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Doctor Who S7E8: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 8Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • sorrowed

    Word

    feeling or showing deep sadness, especially after a death or loss

  • jigging

    Word

    move with quick, jerky up-and-down movements

  • asunder

    Word

    into separate pieces or parts

  • chorister

    Word

    a person, especially a child or young person, who sings in a choir

  • spanner

    Word

    a tool used for holding or turning nuts and bolts

  • modulate

    Word

    to change the pitch, tone, or volume of your voice

  • tumbler

    Word

    a drinking glass with straight sides and no handle

  • mooned

    Word

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • cloaking

    Word

    the act of hiding something so it is not easily seen or detected

  • desolation

    Word

    a state of emptiness, ruin, or severe damage

  • acoustics

    Word

    the way a room or building affects how sound is heard

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  • jig

    Word

    a lively dance with quick, springy steps

  • scone

    Word

    a small baked bread roll, often served with tea

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • rotor

    Word

    a part of a machine that spins around a central point

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • teeny

    Word

    very small

  • memento

    Word

    something kept to remind you of a person, place, or event

  • odyssey

    Word

    a long and often difficult journey, or a series of difficult experiences

  • slumber

    Word

    a light, peaceful sleep

  • vigil

    Word

    a period of staying awake, especially to watch, pray, or wait for news

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  • madman

    Word

    an offensive word for a man who is thought to be mentally ill or behaving in a wild way

  • stuff you

    Phrase

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • extraordinarily

    Word

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • eyelid

    Word

    the fold of skin that opens and closes over the eye

  • go there

    Phrase

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

  • fives

    Word

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

  • devise

    Word

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

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • blazing

    Word

    burning very brightly and strongly

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • immensely

    Word

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • cling

    Word

    to hold on tightly to someone or something

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • ready or not

    Phrase

    used to say that something will happen whether people are ready or not

  • hole in one

    Phrase

    a golf shot that puts the ball into the hole in one stroke

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • imprint

    Word

    to press or stamp a mark onto a surface

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • walk out of

    Phrase

    to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

  • longing

    Word

    a strong feeling of wanting something very much

  • no go

    Phrase

    something that is not possible or not acceptable

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • arming

    Word

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

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • fly into

    Phrase

    to suddenly become very angry or upset

  • sentimental value

    Phrase

    the special importance something has because it reminds you of a person, place, or memory

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • lullaby

    Word

    a quiet, gentle song sung to help a child fall asleep

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • ideally

    Word

    used to say what is best or most suitable in a perfect situation

  • originate

    Word

    to begin to exist or happen; come from a place, time, or idea

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • sentimental

    Word

    showing strong feelings of love, sadness, or tenderness

  • embark

    Word

    to begin a journey on a ship, plane, or other vehicle

  • infinity

    Word

    the state of being endless or without limit

  • forge

    Word

    make something false or copied in order to trick people

  • chronicle

    Word

    a written record of events in the order they happened

  • parasite

    Word

    an organism that lives on or in another organism and gets food from it

  • cloak

    Word

    a loose outer piece of clothing that hangs from the shoulders

  • align

    Word

    to put things in the correct position or line

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • blaze

    Word

    a very large, bright fire

  • subtitle

    Word

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

  • weary

    Word

    very tired

  • way in

    Phrase

    an entrance or route into a place

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • tactical

    Word

    carefully planned to achieve a particular goal, especially in a difficult situation

  • pancake

    Word

    a thin, flat cake made from batter and cooked in a pan

  • laying

    Word

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

  • beached

    Word

    washed or carried onto land by the sea

  • acoustic

    Word

    related to sound or hearing

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • no time

    Phrase

    a very short period of time

  • branching

    Word

    dividing into smaller parts or sections

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • every single time

    Phrase

    on every occasion; each time

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • no worries

    Phrase

    used to tell someone not to worry or apologize

  • stand between

    Phrase

    to be in the middle of two people or things and stop them from meeting or moving together

  • grumpy

    Word

    bad-tempered and easily annoyed

  • nope

    Word

    used to say no in a casual way

  • unwilling

    Word

    not willing to do something

  • hey hey

    Phrase

    an informal, friendly greeting

  • in time

    Phrase

    at the right time, before it is too late

  • not bad

    Phrase

    fairly good; better than expected

  • feed on

    Phrase

    to get food or energy from something

  • atom

    Word

    the smallest part of an element that still has that element's chemical properties

  • far away

    Phrase

    at a great distance from here

  • mop

    Word

    a cleaning tool with a long handle and absorbent strands or a sponge for washing floors

  • tuck

    Word

    push or fold something, especially clothes or hair, into a neat position

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