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Bones S6E11: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 11CrimeDrama

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  • disbar

    Word

    to officially remove a lawyer from the legal profession

  • sutured

    Word

    closed with stitches

  • triangulate

    Word

    to find the position of something by using measurements from known points

  • socratic

    Word

    relating to Socrates or his method of asking questions to help people think more deeply

  • gravedigger

    Word

    a person whose job is to dig graves

  • ambidextrous

    Word

    able to use both hands equally well

  • dislocate

    Word

    to force a bone or joint out of its normal position

  • lye

    Word

    a strong alkaline substance used in soap-making and cleaning

  • spatter

    Word

    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • potash

    Word

    a potassium compound used in making fertilizer and glass

  • transformative

    Word

    causing a big and important change

  • exonerate

    Word

    to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame

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  • imbecile

    Word

    an insulting word for a very stupid person

  • remover

    Word

    a substance or product used to remove something

  • cranium

    Word

    the part of the skull that encloses the brain

  • caustic

    Word

    able to burn or damage skin or other material by chemical action

  • dissonance

    Word

    a lack of harmony between musical notes or sounds

  • sharpshooter

    Word

    a person who is very skilled at shooting accurately, especially with a rifle

  • hag

    Word

    an ugly old woman, especially one imagined as a witch

  • perspiration

    Word

    sweat, or the act of sweating

  • marksman

    Word

    a person who is very skilled at shooting a gun or hitting a target

  • goggle

    Word

    protective glasses that cover and protect the eyes

  • understatement

    Word

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

  • methodical

    Word

    careful and organized, with each step done in a planned way

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  • acoustics

    Word

    the way a room or building affects how sound is heard

  • spotter

    Word

    a person who watches for something or keeps watch

  • effortless

    Word

    done very easily, with little or no effort

  • rifling

    Word

    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • spout

    Word

    to send out liquid in a sudden flow or stream

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • conch

    Word

    a large sea snail with a spiral shell

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • condone

    Word

    to accept or ignore bad or wrong behavior, without trying to stop it

  • sympathize

    Word

    to feel sympathy for someone who is having a hard time

  • silencer

    Word

    a device on a gun that makes the shot quieter

  • startle

    Word

    to make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed

  • clog

    Word

    to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that nothing can flow through it

  • suture

    Word

    a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

  • evener

    Word

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

  • headless

    Word

    having no head

  • repress

    Word

    to stop yourself from showing or feeling something

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • factoring

    Word

    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • inconclusive

    Word

    not giving a clear answer or result

  • ascertain

    Word

    to find out something for certain

  • skied

    Word

    past tense of ski

  • blob

    Word

    a small shapeless mass or lump

  • aerodynamic

    Word

    designed to move through air with less resistance

  • eyeball

    Word

    the round part of the eye

  • ambient

    Word

    relating to the surrounding area or conditions

  • gruesome

    Word

    very shocking and disgusting, especially because of violence or injury

  • deflect

    Word

    to make something move in a different direction

  • off the deep end

    Phrase

    to become suddenly very angry or upset

  • guns blazing

    Phrase

    with a lot of energy, force, or confidence

  • swat

    Word

    to hit something quickly with your hand

  • get it in

    Phrase

    to have sex

  • far out

    Phrase

    very unusual, unconventional, or extreme

  • public enemy

    Phrase

    a person or group that many people strongly dislike or blame

  • Cape Cod

    Phrase

    a style of small, simple house with a steep roof and a central chimney

  • entry wound

    Phrase

    the wound where a bullet or other object enters the body

  • head on

    Phrase

    directly, without turning or avoiding anything

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • hit man

    Phrase

    a person who is paid to kill someone

  • ceramics

    Word

    objects made from clay and hardened by heat

  • sanity

    Word

    the state of being mentally healthy and able to think clearly and reasonably

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • impacted

    Word

    strongly affected by something, especially a problem or change

  • trajectory

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    the path that something moving through the air or space follows

  • cognitive

    Word

    relating to thinking, learning, memory, and understanding

  • blazing

    Word

    burning very brightly and strongly

  • intersect

    Word

    to meet or cross at a point

  • sweaty

    Word

    covered with sweat

  • casing

    Word

    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

  • collateral

    Word

    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • cashier's check

    Phrase

    a check issued by a bank and guaranteed by the bank

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • rendering

    Word

    a way of showing or presenting something, especially in art, film, or speech

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • go free

    Phrase

    to be released from prison or another place of confinement

  • the finger

    Phrase

    an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

  • applaud

    Word

    to show approval by clapping

  • magnum

    Word

    a large bottle of wine or champagne that holds 1.5 liters

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • sane

    Word

    mentally healthy and able to think clearly

  • overturn

    Word

    to turn something over so that it is upside down or on its side

  • caliber

    Word

    the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

  • news anchor

    Phrase

    a person who presents the news on television or radio

  • shake up

    Phrase

    to upset or disturb someone badly

  • weakest link

    Phrase

    the part of a system, group, or plan that is most likely to fail

  • natural history

    Phrase

    the study of plants, animals, and other living things in the natural world

  • link in

    Phrase

    to fit together or connect in a useful way

  • rig up

    Phrase

    to put something together quickly, usually as a temporary solution

  • spinal column

    Phrase

    the row of bones in your back that supports your body and protects the spinal cord

  • under control

    Phrase

    in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

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