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Bones S8E17: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 17CrimeDrama

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  • posteriors

    Word

    the buttocks; the back part of the body where you sit

  • divot

    Word

    a small piece of grass or earth cut out by a golf club

  • sutured

    Word

    closed with stitches

  • cribbing

    Word

    the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission

  • striation

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    a pattern of lines, ridges, or grooves on a surface

  • patella

    Word

    the flat bone at the front of the knee; kneecap

  • spectroscopic

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    relating to spectroscopic analysis or using a spectroscope

  • contusion

    Word

    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • electrocute

    Word

    to kill someone or something with electricity

  • vertebral

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    relating to the spine or the vertebrae

  • noggin

    Word

    a person's head

  • scavenge

    Word

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

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  • slippage

    Word

    a small drop or change, especially a slight decline in sales, profits, or performance

  • scoff

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    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • causality

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    the idea that events are caused by other events

  • emanate

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    to come from a source and spread out from it

  • humbles

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    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • deadbeat

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    a person who avoids paying debts or neglects responsibilities

  • convoluted

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    very complicated and hard to understand

  • cranium

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    the part of the skull that encloses the brain

  • fibula

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    the smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, next to the tibia

  • calibrate

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    to adjust a measuring instrument so it gives accurate results

  • douche

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    an insulting word for a rude, unpleasant, or contemptible person

  • leavings

    Word

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

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  • femoral

    Word

    relating to the thigh bone or the upper part of the leg

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • dilation

    Word

    the process of becoming wider or larger

  • conundrum

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    a confusing problem or question that is hard to solve

  • serpentine

    Word

    curving or moving in a winding, snake-like way

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • thoracic

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    relating to the chest area

  • magnification

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    the amount by which something is enlarged, especially in a microscope or lens

  • vertebra

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    one of the small bones that make up the spine

  • poise

    Word

    calm confidence and self-control, especially in a difficult situation

  • kneecap

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    the bone at the front of the knee

  • contaminate

    Word

    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

  • thermodynamics

    Word

    the study of how heat and energy work

  • tibia

    Word

    the larger bone in the lower part of the leg, between the knee and the ankle

  • pertain

    Word

    to relate to or be connected with something

  • posit

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    to suggest an idea or explanation as a starting point

  • mandible

    Word

    the lower jaw or lower jawbone

  • ludicrous

    Word

    so silly or unreasonable that it seems ridiculous

  • sporadic

    Word

    happening only sometimes and not regularly

  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • preposterous

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    so silly or unreasonable that it is hard to believe

  • crackling

    Word

    the sound of many short, sharp pops or snaps

  • crackle

    Word

    to make a series of short, sharp, snapping sounds

  • mocha

    Word

    a drink made with espresso, milk, and chocolate

  • behead

    Word

    to cut off someone's head, especially as a form of execution

  • suture

    Word

    a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

  • satchel

    Word

    a bag with a long strap, often used for school or carrying books

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • negligent

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    not careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty

  • exponential

    Word

    increasing very quickly

  • evener

    Word

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

  • cervical

    Word

    relating to the neck or the cervix

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • punctured

    Word

    damaged by a sharp object that has made a hole in it

  • condensation

    Word

    the process in which a gas changes into a liquid

  • prosthetic

    Word

    relating to an artificial body part

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • deduce

    Word

    to reach a conclusion by thinking carefully about the facts

  • jeopardize

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    to put someone or something in danger

  • kale

    Word

    a leafy green vegetable with curly or flat leaves

  • shuttered

    Word

    closed and no longer open for business

  • disruptive

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    causing trouble or interruption, especially in a class, meeting, or routine

  • groan

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

  • obsess

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    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • projectile

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    an object that is thrown or fired through the air

  • deficient

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    lacking something important or necessary

  • chirp

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    to make a short, high sound, especially like a small bird or insect

  • stroking

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    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • exclaim

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    to say something suddenly and loudly, especially because you are surprised or excited

  • mischievous

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    playfully naughty or causing small trouble

  • posterior

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    located at the back or rear of something

  • banish

    Word

    to force someone to leave a place, country, or group

  • remodel

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    to change the structure or style of a room or building

  • reciprocal

    Word

    shared by two or more people or things in the same way

  • intermittent

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    happening from time to time, with breaks in between

  • volt

    Word

    a unit for measuring electric voltage

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • logically

    Word

    in a way that follows clear reasoning and makes sense

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • photographic memory

    Phrase

    an unusually good memory for details

  • planetary

    Word

    relating to planets

  • God's country

    Phrase

    an informal way to describe a peaceful, pleasant place, especially in the countryside

  • brother from another mother

    Phrase

    A very close male friend, especially one you joke with as if he were your brother

  • indicative

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    showing that something is likely true or real

  • strangle

    Word

    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • ribbed

    Word

    having raised ridges or lines

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • ordnance

    Word

    weapons, ammunition, and military equipment

  • horrific

    Word

    extremely shocking, violent, or upsetting

  • replicate

    Word

    to make an exact copy of something or repeat an experiment or result

  • puncture

    Word

    a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tire

  • larva

    Word

    the young form of an insect that hatches from an egg and changes into an adult

  • revisit

    Word

    to go back to a place, topic, or situation and deal with it again

  • kicker

    Word

    a player whose job is to kick the ball in football

  • cervical vertebra

    Phrase

    one of the seven bones in the neck

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