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Doctor Who S6E6: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 6Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • hoper

    Word

    a person who hopes

  • miasma

    Word

    a bad smell or unhealthy vapor in the air

  • misjudge

    Word

    to form a wrong opinion about someone or something

  • incinerate

    Word

    destroy something by burning it completely

  • blare

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • clamor

    Word

    a loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people

  • vaporize

    Word

    to change a liquid or solid into a gas

  • clotted

    Word

    thickened into a solid mass or lumps

  • trespasser

    Word

    a person who enters land or property without permission

  • statics

    Word

    the study of forces on structures that are not moving

  • cleave

    Word

    to split or cut something apart, especially along a natural line or grain

  • shafting

    Word

    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

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  • welcomer

    Word

    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

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • plumb

    Word

    exactly vertical or straight up and down

  • polarity

    Word

    the state of having two opposite sides, forces, or charges

  • schematic

    Word

    shown in a simple, symbolic, or diagram-like way

  • overheat

    Word

    to become too hot, or to make something too hot

  • populate

    Word

    to live in or fill a place with people or animals

  • optimist

    Word

    a person who expects good things and believes the future will be positive

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • piping

    Word

    a system of pipes used to carry water, gas, or other liquids

  • lint

    Word

    small loose fibers from cloth, hair, or fabric

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • improbable

    Word

    not likely to happen or be true

  • conduit

    Word

    a pipe or passage that carries water, gas, or wires from one place to another

  • mirage

    Word

    an image of water or something else that you seem to see in hot air or in the distance, but that is not really there

  • sarcasm

    Word

    speech or writing that uses irony to mock or show contempt

  • adamant

    Word

    firm and determined; not willing to change your mind

  • yay

    Word

    used to show happiness, excitement, or approval

  • formulate

    Word

    to develop or prepare something carefully and in a planned way

  • crypt

    Word

    a room or vault under a church, often used for burial or prayer

  • clot

    Word

    a thick mass of blood or another liquid that has become partly solid

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • whew

    Word

    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • humane

    Word

    kind and caring, especially toward people or animals who are suffering

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • dependable

    Word

    able to be trusted to do what is needed or expected

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • rise up

    Phrase

    to rebel against authority or start a revolt

  • growl

    Word

    to make a low, rough sound, especially in anger or warning

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • stabilize

    Word

    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • fives

    Word

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

  • gas out

    Phrase

    to become very tired and lose energy

  • run amok

    Phrase

    to behave in a wild, violent, or uncontrolled way

  • buzzer

    Word

    a device that makes a buzzing sound, often to signal something

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • contraction

    Word

    the process of becoming smaller or shorter, or of squeezing together

  • regeneration

    Word

    the action or process of regenerating or being regenerated, in particular the formation of new animal or plant tissue.

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • have an accident

    Phrase

    a polite or informal way of saying that someone accidentally urinated or defecated in their clothes

  • birds and bees

    Phrase

    a humorous way of talking about sex education

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • seeing as

    Phrase

    used to give a reason or explanation

  • horribly

    Word

    to a very bad or unpleasant degree

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • inevitably

    Word

    used to say that something is certain to happen or be true

  • nice try

    Phrase

    used to say that an attempt was not successful

  • power surge

    Phrase

    a sudden, temporary increase in electrical voltage

  • blood clot

    Phrase

    a solid mass of blood that forms inside a blood vessel

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • listen in

    Phrase

    to listen secretly to a conversation or broadcast

  • read me

    Phrase

    a file that gives basic information about a software program or project

  • override

    Word

    to use your authority to cancel or ignore a decision

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • feed off

    Phrase

    to get energy, excitement, or motivation from something or someone

  • ease off

    Phrase

    to become less strong, less fast, or less intense

  • float around

    Phrase

    to be around in a casual or unnoticed way, or to be available somewhere by chance

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • postman

    Word

    a person whose job is to deliver mail and parcels

  • moor

    Word

    an area of open land with few trees, often wet and wild

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • harness

    Word

    a set of straps used to hold and control an animal, or to attach it to a cart or other vehicle

  • hang in

    Phrase

    to keep going in a difficult situation and not give up

  • dreamer

    Word

    a person who has big hopes or ideas, especially unrealistic ones

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • beware

    Word

    to be careful about something dangerous or unpleasant

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • medic

    Word

    a person trained to give emergency medical care

  • stand by

    Phrase

    to wait and be ready to act when needed

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • gamma

    Word

    the third letter of the Greek alphabet, written as Γ or γ

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

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