness and forgiveness

  • alas

    Word

    used to show sadness, regret, or disappointment

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • giddy

    Word

    feeling dizzy and unsteady

  • confetti

    Word

    small pieces of colored paper thrown at celebrations

  • skirmish

    Word

    a short, sudden fight, especially one that happens during a war

  • your mum

    Phrase

    an insulting remark about someone's mother

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • broken in

    Phrase

    used to describe an animal that has been trained to be calm and easy to handle

  • lost to time

    Phrase

    no longer remembered, used, or preserved after a long time

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  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • thwart

    Word

    to stop someone from doing or achieving something

  • hue

    Word

    a color or shade

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • time stream

    Phrase

    another spelling of timestream

  • fourth dimension

    Phrase

    the idea of an extra dimension beyond the three dimensions of space

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • sanity

    Word

    the state of being mentally healthy and able to think clearly and reasonably

  • trance

    Word

    a state in which someone seems awake but is not fully aware of what is happening

  • tyrant

    Word

    a cruel ruler who uses power in a harsh and unfair way

  • entrust

    Word

    to give someone the responsibility for something or for taking care of something

  • line in

    Phrase

    to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

  • scum

    Word

    a dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid

  • stinking

    Word

    very unpleasant-smelling

  • bargain for

    Phrase

    to expect or allow for something, especially something unpleasant

  • paradox

    Word

    a situation or idea that seems impossible or contradictory but may still be true

  • induce

    Word

    to persuade or influence someone to do something

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • at every turn

    Phrase

    in every situation; all the time

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • rattle

    Word

    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • buff

    Word

    someone who is very interested in a particular subject or activity

  • shipwreck

    Word

    the remains of a ship that has been wrecked or sunk

  • conference call

    Phrase

    a phone call that includes several people at once

  • under control

    Phrase

    in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

  • perish

    Word

    to die or be destroyed, especially in a sudden or tragic way

  • reptile

    Word

    a cold-blooded animal with dry, scaly skin

  • everlasting

    Word

    lasting forever; never ending

  • wanderer

    Word

    a person who travels from place to place without a fixed home

  • time travel

    Phrase

    the idea of traveling to the past or future

  • time line

    Phrase

    another spelling of timeline

  • agony

    Word

    severe physical or mental pain

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • telegram

    Word

    a written message sent by telegraph

  • step in

    Phrase

    to get involved in a situation to help, stop something, or take control

  • constellation

    Word

    a group of stars that forms a pattern in the night sky

  • have nots

    Phrase

    people who have little money or wealth

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • wrecking

    Word

    the act of destroying something or causing serious damage

  • comrade

    Word

    a close companion or fellow member of a group, especially in the military or in politics

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • unarmed

    Word

    not carrying a weapon

  • rewrite

    Word

    to write something again in a different or improved way

  • purity

    Word

    the quality of being clean, unmixed, or not contaminated

  • every second

    Phrase

    every other one; each alternate one

  • woo

    Word

    to try to persuade someone to love you, especially in order to marry them

  • gigantic

    Word

    extremely large

  • interruption

    Word

    the act of stopping something for a short time

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • one way

    Phrase

    allowing travel in only one direction

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • faulty

    Word

    not working properly because of a defect or mistake

  • 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

  • now then

    Phrase

    used to get someone's attention before saying something

  • see you around

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye when you expect to meet again

  • laying

    Word

    present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

  • crushing

    Word

    causing a very heavy defeat or loss

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • blinding

    Word

    so bright that it is hard to see

  • friend of mine

    Phrase

    one of the speaker's or writer's friends

  • open wound

    Phrase

    a wound that is still open and not healed

  • contact details

    Phrase

    the information needed to reach someone, such as a phone number, email address, or postal address

  • asylum

    Word

    protection given by a country to someone who has left their own country because they are in danger

  • pudding

    Word

    a sweet dish that is soft and creamy

  • graveyard

    Word

    a place where dead people are buried, often near a church

  • render

    Word

    to give an official decision or judgment

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • next door

    Phrase

    in the house or place next to yours

  • come by

    Phrase

    to visit someone or a place briefly and informally

  • never ever

    Phrase

    never; not at any time, used for emphasis

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