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Bones S12E8: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 8CrimeDrama

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  • petrify

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    to make someone feel so shocked or frightened that they cannot move or think clearly

  • posteriors

    Word

    the buttocks; the back part of the body where you sit

  • beveled

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    cut at an angle so the edge is slanted

  • footfall

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    the sound made by someone walking, especially repeated footsteps

  • parabola

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    a U-shaped curve that opens upward or downward

  • bevel

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    an angled edge or surface cut between two sides

  • trilling

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    to sing or speak with a high, quivering sound

  • sniffle

    Word

    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

  • ulna

    Word

    the thinner of the two bones in the forearm, on the side of the little finger

  • seascape

    Word

    a view of the sea, especially one that is beautiful

  • clavicle

    Word

    the bone between your shoulder and chest

  • scapula

    Word

    one of the two flat bones on your upper back, behind the shoulder

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  • contusion

    Word

    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • vertebral

    Word

    relating to the spine or the vertebrae

  • scavenge

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    to search for and collect useful things, especially from waste or discarded material

  • scoff

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    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • vestigial

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    left over from an earlier stage and now small or not very useful

  • welcomer

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

  • seafaring

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    the activity of traveling or working at sea

  • squawk

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    to make a loud, harsh sound

  • poach

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    to cook food, especially an egg, in hot water without the shell

  • cortical

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    relating to the cortex, especially the outer layer of the brain

  • peppering

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    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • lichen

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    a simple living thing that grows as a flat, crusty, or leafy patch on rocks, trees, or walls

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  • venison

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    the meat of a deer

  • entitle

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    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • excavate

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    to dig in the ground to find something buried, especially old objects or remains

  • indeterminate

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    not clearly known, fixed, or defined

  • fragmented

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    broken into small parts or pieces

  • caribou

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    a large wild animal like a reindeer that lives in northern North America

  • synchronize

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    to make things happen at the same time or in the same way

  • sully

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    to damage the good name or purity of something

  • embed

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    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • arrowhead

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    the pointed metal tip of an arrow

  • swab

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    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

  • jerky

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    dried meat, usually beef, eaten as a snack

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • headstone

    Word

    a stone marker placed at a grave

  • pristine

    Word

    clean, fresh, and in perfect condition, as if new

  • adrift

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    floating or moving without being controlled

  • jacketed

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    covered with a protective outer layer

  • trespass

    Word

    to enter land or property without permission

  • braving

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    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • temperance

    Word

    moderation and self-control, especially with food or drink

  • eulogy

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    a speech or piece of writing that praises someone, especially after they have died

  • topple

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    to fall or make something fall over, especially suddenly

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • teeny

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    very small

  • oboe

    Word

    a woodwind instrument with a thin double reed

  • hoard

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    to collect and keep a large amount of something

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • chime

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    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • converse

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    to talk with someone in a formal or polite way

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • projectile

    Word

    an object that is thrown or fired through the air

  • norse

    Word

    relating to the people, language, or culture of ancient Scandinavia

  • innate

    Word

    present from birth; not learned or acquired

  • dung

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    animal waste used as fertilizer

  • posterior

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    located at the back or rear of something

  • kinetic

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    relating to motion or movement

  • remodel

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    to change the structure or style of a room or building

  • undeniable

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    impossible to deny or question

  • jerking

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    making quick, sharp movements

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • quadrant

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    one of four equal parts of a circle or space

  • coasting

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    the act of moving along without using power

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • shadowing

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    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • gourmet

    Word

    a person who enjoys and knows a lot about fine food and drink

  • statistically

    Word

    using statistics or based on statistical data

  • far out

    Phrase

    very unusual, unconventional, or extreme

  • polymer

    Word

    a substance made of very large molecules, used especially in plastics

  • go there

    Phrase

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

  • knitting

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    the activity of making clothes or other items by looping yarn with needles

  • severity

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    the degree to which something is serious, severe, or intense

  • blackmailing

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    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • paling

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    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • foggy

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    full of fog

  • fives

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • anterior

    Word

    located at the front of something

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • frontal

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    relating to the front part of something

  • clarinet

    Word

    a woodwind instrument with a single reed and keys

  • blazing

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    burning very brightly and strongly

  • precursor

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    something that comes before and leads to a later thing

  • adhere

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    to stick to something firmly; to stay loyal to a rule, belief, or plan

  • silhouette

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    the dark outline or shape of someone or something seen against a lighter background

  • roasting

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    the process of cooking food in an oven or over a fire

  • raider

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    a person who attacks a place or group and steals things

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • muzzle

    Word

    a cover put over an animal's mouth to stop it biting or barking

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • hot on

    Phrase

    very interested in or enthusiastic about something

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

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