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Bones S6E23: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 23CrimeDrama

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  • inure

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    to make someone get used to something, especially something unpleasant

  • fumigate

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    to use chemical fumes to kill insects or other pests, or to disinfect something

  • fraternize

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    to socialize with people you should not be friendly with, especially because of rules or politics

  • deliverer

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    a person or thing that delivers something

  • fastidious

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    very careful about details and standards

  • patella

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    the flat bone at the front of the knee; kneecap

  • ulna

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    the thinner of the two bones in the forearm, on the side of the little finger

  • scapula

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    one of the two flat bones on your upper back, behind the shoulder

  • gregarious

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    friendly and enjoying being with other people

  • falsify

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    to change information, records, or evidence in order to deceive people

  • discerning

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    able to notice small differences and make good judgments

  • amphitheater

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    a large open-air place with seats built in tiers for performances or sports

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  • restorer

    Word

    a person who repairs or brings old objects back to their original condition

  • obstetrics

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    the branch of medicine that deals with pregnancy and childbirth

  • calibrate

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    to adjust a measuring instrument so it gives accurate results

  • apprehensive

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    worried that something bad might happen

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • thumbed

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    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • grievous

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    causing great pain, suffering, or sadness

  • dislodge

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    to force something out of the place where it is stuck or fixed

  • sportsmanship

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    fair and respectful behavior in a game or competition, especially when you lose

  • snippet

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    a small piece or short part of something

  • maggot

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    the soft, legless larva of a fly

  • satanic

    Word

    relating to Satan or to satanism

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  • spatula

    Word

    a kitchen tool with a flat blade, used for lifting, turning, or spreading food

  • setter

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    a person or thing that sets something in place or to the right position

  • embed

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    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • sliver

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    a very small, thin piece of something that has broken off or been cut from a larger piece

  • mandible

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    the lower jaw or lower jawbone

  • slighting

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    showing disrespect or contempt

  • pining

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    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • discern

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    to notice or recognize something, especially something not obvious

  • drool

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    to let saliva run from your mouth

  • bray

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    to make a loud, harsh cry, especially a donkey

  • cheater

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    a person who cheats or acts dishonestly to get an advantage

  • hasten

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    to make something happen sooner or more quickly

  • mediator

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    a person who helps two sides in a disagreement reach an agreement

  • temperance

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    moderation and self-control, especially with food or drink

  • hysteria

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    a state of wild, uncontrolled emotion or excitement

  • evener

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

  • notching

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    make small cuts or grooves in something

  • fiancee

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    a woman who is engaged to be married

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • transverse

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    going or placed across something, especially at a right angle

  • improbable

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    not likely to happen or be true

  • fireball

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    a ball of fire, especially one caused by an explosion

  • shard

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    a sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or rock

  • chime

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    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • edgy

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    nervous, tense, or easily annoyed

  • groan

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    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • magnetism

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    the force that makes some materials attract or repel each other

  • wield

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    to hold and use a weapon, tool, or other object skillfully

  • pelvis

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    the large group of bones at the bottom of the spine, between the hips

  • compulsive

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    done because of a strong, hard-to-control urge

  • vibrate

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    to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

  • whew

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    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • radial

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    arranged like rays coming out from a center

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

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    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • warmly

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    in a kind, friendly, or affectionate way

  • ultraviolet

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    relating to the part of sunlight that you cannot see and that can damage skin

  • cranky

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    bad-tempered, easily annoyed, or in a bad mood

  • shadowing

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    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • ball down

    Phrase

    to have sex, especially in a rough, sweaty way

  • put the make on

    Phrase

    to flirt with someone in a pushy or sexually suggestive way

  • wrapper

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    a piece of paper, plastic, or similar material that covers something

  • bucking

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    moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

  • statistically

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    using statistics or based on statistical data

  • sparkle

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    to shine with small flashes of light

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • sherry

    Word

    a type of strong, pale wine from Spain

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • mutually exclusive

    Phrase

    describing two things that cannot both be true, happen, or exist at the same time

  • unbalanced

    Word

    not balanced or evenly arranged

  • venom

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    a poisonous liquid or substance that some animals inject with a bite or sting

  • guise

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    an outward appearance that hides the real nature of something

  • graced

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    to honor an event or place by being present

  • affectionate

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    showing affection and warmth

  • superstitious

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    believing that certain events or objects can bring good or bad luck

  • fives

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

  • bowler

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    a person who bowls in cricket

  • sarcastic

    Word

    showing sarcasm; using words that mean the opposite to mock someone or something

  • ride on

    Phrase

    to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

  • lady friend

    Phrase

    a polite or old-fashioned word for a girlfriend

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • floor it

    Phrase

    to press the gas pedal all the way down

  • put the moves on

    Phrase

    to try to attract someone sexually or romantically

  • forfeit

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    to lose something, especially a right, game, or prize, as a penalty

  • sob

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    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • foolishness

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    lack of good sense or good judgment

  • frontal

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    relating to the front part of something

  • caucasian

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    a person from the Caucasus region

  • mass spectrometer

    Phrase

    a machine that measures the masses of ions in a sample

  • fair game

    Phrase

    something that can be criticized, attacked, or mocked freely

  • profiling

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

  • superstition

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    a belief that something bad will happen or that certain actions or events can bring good or bad luck

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • contraction

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

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