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Bones S5E19: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 19CrimeDrama

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  • crosshatch

    Word

    to shade a drawing with crossed lines

  • poseur

    Word

    a person who pretends to be more stylish, interesting, or knowledgeable than they really are

  • concavity

    Word

    the quality of being curved inward

  • whacking

    Word

    very large or extreme

  • sacrilegious

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    showing disrespect for something sacred or holy

  • scuff

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    to scrape or drag your foot or shoe along the ground

  • dilettante

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    a person who takes an interest in something, especially art, without serious knowledge or commitment

  • poser

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    a person who tries to seem more important, stylish, or interesting than they really are

  • tremolo

    Word

    a musical effect made by quickly repeating a note or alternating between two notes

  • hemorrhagic

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    relating to bleeding or blood loss

  • underwriter

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    a person or company that agrees to take on financial risk, especially for insurance or a new investment

  • cetacean

    Word

    a whale, dolphin, or porpoise

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  • softener

    Word

    a substance or product that makes something softer

  • gonad

    Word

    a sex gland that produces eggs or sperm

  • phallic

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    relating to or shaped like a penis

  • acuity

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    the sharpness of sight, hearing, or thought

  • permeate

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    to spread through something and fill it; to pass into every part of something

  • tarsus

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

  • copulation

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    sexual intercourse

  • spatter

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    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • discordant

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    not in agreement or not fitting well together

  • episcopalian

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    a member of the Episcopal Church

  • dismemberment

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    the act of cutting up a body into pieces

  • shafting

    Word

    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

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  • infidel

    Word

    a person who does not belong to a particular religion, especially in historical or religious contexts

  • surmise

    Word

    to guess that something is true without having proof

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • frolic

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    to play or move about in a lively, cheerful way

  • throng

    Word

    a large crowd of people

  • dissimilar

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    not alike; different

  • grouper

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    a large fish that lives in warm seas and has a thick body and strong jaws

  • reassemble

    Word

    to put something back together after it has been taken apart

  • profane

    Word

    showing disrespect for sacred things or religious beliefs

  • affront

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    something that insults or deeply offends someone

  • necessitate

    Word

    to make something necessary

  • unitarian

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    a person who believes in the unity of God, especially in the Unitarian church

  • anthropological

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    relating to the study of human societies and cultures

  • lute

    Word

    a stringed instrument with a rounded body, played by plucking the strings

  • tibia

    Word

    the larger bone in the lower part of the leg, between the knee and the ankle

  • understatement

    Word

    the act of making something seem less important or less serious than it really is

  • blooded

    Word

    having a particular kind of blood, especially in compounds like blue-blooded or cold-blooded

  • forgo

    Word

    to choose not to do or have something

  • mandible

    Word

    the lower jaw or lower jawbone

  • testicle

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    either of the two organs in the scrotum that produce sperm and male hormones

  • intellectually

    Word

    in a way that relates to the mind, thinking, or intelligence

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • reverence

    Word

    deep respect and admiration for someone or something

  • harem

    Word

    the part of a Muslim household where women lived separately from men

  • connoisseur

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    someone who knows a lot about a subject, especially art, food, or wine

  • ringer

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    a person or thing that is very similar to someone or something else

  • fret

    Word

    to worry or feel anxious, especially about something small or uncertain

  • seminal

    Word

    important and strongly influencing later work or events

  • shortstop

    Word

    the player who fields between second and third base

  • evener

    Word

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

  • washer

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    a small flat ring used with a bolt or screw to spread pressure or make a joint tighter

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • agitation

    Word

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

  • pertinent

    Word

    relevant to the subject being discussed

  • prosthetic

    Word

    relating to an artificial body part

  • lapsed

    Word

    no longer valid because it has expired or was not renewed

  • denim

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    a strong cotton fabric, usually blue, used for jeans and other clothes

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • mead

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    an alcoholic drink made from fermented honey and water

  • tusk

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    a long, pointed tooth that sticks out of the mouth of some animals, such as elephants or walruses

  • zeppelin

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    a large airship with a rigid frame

  • manhood

    Word

    the state of being an adult man

  • logics

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    the study of correct reasoning

  • remodel

    Word

    to change the structure or style of a room or building

  • eyeball

    Word

    the round part of the eye

  • radiate

    Word

    to send out light, heat, or energy

  • virginity

    Word

    the state of never having had sex

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • saline

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    containing salt or tasting like salt

  • adoptive

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    connected with adoption; having been adopted

  • whew

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    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • unify

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    to bring different people, groups, or things together so they work as one

  • intrigue

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    to make someone very interested or curious

  • filth

    Word

    very dirty or disgusting matter

  • ribbed

    Word

    having raised ridges or lines

  • epilepsy

    Word

    a medical condition that causes repeated seizures

  • chute

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    a sloping tube or slide that things move down

  • lacrosse

    Word

    a team sport played with long sticks and a small ball

  • penetrating

    Word

    clear and strong, and hard to ignore

  • camper

    Word

    a person who goes camping

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • grand theft

    Phrase

    the crime of stealing something that is worth a lot of money

  • marine biologist

    Phrase

    a scientist who studies sea life

  • irritate

    Word

    make someone annoyed, impatient, or angry

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • wrap around

    Phrase

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

  • nerve center

    Phrase

    a place where important information is collected and decisions are made

  • utmost

    Word

    greatest in amount, degree, or importance

  • anthropology

    Word

    the study of human societies, cultures, and how they develop

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • nurture

    Word

    to help someone or something develop and grow

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • reminiscent

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    suggesting something you remember from the past

  • smoker

    Word

    a person who smokes tobacco regularly

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