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Doctor Who S2E3: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 3Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • indolence

    Word

    a lack of activity or effort; laziness

  • voltmeter

    Word

    an instrument used to measure voltage

  • mantling

    Word

    a decorative cloth used to cover an altar or lectern

  • recur

    Word

    to happen again, especially regularly

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • statics

    Word

    the study of forces on structures that are not moving

  • amalgam

    Word

    a mixture of different things combined into one

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • congregate

    Word

    to gather in a group or crowd

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • scorching

    Word

    extremely hot

  • withered

    Word

    dried out and shriveled

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  • pompous

    Word

    too proud and serious in a way that annoys other people

  • deadlock

    Word

    a situation in which no progress is possible because two sides cannot agree

  • cistern

    Word

    an underground tank that stores rainwater or other water

  • dribble

    Word

    to bounce a ball while moving, especially in basketball

  • scorch

    Word

    to burn or darken the surface of something with heat or fire

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • infiltration

    Word

    the secret movement of people or things into a place, especially to spy or cause damage

  • fleeting

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    lasting only a very short time

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • dissect

    Word

    to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

  • technicals

    Word

    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • intrude

    Word

    to enter a place or situation where you are not wanted or invited

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • ness

    Word

    a suffix added to adjectives to form nouns meaning a quality or state

  • factoring

    Word

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

  • entourage

    Word

    a group of people who travel with or support an important person

  • regenerate

    Word

    to grow back or become healthy again after damage or loss

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • furthest

    Word

    farthest away in space or time

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • quid

    Word

    British slang for a pound sterling

  • wither

    Word

    to become dry, weak, and shriveled, especially because of heat or lack of water

  • confine

    Word

    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • repel

    Word

    to force an attack, person, or thing to move back or away

  • try me

    Phrase

    used to challenge someone to try something, especially a fight or argument

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • vat

    Word

    a large container used for holding liquids

  • skirting

    Word

    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • reborn

    Word

    brought back to life, activity, or popularity

  • paradigm

    Word

    a typical example or model of something

  • dark ages

    Phrase

    a period in the past that is seen as a time of decline in learning, culture, or progress

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • scratch the surface

    Phrase

    to understand or deal with only a small part of something

  • not even once

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying no, especially to something you strongly refuse

  • coping

    Word

    the process of dealing with stress, problems, or difficult feelings

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • crumble

    Word

    to break into small pieces or fall apart

  • told you so

    Phrase

    a remark that shows you were right after someone else was wrong

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • loch

    Word

    a lake, especially in Scotland

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • affirmative

    Word

    showing agreement or saying yes

  • crunch

    Word

    to crush or bite something so it makes a loud, dry sound

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • compulsory

    Word

    required by a law, rule, or system; not optional

  • old fashioned

    Phrase

    a cocktail made with whiskey, sugar, bitters, and a twist or slice of orange

  • blush

    Word

    to become red in the face, especially because you feel embarrassed

  • glitter

    Word

    to shine with small flashes of reflected light

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • daft

    Word

    silly or foolish, often in a playful way

  • crack open

    Phrase

    to open something quickly or roughly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • werewolf

    Word

    a mythical person who changes into a wolf, usually at full moon

  • on earth

    Phrase

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

  • what's the deal

    Phrase

    an informal way of asking what is happening or what the situation is

  • children's home

    Phrase

    a home where children live and are cared for when they cannot live with their parents

  • listen in

    Phrase

    to listen secretly to a conversation or broadcast

  • physiology

    Word

    the study of how living things and their body parts work

  • life form

    Phrase

    a living thing, or a type of living thing

  • gravy

    Word

    a sauce made from meat juices, often thickened

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • clock on

    Phrase

    to register that you have arrived at work, usually by using a time clock

  • mantle

    Word

    a loose piece of clothing worn over the shoulders, like a cloak

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • turn on

    Phrase

    to depend on something; to be decided by something

  • ana

    Word

    a collection of miscellaneous information about a particular subject, person, place, or thing.

  • ration

    Word

    a fixed amount of food, fuel, or other supplies given to each person, especially in a shortage

  • head off

    Phrase

    to stop something bad from happening

  • classify

    Word

    to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

  • laser

    Word

    a device that produces a narrow beam of light for use in technology, medicine, and science

  • composite

    Word

    made of different parts or materials combined together

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • finch

    Word

    a small bird that eats seeds and often sings

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • cultured

    Word

    well educated and interested in art, literature, music, and similar subjects

  • coil

    Word

    to wind something long and flexible into a series of loops

  • troy

    Word

    a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones

  • comrade

    Word

    a close companion or fellow member of a group, especially in the military or in politics

  • quantum

    Word

    a tiny amount of energy or matter in quantum physics

  • rewrite

    Word

    to write something again in a different or improved way

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • accelerate

    Word

    to go faster

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