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Doctor Who S8E9: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 9Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • chirrup

    Word

    to make short, high-pitched sounds, as a small bird or insect does

  • disorientate

    Word

    to make someone feel confused about where they are or what is happening

  • fraternize

    Word

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

  • dawdle

    Word

    to waste time by moving or acting too slowly

  • disembowel

    Word

    to cut open a person or animal and remove the organs inside

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • chipper

    Word

    cheerful and lively

  • boneless

    Word

    having no bones

  • gloat

    Word

    to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

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  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • impersonate

    Word

    pretend to be someone else, often to trick people or for entertainment

  • sentient

    Word

    able to feel and understand things

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • delirious

    Word

    feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because of illness, fever, or extreme tiredness

  • leech

    Word

    a bloodsucking worm, or a person who takes advantage of others

  • optics

    Word

    the scientific study of light and how it behaves

  • dissection

    Word

    the act of cutting open a body or plant to study its parts

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • dis

    Word

    to insult or show disrespect to someone

  • trespass

    Word

    to enter land or property without permission

  • dissect

    Word

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

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • fireball

    Word

    a ball of fire, especially one caused by an explosion

  • fluorescent

    Word

    giving off a bright, glowing light or color

  • blockage

    Word

    a blockage that stops something from moving or flowing normally

  • psychics

    Word

    people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

  • microscopic

    Word

    extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

  • logics

    Word

    the study of correct reasoning

  • plainly

    Word

    in a clear, direct, and easy-to-understand way

  • emulate

    Word

    to try to do as well as or better than someone, often by copying what they do

  • filth

    Word

    very dirty or disgusting matter

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • go there

    Phrase

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

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • land with

    Phrase

    to give someone extra work or a difficult task to deal with

  • fives

    Word

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

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • optic

    Word

    relating to the eyes or vision

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • dimensional

    Word

    relating to dimensions or to the number of dimensions in a space

  • known universe

    Phrase

    the part of the universe that people know about or can observe

  • optic nerve

    Phrase

    the nerve that carries visual signals from the eye to the brain

  • mural

    Word

    a large picture painted directly on a wall

  • in at the deep end

    Phrase

    without enough preparation or experience

  • tread

    Word

    to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

  • talk at

    Phrase

    to speak to someone in a way that ignores their replies or feelings

  • now you're talking

    Phrase

    used to show strong agreement with a suggestion

  • welcome to my world

    Phrase

    used to say that you understand someone’s difficult situation because you have had the same kind of experience

  • think out loud

    Phrase

    to say what you are thinking as you think it

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • true that

    Phrase

    used to strongly agree with someone

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • fix on

    Phrase

    to focus your attention on something or decide to pursue it

  • small scale

    Phrase

    done on a limited or relatively small scale

  • leaving do

    Phrase

    a party or social event for someone who is leaving a job

  • listen in

    Phrase

    to listen secretly to a conversation or broadcast

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • flatter

    Word

    to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • psychic

    Word

    someone who claims to have special powers to know things or see the future

  • heath

    Word

    open land with rough grass and low bushes, especially in Britain

  • graffiti

    Word

    words or pictures drawn or painted on walls or other public places, often without permission

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • flatten

    Word

    to make something flat or flatter

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • pi

    Word

    the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet, written as Π or π

  • vaguely

    Word

    in a way that is not clear or exact

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • rig

    Word

    to arrange or set up something, especially equipment, for a particular purpose

  • speak up

    Phrase

    to say what you think or ask a question, especially in a group

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • structural

    Word

    relating to the structure or basic framework of something

  • subtitle

    Word

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

  • theoretical

    Word

    based on ideas or theory, not on practical experience or real facts

  • footprint

    Word

    a mark left by a foot on a surface

  • immense

    Word

    extremely large or great

  • way in

    Phrase

    an entrance or route into a place

  • toothbrush

    Word

    a small brush with a long handle, used for cleaning teeth

  • get on with

    Phrase

    continue doing something, especially after a pause or interruption

  • territorial

    Word

    relating to a territory, border, or area under control

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • no time

    Phrase

    a very short period of time

  • deep end

    Phrase

    the deeper part of a swimming pool

  • blinding

    Word

    so bright that it is hard to see

  • can't wait

    Phrase

    to feel very excited and eager for something that will happen soon

  • meant to

    Phrase

    supposed to; expected or required to do something

  • blow up

    Phrase

    explode or burst violently

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