petrify
to make someone feel so shocked or frightened that they cannot move or think clearly
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Bones S12E8: English vocabulary
Season 12, Episode 8CrimeDrama
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posteriors
the buttocks; the back part of the body where you sit
beveled
cut at an angle so the edge is slanted
footfall
the sound made by someone walking, especially repeated footsteps
parabola
a U-shaped curve that opens upward or downward
bevel
an angled edge or surface cut between two sides
trilling
to sing or speak with a high, quivering sound
sniffle
to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds
ulna
the thinner of the two bones in the forearm, on the side of the little finger
seascape
a view of the sea, especially one that is beautiful
clavicle
the bone between your shoulder and chest
scapula
one of the two flat bones on your upper back, behind the shoulder
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contusion
a bruise caused by a blow or fall
vertebral
relating to the spine or the vertebrae
scavenge
to search for and collect useful things, especially from waste or discarded material
scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
vestigial
left over from an earlier stage and now small or not very useful
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
seafaring
the activity of traveling or working at sea
squawk
to make a loud, harsh sound
poach
to cook food, especially an egg, in hot water without the shell
cortical
relating to the cortex, especially the outer layer of the brain
peppering
to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops
lichen
a simple living thing that grows as a flat, crusty, or leafy patch on rocks, trees, or walls