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Doctor Who S7E2: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 2Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • birdlike

    Word

    looking, moving, or sounding like a bird

  • thrum

    Word

    to make a low, steady humming sound

  • remiss

    Word

    not careful enough about something you should do

  • pterodactyl

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    a flying reptile from the age of dinosaurs

  • spanking

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    a physical punishment in which someone is hit on the buttocks with an open hand

  • emotive

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    causing strong feelings or emotions

  • trowel

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    a small tool with a flat, pointed blade, used for spreading or smoothing plaster, cement, or soil

  • cobweb

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    a spider's web, especially an old one covered with dust

  • livid

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    very angry

  • amiss

    Word

    not quite right or normal

  • snarl

    Word

    a low, angry sound made by an animal

  • snarling

    Word

    making a low, angry sound with the teeth showing

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  • quicken

    Word

    to make something happen faster or sooner, or to become faster or sooner

  • wriggle

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    to twist or move with quick, small movements

  • latching

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a latch

  • mooned

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

  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

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

  • jettison

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    to get rid of something by throwing it away or abandoning it

  • sagittarius

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    the ninth sign of the zodiac, represented by an archer

  • whimper

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    to make quiet, weak sounds because you are scared, hurt, or upset

  • outwit

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    to defeat or trick someone by being more clever than they are

  • bellows

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    a tool with two handles that is squeezed to blow air into a fire

  • clang

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    to make a loud, sharp metallic sound

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  • herbivore

    Word

    an animal that eats plants

  • wean

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    to stop a baby or young animal from drinking milk and start giving other food

  • cog

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    a tooth on a wheel that fits into another wheel to transfer motion

  • stasis

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    a state of little or no change, activity, or progress

  • innuendo

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    a remark that suggests something indirectly, often something rude or sexual

  • observant

    Word

    good at noticing small details

  • embed

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    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • thud

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    to make a dull, heavy sound

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • bolting

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    running away suddenly and quickly

  • firecracker

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    a small firework that makes a loud bang when it explodes

  • outrun

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    to run faster than someone or something, or to escape by running

  • raptor

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    a bird that hunts and eats other animals

  • evener

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

  • locust

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    a large grasshopper that can travel in huge swarms and damage crops

  • snort

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    to make a sudden, noisy sound through the nose

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • allocate

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    to give something, especially time, money, or resources, to a particular purpose

  • spank

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    to hit someone on the buttocks with an open hand, usually as punishment

  • groan

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    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • tantrum

    Word

    a sudden, uncontrolled outburst of anger, especially in a child

  • wobble

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    to move or shake unsteadily from side to side

  • screech

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    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • potion

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    a liquid drink used as a medicine or in magic

  • whine

    Word

    to complain in a high, annoying voice

  • chap

    Word

    a man or boy

  • It boy

    Phrase

    a young man who is very fashionable and widely talked about

  • medicinal

    Word

    used for treating illness or helping you get better

  • emit

    Word

    to give off a sound, smell, light, or gas

  • piracy

    Word

    the crime of attacking and robbing ships at sea

  • sizing

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

  • brilliantly

    Word

    in a very skillful or impressive way

  • growl

    Word

    to make a low, rough sound, especially in anger or warning

  • my Lord

    Phrase

    a respectful way to address a lord, bishop, or judge

  • channeling

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

  • trajectory

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    the path that something moving through the air or space follows

  • eject

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    to force something out or out of a place

  • stun

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    to shock or surprise someone very much

  • rumbling

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    a deep, low, continuous sound

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • amend

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    to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

  • hereditary

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    passed from parents to children through genes

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • latch

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    a simple device for fastening a door or gate

  • now for

    Phrase

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

  • entirety

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    the whole of something; all of it

  • lighten up

    Phrase

    to become less serious, tense, or upset

  • thy

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    your; belonging to you

  • chuckle

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    to laugh quietly

  • disable

    Word

    to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • residue

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    a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used

  • temporal

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    relating to time

  • 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

  • as ever

    Phrase

    as usual; as always

  • ring in

    Phrase

    to celebrate the start of something, especially a new year or season

  • distressing

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    causing worry, sadness, or pain

  • reassure

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    to make someone feel less worried, afraid, or uncertain

  • under control

    Phrase

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

  • lighten

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    to make or become lighter in color, weight, or mood

  • outrageous

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    shockingly bad, excessive, or offensive

  • phrasing

    Word

    the way words are chosen and put together in speech or writing

  • concession

    Word

    something that is given or allowed, especially after a request or demand

  • grassy

    Word

    covered with grass

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • screen in

    Phrase

    to cover a porch or other area with window screens

  • grunt

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    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • bounty

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    a reward, especially one offered for catching someone or finding something

  • gasp

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    to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • tickle

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    to touch someone lightly in a way that makes them laugh

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

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