posteriors
the buttocks; the back part of the body where you sit
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Bones S8E17: English vocabulary
Season 8, Episode 17CrimeDrama
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divot
a small piece of grass or earth cut out by a golf club
sutured
closed with stitches
cribbing
the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission
striation
a pattern of lines, ridges, or grooves on a surface
patella
the flat bone at the front of the knee; kneecap
spectroscopic
relating to spectroscopic analysis or using a spectroscope
contusion
a bruise caused by a blow or fall
electrocute
to kill someone or something with electricity
vertebral
relating to the spine or the vertebrae
noggin
a person's head
scavenge
to search for and collect useful things, especially from waste or discarded material
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slippage
a small drop or change, especially a slight decline in sales, profits, or performance
scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
causality
the idea that events are caused by other events
emanate
to come from a source and spread out from it
humbles
to make someone feel less proud or less important
deadbeat
a person who avoids paying debts or neglects responsibilities
convoluted
very complicated and hard to understand
cranium
the part of the skull that encloses the brain
fibula
the smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, next to the tibia
calibrate
to adjust a measuring instrument so it gives accurate results
douche
an insulting word for a rude, unpleasant, or contemptible person
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished