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Bones S3E11: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 11CrimeDrama

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  • mawkish

    Word

    showing too much emotional sweetness in a way that feels unpleasant or fake

  • sputum

    Word

    mucus or phlegm that is coughed up from the lungs or airways

  • toweling

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    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • compulsively

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    in a way that is hard to stop or control

  • didactic

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    intended to teach, especially in a way that seems moralizing or too obvious

  • studding

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    the act of decorating something with studs or small metal decorations

  • bleacher

    Word

    a set of long seats or benches for spectators at a sports field or other event

  • gonorrhea

    Word

    a sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria

  • gelatinous

    Word

    having a soft, jelly-like texture

  • ejaculate

    Word

    to say something suddenly and forcefully

  • crystallize

    Word

    to become clear and definite

  • tarsus

    Word

    the part of the foot between the lower leg and the rest of the foot

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  • ejaculation

    Word

    the release of semen from the body during sexual climax

  • candor

    Word

    the quality of speaking or acting honestly and openly

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • bashful

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    shy and uncomfortable in social situations

  • amalgam

    Word

    a mixture of different things combined into one

  • hawked

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    to try to sell things in public by calling out to people

  • calibrate

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    to adjust a measuring instrument so it gives accurate results

  • leavings

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

  • reek

    Word

    to smell very bad

  • stringer

    Word

    a freelance journalist who writes for a news organization from a particular area

  • snot

    Word

    thick mucus from the nose

  • indentation

    Word

    a blank space at the start of a line of text

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  • thoracic

    Word

    relating to the chest area

  • skew

    Word

    to make something lean or slant; to put it at an angle

  • incisor

    Word

    one of the front teeth used for cutting food

  • dyeing

    Word

    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • crystalline

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    clear and bright, like crystal

  • sensual

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    connected with physical pleasure or the senses, especially in a sexual way

  • mucus

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    a thick, slippery liquid in the nose, throat, and other body parts that helps protect and moisten them

  • numeral

    Word

    a written symbol that stands for a number

  • alumnus

    Word

    a person who has graduated from a school, college, or university

  • splatter

    Word

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

  • appreciative

    Word

    feeling or showing gratitude

  • vagrant

    Word

    a person who has no home or regular job and moves from place to place

  • interestingly

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    used to say something is surprising or worth noticing

  • technicals

    Word

    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • bah

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    an exclamation used to show disgust, contempt, or annoyance

  • boyhood

    Word

    the period of a person's life when they are a boy

  • rhetorical

    Word

    relating to rhetoric, or the skill of speaking or writing effectively

  • factoring

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    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • medallion

    Word

    a large decorative medal, often worn on a chain or used as an ornament

  • manhood

    Word

    the state of being an adult man

  • carcass

    Word

    the dead body of an animal

  • sedative

    Word

    a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

  • mentality

    Word

    the way a person thinks about things and makes decisions

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • screenings

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    the showing of a film or TV program to an audience

  • stuffing

    Word

    soft material used to fill cushions, pillows, or toys

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • post mortem

    Phrase

    done or happening after death

  • accordion

    Word

    a portable musical instrument you play by squeezing bellows and pressing keys or buttons

  • bash someone's head

    Phrase

    to hit someone very hard on the head

  • pastime

    Word

    an activity you do for pleasure in your free time

  • piston

    Word

    a part inside an engine or pump that moves back and forth in a tube

  • straining

    Word

    the act of pulling something tight

  • semen

    Word

    the thick fluid that contains sperm and is released from the penis during ejaculation

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • spit on

    Phrase

    to show strong contempt for someone or something

  • irritate

    Word

    make someone annoyed, impatient, or angry

  • eddy

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    a small area of water, air, or smoke that moves in a circle against the main flow

  • scarring

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    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • clothe

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    to provide clothes for someone

  • fives

    Word

    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

  • stuff up

    Phrase

    to make a serious mistake or do something badly

  • wrap around

    Phrase

    to move text automatically onto the next line when it reaches the end of a line

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • cockroach

    Word

    a large brown insect that often lives in warm, damp places and is hard to get rid of

  • erection

    Word

    the act of building or putting something up

  • personal property

    Phrase

    property that is movable and not land or buildings

  • profiling

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

  • compress

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    to press something so that it becomes smaller, flatter, or tighter

  • bladder

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    an organ that stores urine before it leaves the body

  • hoop

    Word

    a circular ring or band

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • pointer

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    a small symbol on a computer screen that shows where the next click or action will happen

  • saliva

    Word

    the liquid in your mouth that helps you chew and swallow food

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • stand over

    Phrase

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

  • leave to the imagination

    Phrase

    to leave something unsaid or not shown

  • weeping

    Word

    crying or showing tears

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • wick

    Word

    the string in a candle or lamp that burns to give light

  • imprint

    Word

    to press or stamp a mark onto a surface

  • want out

    Phrase

    to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

  • turnover

    Word

    the amount of money a business makes from sales in a period

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • morse

    Word

    a system of dots and dashes used to send messages

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • make out with

    Phrase

    to kiss and touch someone in a sexual or romantic way

  • play around

    Phrase

    to behave in a casual or unserious way, especially with money or ideas

  • grow out of

    Phrase

    to become too big or too old for something, especially clothes or a habit

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