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Doctor Who S9E5: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 5Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • splutter

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    to speak in a quick, confused way, often because you are upset or excited

  • whinny

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    to make a high, soft sound like a horse

  • whir

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

  • hugger

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    a person who likes giving and receiving hugs

  • biped

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    an animal or person that walks on two legs

  • asphyxiate

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    to stop someone from breathing, or make breathing very difficult

  • squelch

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    to make a soft, wet, sucking sound

  • briskly

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    in a quick, energetic way

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • jangle

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    to make a harsh ringing or clattering sound

  • deplore

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    to strongly disapprove of something and think it is wrong

  • abattoir

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    a place where animals are killed for meat

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  • mire

    Word

    wet, soft ground that you can sink into

  • noggin

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    a person's head

  • befall

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    to happen to someone, especially something bad

  • functionally

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    in a way that is practical and useful rather than attractive

  • welcomer

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

  • monstrosity

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    something very large and ugly, especially a building

  • magnify

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    to make something look larger, especially with a lens or microscope

  • leavings

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

  • thunderclap

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    a very loud, sharp sound of thunder

  • whimper

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    to make quiet, weak sounds because you are scared, hurt, or upset

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • asphyxiation

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    the condition of not getting enough oxygen, which can cause unconsciousness or death

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  • gild

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    to cover something with a thin layer of gold

  • premonition

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    a feeling that something, especially something bad, is going to happen

  • debacle

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    a complete and embarrassing failure

  • polarity

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    the state of having two opposite sides, forces, or charges

  • prizing

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    to value something very highly

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • boathouse

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    a building or shed where boats are kept

  • trickery

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    the use of lies or dishonest tricks to get what you want

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • piped

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    carried or supplied through pipes

  • futility

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    the fact that something is pointless or has no useful result

  • exhale

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    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • spook

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    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • lofty

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    very tall and impressive

  • pitying

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    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • galactic

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    relating to a galaxy or galaxies

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • hades

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    the Greek god who rules the underworld

  • tongs

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    a tool with two arms joined at one end, used for gripping and lifting things

  • silvery

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    looking or shining like silver

  • splatter

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    to make liquid, paint, or mud fly and land in small drops

  • creak

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

  • braving

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    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • brood

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    a group of young animals born or hatched at the same time

  • evener

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

  • inhale

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    to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

  • sprite

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    a small magical creature, often playful or mischievous

  • nebula

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    a cloud of gas and dust in space

  • hissing

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    making a long, sharp s sound

  • anvil

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    a heavy metal block used for shaping hot metal

  • trickle

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    to flow or fall in a thin, small stream

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • 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

  • yellowish

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    slightly yellow in color

  • lop

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    to cut off a branch or other part from a tree

  • rower

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    a person who rows a boat, especially in a race

  • ripple

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    a small wave or series of small waves on the surface of water

  • homo sapien

    Phrase

    a misspelling of Homo sapiens, the species that includes modern humans

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • big two

    Phrase

    a card game in which players try to get rid of all their cards first

  • devour

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    to eat something very quickly and eagerly

  • harvesting

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    the act of gathering a crop from the fields

  • stand and deliver

    Phrase

    used as a threat to demand that someone hand over money or valuables

  • straining

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    the act of pulling something tight

  • horizontally

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    in a direction that is parallel to the ground or horizon

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • go outside

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

  • adrenaline

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    a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

  • impending

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    about to happen very soon

  • head on

    Phrase

    directly, without turning or avoiding anything

  • sarcastic

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    showing sarcasm; using words that mean the opposite to mock someone or something

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • in the act

    Phrase

    while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

  • stuff out

    Phrase

    to fill something too full so that it bulges or spills out

  • vastly

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    to a very great degree; very much

  • in deep

    Phrase

    deeply involved in a difficult or troublesome situation

  • stupidity

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    behavior that shows very poor judgment or common sense

  • for all the world to see

    Phrase

    in a way that everyone can see

  • immortality

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    the state of living forever or never dying

  • tread

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    to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

  • booting

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    the process of starting a computer

  • big bang

    Phrase

    the event that marked the beginning of the universe

  • eel

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    a long, thin fish that looks like a snake

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • mounting

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    the process of increasing gradually

  • blacksmith

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    a person who makes and repairs metal objects, especially by heating and hammering iron

  • the finest

    Phrase

    the police

  • on second thought

    Phrase

    used when you change your mind after thinking again

  • applaud

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    to show approval by clapping

  • chuckle

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    to laugh quietly

  • thundering

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    making a loud, deep, rumbling sound

  • hang about

    Phrase

    a casual way to say 'wait a minute' or 'hold on

  • frown

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    a facial expression in which you pull your eyebrows together, often because you are annoyed, worried, or thinking hard

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • hush

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    to tell someone to be quiet

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