adulterate
to make something impure or lower in quality by adding a harmful or cheaper substance
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Bones S11E20: English vocabulary
Season 11, Episode 20CrimeDrama
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posteriors
the buttocks; the back part of the body where you sit
manhandle
to handle someone or something roughly or with force
ossification
the process of turning into bone
hydroplane
to slide uncontrollably on a wet road
troglodyte
a person who lives in a cave or in a very simple, isolated way
crevasse
a deep, narrow crack in ice or rock
exhume
to dig up something buried, especially a body
striation
a pattern of lines, ridges, or grooves on a surface
proximate
very near in space or time
dehydrate
to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer
scrutinize
to examine something very carefully
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trilling
to sing or speak with a high, quivering sound
dynamiting
the act of blowing something up with dynamite
pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
disservice
an action that harms someone or fails to help when help is needed
crucify
to kill someone by nailing or tying them to a cross
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
bookworm
a person who loves reading and spends a lot of time doing it
floe
a large flat piece of floating ice
personalize
to change something so it fits a person's needs or preferences
frigid
very cold
falsify
to change information, records, or evidence in order to deceive people
mummify
to preserve a dead body by treating it and wrapping it in cloth