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Doctor Who S1E5: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 5Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • hyphenated

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    written with a hyphen

  • flammability

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    how easily something catches fire and burns

  • gherkin

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    a small cucumber, usually pickled

  • hurtle

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    to move very fast, often in a wild or uncontrolled way

  • wheeze

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    to breathe with a whistling sound, usually because of a blocked airway

  • squelch

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    to make a soft, wet, sucking sound

  • mooned

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    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • leavings

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

  • interplanetary

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    relating to travel or activity between planets

  • adrenalin

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    a hormone that your body releases in stressful or exciting situations

  • clank

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    to make a sharp, hard metallic sound

  • baffle

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    to confuse or puzzle someone

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  • fascinate

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    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • slag

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    the waste left after metal has been melted

  • infatuated

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    having a strong but usually short-lived romantic attraction to someone

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • thud

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    to make a dull, heavy sound

  • concentric

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    having circles or rings with the same center

  • unmask

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    to reveal who someone really is, or what something really means

  • ferment

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    to change sugar or other substances into alcohol, gas, or acid using yeast or bacteria

  • knighthood

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    the rank or status of being a knight

  • exterminate

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    to destroy or kill something completely

  • shriek

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    a loud, sharp cry

  • pining

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    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

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  • wail

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    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • harpoon

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    a long spear with a barbed point, used for catching large sea animals

  • bustle

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    to move around in a busy, energetic way

  • rejoice

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    to feel or show great joy

  • braving

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    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • evener

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

  • nebula

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    a cloud of gas and dust in space

  • hissing

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    making a long, sharp s sound

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • hiss

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    a sharp sibilant sound, like a snake or steam making a noise

  • dispersal

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    the process of spreading people or things over a wide area

  • phosphate

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    a chemical salt or compound containing phosphate

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • heed

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    to pay attention to and follow advice, a warning, or a request

  • reinstate

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    to give someone back their job, rank, or previous position

  • chime

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    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • ballooned

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    to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

  • pickled

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    preserved in vinegar or salty water

  • screech

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    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • purify

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    to make something clean or pure

  • coasting

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    the act of moving along without using power

  • proper job

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    a friendly way to say that something has been done well

  • molten

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    melted by heat and in a liquid state

  • on sight

    Phrase

    at the moment something or someone is seen; immediately when seen

  • simmer

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    to cook something gently just below boiling point

  • salting

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    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • woof

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    the sound a dog makes

  • old girl

    Phrase

    an affectionate way to address a woman

  • in the streets

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    among ordinary people, especially in public life

  • advert

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    a short public notice or ad that promotes a product, service, or event

  • beaming

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    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • adrenaline

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    a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

  • gassing

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    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • stale

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    (of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat

  • lash

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    to hit or move something with a quick, sharp motion

  • spirit off

    Phrase

    to take someone or something away secretly or as if by magic

  • off the face of the earth

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    used to say that something has completely disappeared or been destroyed

  • growl

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

  • fives

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

  • solemn

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    serious and formal in a way that shows respect or importance

  • bounding

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    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • step down

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    to resign from an important job or public position

  • successive

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    happening one after another in order

  • stinking

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    very unpleasant-smelling

  • brittle

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    hard and dry, so it breaks or crumbles easily

  • humankind

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    all human beings considered together

  • cut off

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    separated from the rest by cutting

  • excite

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    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • prolong

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    to make something last longer

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • compression

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    the process of making something smaller or tighter by pressing it together

  • redundant

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    not needed or useful anymore

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • no chance

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying that something is impossible or will definitely not happen

  • brew

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    to make beer, tea, or coffee by soaking or boiling ingredients in water

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • hush

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    to tell someone to be quiet

  • on earth

    Phrase

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

  • nice try

    Phrase

    used to say that an attempt was not successful

  • finish with

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    to end a romantic relationship with someone

  • access code

    Phrase

    a code you use to open or log in to something

  • sit through

    Phrase

    to stay through something unpleasant until it ends

  • weather balloon

    Phrase

    a balloon that carries instruments to measure weather conditions

  • stand under

    Phrase

    to endure or tolerate something difficult

  • seal off

    Phrase

    to block a place so that people cannot enter or leave

  • bog

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    wet, soft ground that feels spongy underfoot

  • looping

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    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • God bless

    Phrase

    A friendly way to say goodbye, often with a warm or religious tone

  • override

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    to use your authority to cancel or ignore a decision

  • count down

    Phrase

    to count backward to a time or event

  • summon up

    Phrase

    to find and use courage, strength, or energy that you need

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • look back

    Phrase

    to think about the past, or about what happened before

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