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Doctor Who S4E2: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 2Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • peckish

    Word

    slightly hungry

  • napless

    Word

    without a soft raised surface, especially on cloth

  • bestride

    Word

    to stand or sit with one leg on each side of something

  • armless

    Word

    having no arms

  • prattle

    Word

    to talk for a long time in a silly or unimportant way

  • cavort

    Word

    to jump or move around in a lively, playful way

  • rhombus

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    a flat shape with four equal sides; a diamond shape

  • dormouse

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    a small rodent that is active at night and has a long furry tail

  • augur

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    to suggest that something will happen in the future

  • desecrate

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    to treat a sacred place or object with disrespect

  • soothsayer

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    a person who claims to predict the future, especially by magical means

  • incinerate

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    destroy something by burning it completely

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  • noblewoman

    Word

    a woman who belongs to the nobility

  • foretell

    Word

    to say or show that something will happen in the future

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • granary

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    a building where grain is stored

  • venerate

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    to respect and admire someone or something deeply

  • carapace

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    the hard outer shell on the back of a turtle, crab, or similar animal

  • scarab

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    a beetle that was sacred in ancient Egypt

  • enrage

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    to make someone extremely angry

  • defile

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    to make something dirty, impure, or morally bad

  • sacrilege

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    an act that shows disrespect for something sacred

  • veiling

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    a thin piece of cloth used to cover or partly cover something

  • welcomer

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

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  • toga

    Word

    a loose robe worn in ancient Rome

  • beseech

    Word

    to ask someone very urgently and sincerely to do something

  • caveat

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    a warning or condition that limits or changes something

  • amphitheatre

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    an open-air building or area with curved rows of seats for performances or sports

  • trickster

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    a person who tricks or deceives others

  • sisterhood

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    the friendship, support, or solidarity among women

  • babble

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    to talk quickly and continuously in a confused or silly way

  • clouding

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    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • seer

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    a person who is believed to be able to see the future

  • perceptive

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    good at noticing and understanding things quickly

  • colosseum

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    the famous ancient amphitheater in Rome

  • heathen

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    a person who does not follow a major religion, especially one who is not Christian, Jewish, or Muslim

  • keenly

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    with great attention, interest, or enthusiasm

  • souring

    Word

    becoming sour, spoiled, or unpleasant

  • ratification

    Word

    formal approval of a treaty, contract, or agreement

  • thereof

    Word

    of or about the thing just mentioned

  • galactic

    Word

    relating to a galaxy or galaxies

  • pantheon

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    a temple built to honor all the gods

  • grille

    Word

    a metal screen made of bars or wires

  • topple

    Word

    to fall or make something fall over, especially suddenly

  • starlight

    Word

    the light that comes from stars

  • evener

    Word

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

  • manifold

    Word

    many and varied; having many different parts or aspects

  • whoop

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    to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

  • heed

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    to pay attention to and follow advice, a warning, or a request

  • latent

    Word

    present but not yet obvious, active, or fully developed

  • priestess

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    a woman who is a priest in some religions or in a religious cult

  • psychics

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    people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

  • loom

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    to appear as a large, often threatening shape, especially in the distance

  • clasp

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    a small device that fastens two things together

  • concede

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

  • flux

    Word

    a state of constant change or movement

  • invert

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    to turn something into the opposite position, order, or arrangement

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • irritation

    Word

    a feeling of being annoyed or angry

  • omen

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    a sign that something good or bad is going to happen

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • magma

    Word

    melted rock beneath the Earth's surface

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • your man

    Phrase

    the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

  • fixed point

    Phrase

    a value that stays the same when a function is applied to it

  • see into

    Phrase

    to find out the truth about something by investigating it

  • enlighten

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    to help someone understand something better

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • sign over

    Phrase

    to transfer property or rights to someone else by signing a document

  • rift

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    a deep crack or split in something

  • converter

    Word

    a device that changes one form of electricity or signal into another

  • unbroken

    Word

    not broken, damaged, or interrupted

  • cascade

    Word

    a small waterfall, or a series of small waterfalls

  • my Lord

    Phrase

    a respectful way to address a lord, bishop, or judge

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • high priestess

    Phrase

    the main female priest in some pagan or Wiccan traditions

  • superstition

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    a belief that something bad will happen or that certain actions or events can bring good or bad luck

  • blooming

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    covered with flowers or blossoms

  • footstep

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    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • defy

    Word

    to openly refuse to obey or accept something

  • for shame

    Phrase

    used to tell someone that their behavior is shameful or unacceptable

  • in the stars

    Phrase

    destined or fated to happen

  • waste of space

    Phrase

    an insulting way to say that someone is useless or worthless

  • tall one

    Phrase

    a drink, especially a beer, served in a tall glass

  • oracle

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    a person or source that is believed to give wise or certain guidance

  • reckoning

    Word

    the act of making a calculation or estimate

  • arming

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

  • don't you know

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • crack open

    Phrase

    to open something quickly or roughly

  • thy

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    your; belonging to you

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • facto

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    existing in fact, even if not officially recognized

  • weld

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    to join pieces of metal by heating and pressing them together

  • encompass

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    to include a wide range of things

  • proclamation

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    an official public announcement

  • stirring

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    moving or able to move people strongly

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • finish with

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship with someone

  • New Age

    Phrase

    relating to the New Age movement and its spiritual ideas

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