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Bones S10E7: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 7CrimeDrama

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  • vicuna

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    a wild animal from South America, like a small llama, that has very soft wool

  • veneering

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    the process of covering a surface with a thin layer of wood or another material

  • utterer

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    a person who says or speaks something

  • fumigate

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    to use chemical fumes to kill insects or other pests, or to disinfect something

  • whir

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

  • concavity

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    the quality of being curved inward

  • bilk

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    to cheat someone out of money

  • sutured

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    closed with stitches

  • stubbed

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    past tense and past participle of stub

  • melanin

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    a dark substance in skin, hair, and eyes that gives them color

  • hemorrhagic

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    relating to bleeding or blood loss

  • upend

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    to turn something over so it rests on its end or upside down

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  • muffle

    Word

    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • salivary

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    relating to or producing saliva

  • pinking

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    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • contusion

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    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • fuming

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    very angry

  • measly

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    very small or too small to be satisfying

  • perforation

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    a row of small holes made so something can be torn easily

  • supposition

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    an idea or belief that is not certain and may be wrong

  • monopolize

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    to control something so completely that other people cannot use it or take part in it

  • parabolic

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    relating to a parabola or paraboloid

  • welcomer

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

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  • leavings

    Word

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

  • reexamine

    Word

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

  • spiky

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    covered with or having many sharp points

  • calmness

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    the state of being calm and peaceful

  • stammer

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    to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech

  • cortical

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    relating to the cortex, especially the outer layer of the brain

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • discoloration

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    a change in color, especially when something looks unhealthy or damaged

  • insecticide

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    a substance used to kill insects

  • jeweler

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    a person who makes, repairs, or sells jewelry

  • tote

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    to carry or haul something, especially with effort

  • accolade

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    an award or honor given for achievement

  • veneer

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    a thin layer of fine wood or another material used to cover a cheaper surface

  • fume

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    a strong smell, especially smoke, gas, or vapor

  • shredding

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    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • predation

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    the act of one animal hunting and eating another

  • cranial

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    relating to the skull

  • 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

  • gullible

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    too willing to believe what other people say; easily fooled

  • concur

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    to agree with someone or with a statement

  • fluoride

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    a chemical compound that contains fluorine

  • tempering

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

  • brainy

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    smart and quick to learn or understand

  • candlestick

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    a stand that holds a candle

  • mouthful

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    the amount of food or liquid that fills your mouth

  • slighting

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    showing disrespect or contempt

  • pining

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    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • silica

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    a hard substance found in rocks, sand, and quartz

  • surpassing

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    greater or better than something else; exceeding

  • harpoon

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    a long spear with a barbed point, used for catching large sea animals

  • dishing

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    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • creak

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    to make a harsh, high-pitched sound as it moves or is pressed

  • suture

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    a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

  • combing

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    the act of combing hair

  • stitching

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    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • technicals

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    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

  • evener

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

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • teeny

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    very small

  • jagged

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    having a rough edge made of sharp points or uneven lines

  • assailant

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    a person who attacks someone physically

  • profanity

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    swear words or offensive language

  • whoop

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    to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

  • shuttered

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    closed and no longer open for business

  • chime

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    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • cylindrical

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    shaped like a cylinder

  • incision

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    a small cut made in the body, usually during an operation

  • microscopic

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    extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

  • overalls

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    a piece of clothing with trousers and a bib front, worn over a shirt for work or casual wear

  • moderation

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    the practice of avoiding too much of something; self-control

  • obnoxious

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    very unpleasant or annoying

  • contour

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    the outer shape or line of something

  • eyeball

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    the round part of the eye

  • radiate

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    to send out light, heat, or energy

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • clique

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    a small group of people who spend time together and do not let others join easily

  • stuff you

    Phrase

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • saline

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    containing salt or tasting like salt

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • congratulation

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

  • coked up

    Phrase

    high on cocaine

  • butting

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    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • anthropologist

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

  • sanded

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    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • dehydration

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    the condition of having lost too much water

  • gassing

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    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • spartan

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    very plain and simple, with no comfort or luxury

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • blood in

    Phrase

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

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • jackass

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    a male donkey

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