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Bones S11E12: English vocabulary

Season 11, Episode 12CrimeDrama

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  • whir

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

  • circumcise

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    to remove the foreskin from a male, usually for religious or medical reasons

  • catcall

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    a loud, rude shout or whistle, especially one meant to show disapproval or sexual interest

  • burgeon

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    to grow or increase quickly

  • sutured

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    closed with stitches

  • matriarchal

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    relating to a society or family in which women have the main power or authority

  • ulna

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

  • hemorrhagic

    Word

    relating to bleeding or blood loss

  • spousal

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    relating to a husband or wife, or to marriage

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • foreskin

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    the fold of skin that covers the tip of the penis

  • injector

    Word

    a device that injects fuel, medicine, or another liquid

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  • overconfident

    Word

    too confident in your own abilities or chances

  • oppressor

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    a person or group that treats others cruelly or unfairly by using power

  • carburetor

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    a device in an engine that mixes air and fuel before they burn

  • entrails

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    the internal organs of a person or animal, especially when removed or exposed

  • scoff

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

  • paleolithic

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    relating to the earliest part of the Stone Age

  • complacency

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    a feeling of being too pleased with yourself, especially when you should be more careful

  • pauper

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    a very poor person, especially one who has little or no money or property

  • junker

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    a person who buys and sells old or discarded things, especially scrap metal or used goods

  • amalgam

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    a mixture of different things combined into one

  • strapping

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    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • unbiased

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    fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

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  • fob

    Word

    a small ring or ornament attached to a key chain or watch chain

  • exhilarate

    Word

    to make someone feel very excited, happy, or full of energy

  • anecdotal

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    based on personal stories or experiences rather than solid facts or research

  • squint

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    to look at something with your eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to see better

  • vertebra

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    one of the small bones that make up the spine

  • entitle

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    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • paralyze

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    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • alimony

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    money that one ex-spouse pays to the other after a divorce

  • convection

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    the movement of heat in a liquid or gas as warmer parts rise and cooler parts sink

  • infuriate

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    to make someone extremely angry

  • jinx

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    a person or thing that brings bad luck

  • embed

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    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • discriminatory

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    showing unfair treatment of a person or group, especially because of race, age, sex, or disability

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • swab

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    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

  • downright

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    used to emphasize something, often in a strong or negative way

  • circumcision

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    the surgical removal of the foreskin from a boy or man

  • shank

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    the lower part of the leg, especially between the knee and the ankle

  • pitying

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    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • longitudinal

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    running along the length of something, not across it

  • bicker

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    to argue about small, unimportant things

  • suture

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    a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

  • temperance

    Word

    moderation and self-control, especially with food or drink

  • evener

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

  • illogical

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    not logical or reasonable

  • hissing

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    making a long, sharp s sound

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • sarcasm

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    speech or writing that uses irony to mock or show contempt

  • proponent

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    a person who supports an idea, plan, or cause

  • oppress

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    to treat people unfairly and keep them under control, especially by using power or authority

  • skim

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    to read or look through something quickly, without paying close attention

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • shuttered

    Word

    closed and no longer open for business

  • snip

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    a small cut made with scissors or shears

  • groan

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

  • raking

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    the act of using a rake to gather leaves or other loose material

  • chirp

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

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • ballooned

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    to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

  • nip

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    a small amount of a drink, especially alcohol

  • blob

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    a small shapeless mass or lump

  • spectral

    Word

    strange, ghostly, or eerie

  • remodel

    Word

    to change the structure or style of a room or building

  • piece of meat

    Phrase

    a vulgar slang word for the penis

  • concede

    Word

    to admit that something is true, valid, or right, especially after resisting it

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • ruptured

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    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • anyways

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    used in speech to mean “anyway” or “in any case,” often when changing the subject or continuing a point

  • bolster

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    to support or strengthen something

  • char

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    to burn something until it turns black

  • donut

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    a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • hateful

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    showing hate or strong dislike

  • congratulation

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

  • charity case

    Phrase

    a person who is seen as depending on charity or public help

  • considerate

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    showing care and thought for other people's feelings and needs

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • simulate

    Word

    to copy the way something looks, sounds, or behaves

  • brochure

    Word

    a thin book with pictures and information about a product, place, or service

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • civil suit

    Phrase

    a lawsuit in a civil court

  • toasting

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    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • sacking

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    the act of being dismissed from a job

  • clarification

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    the act of making something clearer or easier to understand

  • wheeling

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    the act of moving something on wheels

  • head on

    Phrase

    directly, without turning or avoiding anything

  • fives

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • anterior

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    located at the front of something

  • ample

    Word

    more than enough; plenty of something

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