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Doctor Who S11E2: English vocabulary

Season 11, Episode 2Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • dawdle

    Word

    to waste time by moving or acting too slowly

  • paralyse

    Word

    to make part or all of the body unable to move

  • acetylene

    Word

    a colorless gas that burns easily and is used in welding

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • pleadings

    Word

    formal written statements submitted by each side in a lawsuit

  • emanate

    Word

    to come from a source and spread out from it

  • newness

    Word

    the quality of being new or recent

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • rearer

    Word

    a person who breeds and cares for animals

  • leavings

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

  • jettison

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    to get rid of something by throwing it away or abandoning it

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

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  • desolation

    Word

    a state of emptiness, ruin, or severe damage

  • scorching

    Word

    extremely hot

  • swerve

    Word

    to turn or move suddenly to one side to avoid something

  • prizing

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    to value something very highly

  • scorch

    Word

    to burn or darken the surface of something with heat or fire

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • surveying

    Word

    the work of measuring land and recording its features, often for a map or building plan

  • blaster

    Word

    a gun in science fiction that shoots energy beams or similar projectiles

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • microbe

    Word

    a very small living thing, such as a bacterium or virus

  • intrude

    Word

    to enter a place or situation where you are not wanted or invited

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  • barter

    Word

    to exchange goods or services for other goods or services instead of money

  • disqualification

    Word

    the act of officially stopping someone from taking part in a competition or activity

  • outcast

    Word

    a person who is not accepted by a group or society

  • voided

    Word

    made invalid or no longer legally effective

  • ominous

    Word

    giving a feeling that something bad is going to happen

  • dormant

    Word

    not active or growing for a period of time

  • your mum

    Phrase

    an insulting remark about someone's mother

  • for the win

    Phrase

    used to cheer on or strongly praise someone or something

  • null

    Word

    having no legal force; not valid

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • cram

    Word

    to fill something too full by pushing things in

  • cleanse

    Word

    to clean something thoroughly, especially by removing dirt or harmful substances

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • timeless

    Word

    lasting or appealing across different times and styles; not easily dated

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • trick up

    Phrase

    to dress in smart or attractive clothes

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • call of duty

    Phrase

    the extra effort or sacrifice someone makes beyond what is normally expected of them

  • fives

    Word

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

  • tracker

    Word

    a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • ignite

    Word

    to start burning, or make something start burning

  • systematically

    Word

    in a careful, organized way that follows a plan or method

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • line in

    Phrase

    to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

  • in hiding

    Phrase

    in a place where you are hidden and unlikely to be found

  • barren

    Word

    with very little growing on it; almost empty of plants

  • surrey

    Word

    a light four-wheeled carriage with seats facing forward

  • diagonal

    Word

    going across from one corner to the opposite corner

  • dimensional

    Word

    relating to dimensions or to the number of dimensions in a space

  • Grand Master

    Phrase

    the title of the leader of some organizations, especially a chivalric or fraternal order

  • drastic

    Word

    very sudden and extreme, with a strong effect

  • pleading

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    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • haze

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    a light mist or smoky cloud that makes it hard to see clearly

  • lavish

    Word

    large, rich, and impressive in a way that suggests great expense

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • reload

    Word

    to load something again, especially a gun, printer, or web page

  • settler

    Word

    a person who moves to a new place and starts living there

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • stand over

    Phrase

    to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

  • living hell

    Phrase

    a situation that is extremely unpleasant and very hard to endure

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • maroon

    Word

    a dark red-purple color

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • reckoning

    Word

    the act of making a calculation or estimate

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • the finger

    Phrase

    an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • sniff

    Word

    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • seeing as

    Phrase

    used to give a reason or explanation

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • fundamentally

    Word

    in a basic or essential way

  • get across

    Phrase

    to make an idea or message clear and understood

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • fix on

    Phrase

    to focus your attention on something or decide to pursue it

  • target practice

    Phrase

    practice shooting at a target

  • take against

    Phrase

    to start disliking someone or something

  • verge

    Word

    the edge or border of something

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • shooting range

    Phrase

    a place where people practice shooting guns at targets

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • life form

    Phrase

    a living thing, or a type of living thing

  • catastrophic

    Word

    causing or involving very great damage, suffering, or loss

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • phase in

    Phrase

    to introduce something gradually, in stages

  • sneaky

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    behaving in a secretive or dishonest way

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