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Bones S5E14: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 14CrimeDrama

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  • bowdlerize

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    to edit a text to remove parts that may offend or upset people

  • sifter

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    a tool or machine used for sifting flour, sugar, or other fine materials

  • undervalue

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    to think that someone or something is worth less than they really are

  • medicate

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    to give someone medicine, or to treat a condition with medicine

  • contortion

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    a twisted or bent shape, or the act of twisting or bending something

  • cranny

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    a small crack or narrow opening in a wall, rock, or surface

  • jinn

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    a spirit in Arabian and Muslim tradition that can appear in different forms and affect people

  • smokeless

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    producing little or no smoke

  • trilling

    Word

    to sing or speak with a high, quivering sound

  • incinerate

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    destroy something by burning it completely

  • smite

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    to hit or punish someone or something severely

  • deceptively

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    in a way that gives a false or misleading impression

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  • construe

    Word

    to interpret a word, phrase, or action in a particular way

  • clavicle

    Word

    the bone between your shoulder and chest

  • electrocute

    Word

    to kill someone or something with electricity

  • crucify

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    to kill someone by nailing or tying them to a cross

  • localize

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    to change something so it suits a particular country, region, or audience

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • dopey

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    silly, confused, or a little stupid in a way that can seem funny or endearing

  • douse

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    to pour a liquid over something, especially to put out a fire

  • brimstone

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    an old word for sulfur

  • scoff

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

  • emanate

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    to come from a source and spread out from it

  • vestigial

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    left over from an earlier stage and now small or not very useful

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  • devilish

    Word

    showing a sly, wicked, or mischievous quality

  • blasphemous

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    showing disrespect for God or sacred things

  • discerning

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    able to notice small differences and make good judgments

  • aberrant

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    different from what is normal or expected

  • welcomer

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

  • tenuous

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    weak, slight, or not very strong

  • breakage

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    the act of breaking something, or the amount that breaks

  • sanitarium

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    a place where people stay to recover from illness or get long-term medical care

  • muscling

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    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • gangrene

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    a serious condition in which body tissue dies and starts to decay, usually because blood flow is blocked or there is an infection

  • stammer

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    to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech

  • perforated

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    having small holes made through it

  • homicidal

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    wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

  • fascinate

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    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • traditionalist

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    a person who strongly supports traditional values and customs

  • wickedness

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    the quality of being evil or morally wrong

  • satanic

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    relating to Satan or to satanism

  • inflamed

    Word

    red, swollen, and painful because of infection or irritation

  • loony

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    crazy or silly

  • trample

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    to step heavily on something or crush it under your feet

  • manganese

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    a hard gray metal used in steel and other alloys

  • spasm

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    a sudden, uncontrollable tightening of a muscle

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • tenet

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    a basic belief or principle of a system, religion, or theory

  • sift

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    to pass dry ingredients through a sieve to remove lumps or coarse bits

  • tempering

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    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • minion

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    a person who serves or follows a powerful person, often in a weak or unimportant role

  • discern

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    to notice or recognize something, especially something not obvious

  • silica

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    a hard substance found in rocks, sand, and quartz

  • lucifer

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    a match that lights when struck

  • nook

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    a small, quiet corner or hidden space

  • dented

    Word

    slightly damaged by a dent

  • temperance

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    moderation and self-control, especially with food or drink

  • negligent

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    not careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty

  • hallucination

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    something you see, hear, or feel that seems real but is not caused by anything outside your mind

  • demonic

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    evil or like an evil spirit

  • evener

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

  • unclean

    Word

    dirty, contaminated, or not clean

  • rationally

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    in a way that uses reason and logic

  • cartilage

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    a tough, flexible tissue in the body, found in places like the nose, ears, and joints

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • agitation

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    a feeling of being very nervous, upset, or unable to stay calm

  • incarceration

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    the state of being kept in prison

  • outlying

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    far from the center or main area

  • insurgent

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    a person who fights against a government or other authority, especially as part of an armed group

  • nodding

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    slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

  • embodiment

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    something that clearly shows a quality, idea, or feeling

  • groan

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

  • starry

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    covered with stars or lit by starlight

  • archangel

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    a very important angel in some religions

  • motoring

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    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • remodel

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    to change the structure or style of a room or building

  • anomaly

    Word

    something that is different from what is normal or expected

  • radiate

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    to send out light, heat, or energy

  • knack

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    a natural ability for doing something well

  • symbolism

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    the use of an object, image, or action to stand for an idea or feeling

  • volt

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    a unit for measuring electric voltage

  • eerie

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    strange in a way that makes you feel nervous or frightened

  • deteriorate

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    to become worse in quality, condition, or value

  • discrepancy

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    a difference between two things that should match

  • ruptured

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    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • topography

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    the shape and arrangement of the physical features of an area of land

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • inhibitor

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    a person or thing that slows or stops a process

  • potion

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    a liquid drink used as a medicine or in magic

  • tailing

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    the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

  • mayhem

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    violent or very messy disorder; chaos

  • succumb

    Word

    to stop resisting something and give in to it

  • insane asylum

    Phrase

    an old-fashioned word for a hospital for people with severe mental illness

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • earthly

    Word

    relating to the earth or to life on earth

  • potting

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    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • transformer

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    a device that changes the voltage of an alternating current

  • penetrating

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    clear and strong, and hard to ignore

  • delusion

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    a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

  • gassing

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    to talk in a casual, lively way

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