insupportable
too unpleasant or extreme to bear
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Bones S5E16: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 16CrimeDrama
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fraternize
to socialize with people you should not be friendly with, especially because of rules or politics
gingerly
in a careful way, especially because something is delicate, dangerous, or uncertain
freethinking
the practice of forming your own opinions without being controlled by authority or tradition
hypotenuse
the longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle
sublimate
to change a strong feeling or desire into a more acceptable form of activity
paring
the act of cutting off small pieces from something
freethinker
a person who forms opinions based on reason rather than authority or tradition
mineralogist
a scientist who studies minerals and how they form
protuberance
a lump or bump that sticks out from a surface
nebulous
unclear or not well defined
broil
cook food under direct, intense heat
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modicum
a small amount of something, especially something useful or desirable
distinctiveness
the quality of being noticeably different from others
forceps
a surgical tool with two arms used for holding or gripping things
riser
the upright part of a step between two treads
abracadabra
a word used by magicians when they perform a trick
recur
to happen again, especially regularly
decapitation
the act of cutting off someone's head
lubricate
to put oil or grease on a machine or part so it moves smoothly
latching
the act of fastening something with a latch
impropriety
behavior, language, or an action that is not proper or acceptable
monstrosity
something very large and ugly, especially a building
asthmatic
suffering from asthma or relating to asthma