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Bones S8E13: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 13CrimeDrama

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  • abrade

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    to wear away or damage by rubbing

  • overeat

    Word

    to eat too much

  • whir

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • impermanent

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    not lasting forever; temporary

  • pulverize

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    to crush something into a fine powder or tiny pieces

  • polarize

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    to cause people to split into opposing groups or opinions

  • codicil

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    a legal note added to a will to change or explain part of it

  • frankincense

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    a fragrant gum resin burned as incense, especially in religious ceremonies

  • satanist

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    a person who believes in or practices Satanism

  • desecrate

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    to treat a sacred place or object with disrespect

  • wormy

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    damaged or full of worms

  • embalm

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    to preserve a dead body so it does not decay

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  • sniffle

    Word

    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

  • ulna

    Word

    the thinner of the two bones in the forearm, on the side of the little finger

  • dynamiting

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    the act of blowing something up with dynamite

  • renege

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    to fail to keep a promise, agreement, or duty

  • pallbearer

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    a person who helps carry a coffin at a funeral

  • bludgeon

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    a heavy stick or club used as a weapon

  • sternum

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    the bone in the center of the chest

  • rove

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    to wander from place to place

  • inextricably

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    in a way that is impossible to separate or untangle

  • scavenge

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    to search for and collect useful things, especially from waste or discarded material

  • anoint

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    to put oil or holy oil on someone or something as part of a religious ceremony

  • ratting

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    the act of hunting or trapping rats

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  • wry

    Word

    showing dry, slightly mocking humor

  • desecration

    Word

    the act of treating a sacred place or object with disrespect

  • conjoin

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    to join or combine things together

  • dismember

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    to cut a body into pieces

  • welcomer

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

  • saintly

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    showing very good, kind, or moral behavior

  • sandalwood

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    a fragrant wood used in perfume, incense, and carving

  • reexamine

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    to examine something again, especially to check it more carefully or consider it differently

  • muscling

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    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • incriminate

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    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • laceration

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    a deep cut or tear in the skin

  • juxtaposition

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    the fact of two things being placed close together for a noticeable contrast

  • glorify

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    to praise or present something as very good or important

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • ventricle

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    one of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart

  • foolishly

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    in a way that shows poor judgment or lack of sense

  • babble

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    to talk quickly and continuously in a confused or silly way

  • muddle

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    to make something confused or untidy

  • roving

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    moving from place to place, especially as part of a job

  • maggot

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    the soft, legless larva of a fly

  • asymmetrical

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    having parts that do not match on both sides

  • condolence

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    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • pubic

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    relating to the area around the pubic bone or genitals

  • cognition

    Word

    the process of thinking, learning, and understanding

  • boomer

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    a person born during the baby boom after World War II

  • tingle

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    to feel a slight prickling or stinging sensation

  • commandeer

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    to take control of a vehicle, building, or other thing, often by force

  • loony

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    crazy or silly

  • ensue

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    to happen afterward, especially as a result of something else

  • undue

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    too much, too strong, or not justified

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • mandible

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    the lower jaw or lower jawbone

  • swab

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    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

  • eavesdrop

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    to secretly listen to other people's private conversation

  • exhale

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    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • saddled

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    having a saddle on it

  • startle

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    to make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed

  • internment

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    the act of keeping someone in prison or a camp, especially during a war or for political reasons

  • obese

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    extremely overweight, especially in a way that affects health

  • femur

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    the long bone in the upper part of the leg

  • wolverine

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    a stocky, fierce mammal of the weasel family that lives in northern regions

  • braving

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    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • stabling

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    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • agreeable

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    pleasant and enjoyable

  • evener

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

  • revoke

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    to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement

  • scraping

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    small bits or pieces left after something has been scraped away

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • jagged

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    having a rough edge made of sharp points or uneven lines

  • smeared

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    covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

  • cremation

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    the act of burning a dead body

  • pathologist

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    a doctor who examines body tissue and samples to find the cause of disease or death

  • groan

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

  • chunky

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    thick and rounded, with large pieces or parts

  • microscopic

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    extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • ballooned

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    to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

  • geez

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    used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

  • grinder

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    a machine or tool used for grinding or crushing things into smaller pieces

  • remodel

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    to change the structure or style of a room or building

  • congratulation

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    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • brow

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    the part of the face above the eyes and below the hairline

  • tripping

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    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • despairing

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    feeling or showing that you have lost all hope

  • unheard

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    not heard or not listened to

  • potting

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    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • sizing

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

  • celestial

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    relating to the sky or outer space

  • grieve

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    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • lama

    Word

    a Buddhist monk in Tibetan Buddhism

  • clove

    Word

    a dried flower bud used as a spice

  • sprinkle

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    to scatter something in small drops or pieces over a surface

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

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