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Bones S1E14: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 14CrimeDrama

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  • fetishist

    Word

    a person who has a strong sexual interest in a particular object or body part

  • overlaying

    Word

    covering one thing with a layer of something else

  • sutured

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    closed with stitches

  • bungle

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    to do something badly or carelessly, so it fails or goes wrong

  • droll

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    slightly odd or amusing in a dry, quiet way

  • midwinter

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    the middle part of winter

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • congruent

    Word

    matching in shape and size

  • chipper

    Word

    cheerful and lively

  • stiletto

    Word

    a short dagger with a thin, pointed blade

  • interagency

    Word

    relating to or involving more than one government agency

  • jurisdictional

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    relating to the power to make legal decisions in a particular area

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  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • dismemberment

    Word

    the act of cutting up a body into pieces

  • lumbar

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    relating to the lower back

  • segmented

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    to divide something into separate parts or sections

  • dismember

    Word

    to cut a body into pieces

  • siphon

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    a tube used to move liquid from one container to another by suction

  • queasy

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    feeling slightly sick and as if you might vomit

  • vindictive

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    showing a desire to get back at someone for a wrong or insult

  • dimple

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    a small hollow in the skin, especially in the cheek or chin

  • overlie

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    to lie on top of something or cover it

  • reassemble

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    to put something back together after it has been taken apart

  • indentation

    Word

    a blank space at the start of a line of text

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  • toxicology

    Word

    the study of poisons and how they affect living things

  • thoracic

    Word

    relating to the chest area

  • vertebra

    Word

    one of the small bones that make up the spine

  • disown

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    to say that you no longer accept someone as part of your family or group

  • discoloration

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

  • fascinate

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    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • fragmented

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    broken into small parts or pieces

  • shifty

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    looking or acting as if you are hiding something

  • geisha

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    a Japanese woman trained to entertain guests with conversation, music, and dance

  • schematic

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    shown in a simple, symbolic, or diagram-like way

  • cranial

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    relating to the skull

  • mandible

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    the lower jaw or lower jawbone

  • elliptical

    Word

    shaped like an ellipse

  • prod

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    to poke or push something with a finger or a pointed object

  • conclusive

    Word

    so strong or clear that it settles a question or ends doubt

  • mediate

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    to help people in a disagreement reach an agreement

  • femur

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    the long bone in the upper part of the leg

  • 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

  • femme

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    a woman who is very attractive and uses that to influence or seduce people

  • arouse

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    to cause a feeling, reaction, or interest to start or increase

  • evener

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

  • scraping

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    small bits or pieces left after something has been scraped away

  • snort

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    to make a sudden, noisy sound through the nose

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • dispersal

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    the process of spreading people or things over a wide area

  • jagged

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    having a rough edge made of sharp points or uneven lines

  • remarry

    Word

    to marry again

  • shard

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    a sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or rock

  • fudge

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    a soft sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream

  • wield

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    to hold and use a weapon, tool, or other object skillfully

  • correctional

    Word

    relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

  • rant

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    to speak angrily and at length

  • trooper

    Word

    a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit

  • anomaly

    Word

    something that is different from what is normal or expected

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • disorderly

    Word

    not neat or organized; messy

  • char

    Word

    to burn something until it turns black

  • pluck

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    to pull something off or out from where it grows or is attached

  • tripping

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    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • disposed

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    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • sizing

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

  • goodman

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    an old-fashioned way of referring to a man, especially one of lower social rank

  • hit man

    Phrase

    a person who is paid to kill someone

  • fives

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

  • feed through

    Phrase

    to gradually begin to have an effect or be noticed

  • melancholy

    Word

    a feeling of sadness, often without a clear reason

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • off the radar

    Phrase

    not getting much attention or being noticed

  • ticking

    Word

    the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

  • rift

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    a deep crack or split in something

  • caucasian

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    a person from the Caucasus region

  • profiling

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    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • rendering

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    a way of showing or presenting something, especially in art, film, or speech

  • defy

    Word

    to openly refuse to obey or accept something

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • investigative

    Word

    used for investigating or intended to investigate

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • clubhouse

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    a building or room where members of a club meet and spend time together

  • time being

    Phrase

    for now; until something changes

  • hover

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    to stay in one place in the air

  • for the love of

    Phrase

    used in an exclamation to show annoyance or frustration

  • what are the odds

    Phrase

    used to show surprise that something unlikely has happened

  • motivate

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    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • residue

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    a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used

  • foremost

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    most important, famous, or powerful

  • trusting

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    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • nasal

    Word

    of or relating to the nose

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • rent out

    Phrase

    to let a property, vehicle, or equipment be used by someone in return for payment

  • medical record

    Phrase

    an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

  • soft tissue

    Phrase

    the soft parts of the body, such as muscles and fat, rather than bones or teeth

  • same sex

    Phrase

    the fact of being male or female, especially when talking about people in a group or relationship

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