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Bones S9E11: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 11CrimeDrama

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  • magnetize

    Word

    to make something magnetic

  • posteriors

    Word

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

  • acrid

    Word

    having a strong, sharp, and unpleasant taste or smell

  • explainable

    Word

    able to be explained or understood

  • convulse

    Word

    to shake violently, especially because of illness, pain, or strong emotion

  • cribbing

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

  • triceps

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    the large muscle at the back of the upper arm

  • trilling

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    to sing or speak with a high, quivering sound

  • ulna

    Word

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

  • cosmological

    Word

    relating to the study of the universe and how it began

  • flail

    Word

    to wave or swing your arms or legs wildly

  • scapula

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    one of the two flat bones on your upper back, behind the shoulder

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  • contusion

    Word

    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • supremely

    Word

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • misplace

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    to put something in the wrong place and then be unable to find it

  • sternum

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    the bone in the center of the chest

  • scoff

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

  • subjectivity

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    the quality of being based on personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

  • fibula

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

  • ged

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    the General Educational Development test, which shows high school-level skills

  • discerning

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    able to notice small differences and make good judgments

  • noxious

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    harmful, poisonous, or unpleasant to breathe, eat, or touch

  • lumbar

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    relating to the lower back

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  • scalping

    Word

    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • reexamine

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

  • snagged

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    caught on something and torn or damaged

  • incriminate

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    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • erroneous

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    wrong or based on a mistake

  • vertebra

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    one of the small bones that make up the spine

  • somersault

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    a movement in which you turn your body over in the air or on the ground

  • strangulation

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    the act of choking someone by pressing on the throat or neck

  • persecute

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    to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially because of their beliefs or identity

  • aggravate

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    make a problem, injury, or situation worse

  • posit

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    to suggest an idea or explanation as a starting point

  • straddle

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    to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something

  • unilateral

    Word

    affecting or involving only one side or one part

  • attrition

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    a gradual reduction in strength, numbers, or effectiveness over time

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • concur

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    to agree with someone or with a statement

  • tempering

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    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • scribble

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    to write or draw something quickly and carelessly

  • gymnastic

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    the sport of doing exercises like flips, balances, and jumps

  • slighting

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    showing disrespect or contempt

  • locket

    Word

    a small decorative case worn on a chain around the neck, often holding a photo or keepsake

  • discern

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    to notice or recognize something, especially something not obvious

  • wail

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    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • bile

    Word

    a bitter fluid made by the liver that helps digest fat

  • pelvic

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    relating to the pelvis or the area around it

  • inertia

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    a lack of movement or change; a tendency to stay the same

  • temperance

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    moderation and self-control, especially with food or drink

  • approximation

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    a number or amount that is close to the real one but not exact

  • triumphing

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    winning or succeeding after a struggle

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • 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

  • contemplate

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    to think carefully about something for a while

  • grasping

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    greedy and always wanting more money or possessions

  • assailant

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    a person who attacks someone physically

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • giddy

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    feeling dizzy and unsteady

  • mitigate

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    to make something less severe, harmful, or painful

  • shuttered

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    closed and no longer open for business

  • groan

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

  • malice

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    the desire to harm someone or to do something wrong

  • loaning

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    the act of lending something to someone

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • hemorrhage

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    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

  • logics

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    the study of correct reasoning

  • posterior

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    located at the back or rear of something

  • remodel

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    to change the structure or style of a room or building

  • calculus

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    a branch of mathematics that uses derivatives and integrals to study change and motion

  • evaporate

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    to change from a liquid into a gas

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • purify

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    to make something clean or pure

  • deteriorate

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    to become worse in quality, condition, or value

  • visualize

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    to form a clear picture of something in your mind

  • char

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    to burn something until it turns black

  • stripping

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    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • formulation

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    the act of creating or preparing something in a careful, deliberate way

  • molar

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    a large back tooth used for grinding food

  • strangle

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

  • degrade

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    to treat someone in a cruel or insulting way

  • tendon

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    a strong band of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone

  • larva

    Word

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

  • bug boy

    Phrase

    an apprentice jockey

  • beaming

    Word

    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • triumphant

    Word

    feeling or showing great victory or success

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • orchestral

    Word

    relating to an orchestra

  • at rest

    Phrase

    dead, in a respectful way

  • cervical vertebra

    Phrase

    one of the seven bones in the neck

  • irritate

    Word

    make someone annoyed, impatient, or angry

  • fives

    Word

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

  • annoyance

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    a feeling of slight anger or irritation

  • if the shoe fits

    Phrase

    used to say that a remark or criticism applies to someone

  • tumble

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    to fall suddenly, often in a messy or uncontrolled way

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