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Doctor Who S7E1: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 1Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • countermand

    Word

    to cancel or change an official order

  • souffle

    Word

    a light baked dish made with eggs that puffs up in the oven

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • pout

    Word

    to push your lips forward, often to show annoyance or to look flirtatious

  • impenetrable

    Word

    impossible or very hard to pass through, enter, or see through

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • exterminate

    Word

    to destroy or kill something completely

  • diviner

    Word

    a person who is believed to be able to predict the future

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • evener

    Word

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

  • tor

    Word

    a steep rocky hill or peak

  • tricycle

    Word

    a bicycle with three wheels

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  • stuff you

    Phrase

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • hive mind

    Phrase

    a group of people who seem to think or act as one

  • intrigue

    Word

    to make someone very interested or curious

  • cleanse

    Word

    to clean something thoroughly, especially by removing dirt or harmful substances

  • extinguish

    Word

    to stop a fire or flame from burning

  • beaming

    Word

    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • calculating

    Word

    carefully planning what to do in a way that is often selfish or dishonest

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • deep cover

    Phrase

    a fielding position in cricket near the boundary on the off side

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  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • hive

    Word

    a box or structure where bees live and make honey

  • hide out

    Phrase

    to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

  • standing order

    Phrase

    an instruction to your bank to pay a fixed amount of money regularly to another account

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • shipwreck

    Word

    the remains of a ship that has been wrecked or sunk

  • seeing as

    Phrase

    used to give a reason or explanation

  • end run

    Phrase

    a football play in which the ball carrier runs around the outside of the line

  • frown

    Word

    a facial expression in which you pull your eyebrows together, often because you are annoyed, worried, or thinking hard

  • hush

    Word

    to tell someone to be quiet

  • crawl with

    Phrase

    to be full of a lot of people or things

  • organic matter

    Phrase

    dead plant and animal material in soil that is partly broken down

  • read me

    Phrase

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

  • security system

    Phrase

    a system that protects a building or area from intruders and may sound an alarm

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • stand apart

    Phrase

    to be noticeably different from other people or things

  • wreckage

    Word

    the broken pieces left after something is badly damaged or destroyed

  • subtract

    Word

    to take a number or amount away from another number or amount

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • get past

    Phrase

    to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

  • prison camp

    Phrase

    a place where prisoners are held

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • now now

    Phrase

    a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • molecule

    Word

    the smallest part of a substance that can exist on its own and still keep its chemical properties

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • wrecking

    Word

    the act of destroying something or causing serious damage

  • sneaking

    Word

    done in a quiet, secret way

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • sucker

    Word

    informal: a person who is easily fooled or taken advantage of

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • transmit

    Word

    to send or pass something from one place or person to another

  • fairness

    Word

    the quality of being fair and reasonable

  • pod

    Word

    a small enclosed unit that can be attached to a vehicle, aircraft, or spacecraft for a special purpose

  • blasting

    Word

    very loud and forceful

  • facilitate

    Word

    to make a process or task easier

  • flirt

    Word

    to behave in a playful romantic way toward someone

  • bow tie

    Phrase

    a short necktie tied in a bow at the front

  • space ship

    Phrase

    a vehicle designed to travel in space

  • arithmetic

    Word

    the part of mathematics that deals with numbers and basic calculations

  • hatching

    Word

    the process of a young bird, fish, or reptile coming out of its egg

  • not quite

    Phrase

    almost, but not completely

  • asylum

    Word

    protection given by a country to someone who has left their own country because they are in danger

  • clarify

    Word

    to make something easier to understand by explaining it more clearly

  • oh oh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used when something goes wrong or seems about to go wrong

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • don't worry

    Phrase

    A friendly way to tell someone not to be anxious or upset

  • fencing

    Word

    the sport of fighting with swords, using special rules and protective gear

  • grumpy

    Word

    bad-tempered and easily annoyed

  • cockpit

    Word

    the part of an aircraft where the pilot sits and controls it

  • run out

    Phrase

    to use all of something so that none is left

  • initiate

    Word

    to start something, especially a process or action

  • intruder

    Word

    a person who enters a place without permission

  • all around

    Phrase

    in every direction around a place or person

  • time out

    Phrase

    a short break from an activity or discussion

  • in time

    Phrase

    at the right time, before it is too late

  • less than

    Phrase

    the sign <, used to show that one number or amount is smaller than another

  • ever since

    Phrase

    from a particular time or event up to now

  • database

    Word

    a collection of organized information stored on a computer

  • far away

    Phrase

    at a great distance from here

  • move on

    Phrase

    to continue to the next topic, task, or stage

  • pass through

    Phrase

    to go through a place on the way to somewhere else

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • sensor

    Word

    a device that detects or measures something and responds to it

  • forget about

    Phrase

    to stop thinking about something or to stop worrying about it

  • hang on

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to wait for a moment

  • mores

    Word

    the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

  • perception

    Word

    the way someone sees, understands, or thinks about something

  • waking

    Word

    the act of becoming awake

  • end up

    Phrase

    to finally be in a situation, often unexpectedly

  • come on in

    Phrase

    please come inside

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