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Doctor Who S7E6: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 6Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • fatuous

    Word

    silly and lacking good sense

  • smithereens

    Word

    very small pieces after something breaks or explodes

  • souffle

    Word

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

  • studding

    Word

    the act of decorating something with studs or small metal decorations

  • disembodied

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    seeming to exist without a body, especially as a voice or presence

  • barmaid

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    a woman who serves drinks in a bar or pub

  • wormed

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    treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

  • obliterate

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    destroy completely; leave nothing behind

  • impropriety

    Word

    behavior, language, or an action that is not proper or acceptable

  • welcomer

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

  • observational

    Word

    based on what you see, hear, or measure, rather than theory

  • fantastical

    Word

    strange, unusual, or made up from the imagination

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  • leavings

    Word

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

  • sulk

    Word

    to sit or stay somewhere in a bad mood because you are annoyed or disappointed

  • puny

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    small, weak, and not very strong

  • outlive

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    to live longer than someone or something

  • fascinate

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    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • clouding

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    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • veiled

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    hidden or expressed in a way that is not direct or obvious

  • impersonate

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    pretend to be someone else, often to trick people or for entertainment

  • scalpel

    Word

    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • crystalline

    Word

    clear and bright, like crystal

  • gauntlet

    Word

    a thick glove with a long cuff that protects the wrist and lower arm

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  • saver

    Word

    a person who saves money or resources

  • duplication

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    the act of making an exact copy of something

  • bustle

    Word

    to move around in a busy, energetic way

  • governess

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

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • interrogate

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    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

  • apathy

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    a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

  • evener

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

  • carnivorous

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    eating meat and other animals

  • replication

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    the act of copying or reproducing something

  • projectile

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    an object that is thrown or fired through the air

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • secretive

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    not willing to tell people things or share personal information

  • refreshment

    Word

    a short rest or something, especially food or drink, that helps you feel better or more energetic

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • confine

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    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • stripping

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    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • mindless

    Word

    showing no thought, care, or intelligence

  • thaw

    Word

    to become unfrozen and turn into liquid

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • intrigue

    Word

    to make someone very interested or curious

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • emit

    Word

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

  • cry on

    Phrase

    to call on someone or something for help or support

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • fives

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • deduction

    Word

    the act of taking an amount away from a total, especially for tax or pay

  • frontal

    Word

    relating to the front part of something

  • scum

    Word

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

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • humankind

    Word

    all human beings considered together

  • from nowhere

    Phrase

    from an unexpected place, source, or time

  • line of attack

    Phrase

    a way of dealing with a problem

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • budge an inch

    Phrase

    to refuse to move or change your opinion

  • blush

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    to become red in the face, especially because you feel embarrassed

  • horribly

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    to a very bad or unpleasant degree

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • on earth

    Phrase

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

  • acquainted

    Word

    familiar with something because you know it well

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • as ever

    Phrase

    as usual; as always

  • grow out of

    Phrase

    to become too big or too old for something, especially clothes or a habit

  • swarm

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    a large group of insects flying or moving together

  • run over

    Phrase

    to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them

  • 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

  • feed off

    Phrase

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

  • grow out

    Phrase

    to let hair grow longer

  • accomplice

    Word

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

  • master key

    Phrase

    a key that can open several different locks

  • blueprint

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    a detailed plan for building something

  • goldfish

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    a small orange or gold-colored fish often kept as a pet

  • alteration

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    a change made to something, especially to improve it or make it fit better

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • reproductive

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    relating to the process of producing babies or young

  • winding

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    having many bends or turns

  • dreamer

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    a person who has big hopes or ideas, especially unrealistic ones

  • laser

    Word

    a device that produces a narrow beam of light for use in technology, medicine, and science

  • dwelling

    Word

    a house or other place where someone lives

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • now now

    Phrase

    a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

  • haunt

    Word

    to visit a place often

  • collared

    Word

    having a collar

  • inhabitant

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    a person or animal that lives in a place

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • mimic

    Word

    to copy the way someone speaks or acts

  • duplicate

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    an exact copy of something

  • parasite

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

  • resent

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    to feel angry or upset about something unfair

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