tumescence
the state of swelling or becoming enlarged
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Bones S12E5: English vocabulary
Season 12, Episode 5CrimeDrama
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perspicacity
the ability to notice and understand things quickly and clearly
horrify
to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted
credulity
a tendency to believe things too easily
drudgery
hard, boring work that has to be done again and again
patella
the flat bone at the front of the knee; kneecap
contemptible
deserving strong dislike and contempt
virile
strong, energetic, and sexually active; manly
arthritic
relating to arthritis or caused by arthritis
affectation
speech or behavior that is unnatural and meant to impress
scapula
one of the two flat bones on your upper back, behind the shoulder
contusion
a bruise caused by a blow or fall
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worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
sternum
the bone in the center of the chest
indistinctly
in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand
humerus
the bone in the upper part of your arm
statics
the study of forces on structures that are not moving
enrage
to make someone extremely angry
scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
objectionable
causing disapproval because it is offensive, unpleasant, or not acceptable
specter
a bad thing that seems likely to happen
apathetic
showing little or no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
stepsister
your stepfather's or stepmother's daughter, or the daughter of your parent's new partner