Bones S9E9: English vocabulary

the act of adding numbers or amounts together

a long, narrow part of a state or country that sticks out from the main area

relating to the study of human societies and cultures

to move or dance in a relaxed way to music

based on the facts and details of a situation

careful, exact, and thorough work or study

to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

a dead human body

the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

the way someone walks

to break down naturally into simpler substances

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a legal right to keep or claim property until a debt is paid

the lower jaw or lower jawbone

too pleased with yourself and your achievements

a piece of jewelry that you pin to clothing

showing too much emotion in a way that seems exaggerated or fake

a tiny cell that a plant, fungus, or some bacteria uses to reproduce

the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

disagreement or lack of harmony between people or groups

the long bone in the upper part of the leg

to express something in a particular way

to ask for money, help, or information in a formal way

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

written or marked lightly with a pencil

careful discussion before making a decision

sexually unconventional or involving unusual sexual practices

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a piece of a plant that is joined to another plant so they grow together

to feel deep respect and admiration for someone or something

in Chinese philosophy, the dark, passive, feminine principle

an opinion or guess based on incomplete information

making someone feel less hopeful or confident

extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

spreading or increasing in an uncontrolled way, especially when something is bad

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

the act of moving along without using power

to support or strengthen something

to pull something back or back in

used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

to insist so strongly on something that people suspect the opposite is true

having raised ridges or lines

a person who studies human societies, cultures, and how they change over time

walk with long, confident steps

the day after a night of heavy drinking, when you feel hungover

to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

a substance made of very large molecules, used especially in plastics

a state of wild, uncontrolled excitement or activity

in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

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

evidence that suggests something is true, but does not prove it directly

a jury that cannot agree on a verdict

a person who serves on a jury

the level of doubt needed to avoid a guilty verdict

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

to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

past tense and past participle of shoot

to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

strong, active, and full of energy

too ready to tell other people what to do

the path that something moving through the air or space follows

so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

not deep or detailed enough

to throw something with a lot of force

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

thin and showing bones clearly

to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

boring because it involves the same actions or things again and again

a fine powder from flowers that plants use to make seeds

to cut something off or separate it by force

to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

to say what you are thinking as you think it

to make someone feel excited and eager

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking