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Bones S5E22: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 22CrimeDrama

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  • overvalue

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    to think or value something as more important or better than it really is

  • spectroscope

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    an instrument used to study the colors in light from a source

  • silverfish

    Word

    a small insect with a silvery body that lives in damp places

  • solicitous

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    showing care and concern for someone

  • sutured

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    closed with stitches

  • hoarder

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    a person who keeps too many things and finds it hard to throw them away

  • unquestionable

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    certain and not open to doubt

  • dais

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    a low platform used for a speaker, honored guests, or a throne

  • proffer

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    to offer something formally or in a careful way

  • guano

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    the waste from seabirds or bats, used as fertilizer

  • travail

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    painful or difficult effort, especially over a long time

  • dibs

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    a claim to something, especially when people say they want it first

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  • purveyor

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    a person or company that supplies or sells a particular kind of goods

  • handsomely

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    in a generous way, especially with money or rewards

  • replaceable

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    able to be replaced by something else

  • spatter

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    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • superlative

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    of the highest quality or degree

  • bayed

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    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • ratting

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    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • microcosm

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    something that shows the main features of a much larger group or situation in a smaller way

  • lode

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    a rich source of something useful or valuable

  • organically

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    in a way that uses natural methods and avoids artificial chemicals

  • dismemberment

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    the act of cutting up a body into pieces

  • nous

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    intelligence or wisdom

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  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • infertile

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    not able to produce babies, seeds, or fruit

  • caveat

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    a warning or condition that limits or changes something

  • mildew

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    a white or gray fungus that grows on damp surfaces or plants

  • verbatim

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    using exactly the same words as the original

  • elope

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    to run away secretly to get married, often without telling your family

  • immobilize

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    to make something or someone unable to move

  • bub

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    a small bubble of air or gas in a liquid.

  • hoarding

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    the act of keeping and storing a lot of things, often too many

  • erroneous

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    wrong or based on a mistake

  • magnification

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    the amount by which something is enlarged, especially in a microscope or lens

  • squint

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    to look at something with your eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to see better

  • yelp

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    to make a short, sharp cry, especially in pain or surprise

  • anthropological

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    relating to the study of human societies and cultures

  • sustenance

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    food and drink that give a person strength and keep them alive

  • maggot

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    the soft, legless larva of a fly

  • coincidental

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    happening by chance, not by plan or intention

  • buggy

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    a small vehicle pulled by a horse, used for carrying people

  • observant

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    good at noticing small details

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • objectivity

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    the quality of being fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

  • termite

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    a small pale insect that lives in large colonies and eats wood

  • garter

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    a band worn around the leg to hold up a stocking or sock

  • apprehension

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    a feeling of worry or fear that something bad may happen

  • compulsion

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    a strong urge to do something, especially one that is hard to control

  • vermin

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    small animals or insects that are unwanted because they spread disease or damage things

  • diffusion

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    the spread of something through an area or group

  • suture

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    a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

  • temperance

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    moderation and self-control, especially with food or drink

  • delusional

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    having false beliefs that are not based in reality

  • evener

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

  • pry

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    to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

  • commendation

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    praise or approval for something someone has done

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • cleft

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    a crack or split in something

  • nauseous

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    feeling as if you might vomit

  • mite

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    a very small amount of something

  • venomous

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    able to produce venom and inject it with a bite or sting

  • pertinent

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    relevant to the subject being discussed

  • hoard

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    to collect and keep a large amount of something

  • gnome

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    a small creature in stories that lives underground and is often shown guarding treasure

  • smother

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    to stop someone from breathing by covering their nose and mouth

  • insurgent

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

  • glaze

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    to cover food with a thin, shiny layer

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • eviction

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    the act of forcing someone, especially a tenant, to leave a property

  • hatchet

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    a small axe with a short handle

  • ing

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    a suffix added to verbs to make forms like running or eating

  • remodel

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    to change the structure or style of a room or building

  • psyche

    Word

    the mind or soul of a person

  • puck

    Word

    a small hard disc used in ice hockey and some other games

  • homo sapien

    Phrase

    a misspelling of Homo sapiens, the species that includes modern humans

  • intrinsic

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    belonging naturally to something; part of its basic nature

  • comparatively

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    to a smaller degree than something else; relatively

  • shed light upon

    Phrase

    to help explain something or make it easier to understand

  • indicative

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    showing that something is likely true or real

  • stench

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    a very strong, unpleasant smell

  • anthropologist

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    a person who studies human societies, cultures, and how they change over time

  • quadruple

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    to make something four times as large or as much

  • apprehend

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    to arrest someone, especially a suspect

  • larva

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    the young form of an insect that hatches from an egg and changes into an adult

  • full bird colonel

    Phrase

    a colonel in the U.S. military

  • machete

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    a large heavy knife used for cutting plants

  • evict

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    to force someone to leave a home or property, usually by legal action

  • preface

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    an introduction at the start of a book, often written by the author

  • waffle

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    a flat cake with a pattern of squares, often eaten for breakfast

  • oxide

    Word

    a chemical compound made of oxygen and another element

  • master sergeant

    Phrase

    a military rank used for a senior non-commissioned officer

  • gag reflex

    Phrase

    the automatic reaction that makes you retch when something touches the back of your throat

  • chemical composition

    Phrase

    the substances that something is made of and the amounts of each one

  • chemical agent

    Phrase

    a substance used to make a chemical reaction happen or go faster

  • behold

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    to look at something with attention or wonder

  • affectionate

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    showing affection and warmth

  • fives

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    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • lucrative

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    making or likely to make a lot of money

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