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Doctor Who S12E4: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 4Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • toxaemia

    Word

    a serious condition caused by poisonous substances in the blood

  • ream

    Word

    a pack of paper, usually 500 sheets

  • impregnable

    Word

    impossible or very hard to capture or defeat

  • intercede

    Word

    to step in to help someone or settle a problem

  • obliging

    Word

    willing and quick to help other people

  • undeniably

    Word

    in a way that cannot be denied or questioned

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • insubordination

    Word

    the act of refusing to obey authority or follow orders

  • deformity

    Word

    a physical problem or abnormal shape, especially in the body

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • rifling

    Word

    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • audacity

    Word

    boldness that can be impressive or shocking

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • inkling

    Word

    a slight idea or suspicion about something

  • exterminate

    Word

    to destroy or kill something completely

  • correlate

    Word

    to have a close relationship or connection with something, often so that one changes when the other changes

  • henceforth

    Word

    from this time on; from now on

  • interrogate

    Word

    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

  • technicals

    Word

    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

  • evener

    Word

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

  • imperfection

    Word

    a small fault or flaw

  • loader

    Word

    a machine used for picking up and moving loose materials or goods

  • confiscate

    Word

    to take something away from someone using legal or official authority

  • silo

    Word

    a tall structure on a farm used for storing grain or animal feed

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  • scaffolding

    Word

    a temporary frame of metal poles and boards used by workers to reach high places

  • futile

    Word

    not likely to succeed or have any useful result

  • jargon

    Word

    special words and phrases used by a particular group, especially in a job or field

  • physiological

    Word

    relating to how the body and its parts work

  • banish

    Word

    to force someone to leave a place, country, or group

  • on sight

    Phrase

    at the moment something or someone is seen; immediately when seen

  • horrific

    Word

    extremely shocking, violent, or upsetting

  • equip

    Word

    to provide someone or something with the things needed for a particular purpose

  • growl

    Word

    to make a low, rough sound, especially in anger or warning

  • devise

    Word

    to think of and create a plan, idea, or solution

  • immoral

    Word

    morally wrong or bad

  • conform

    Word

    to obey a rule, law, or request

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • powerless

    Word

    unable to act, influence events, or change a situation

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • now for

    Phrase

    used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • crawl with

    Phrase

    to be full of a lot of people or things

  • nose cone

    Phrase

    the pointed front part of a rocket, missile, or aircraft

  • tied up

    Phrase

    busy and not available

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • interrogation

    Word

    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

  • mutation

    Word

    a change in the DNA of a living thing

  • ventilation

    Word

    the movement of fresh air through a room, building, or other space

  • give into

    Phrase

    to stop resisting a feeling, desire, or pressure

  • uneasy

    Word

    worried, nervous, or not comfortable

  • serial number

    Phrase

    a number or code used to identify one specific product or device

  • duct

    Word

    a tube or passage that carries air, liquid, or another substance

  • whatsoever

    Word

    at all; used for emphasis in negative statements

  • interruption

    Word

    the act of stopping something for a short time

  • bunker

    Word

    a strong underground shelter used for protection

  • whispering

    Word

    the act of speaking very quietly, or the soft sound of someone speaking quietly

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • fuss

    Word

    unnecessary excitement, activity, or concern about something

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • first light

    Phrase

    the first light of the morning, just before the sun rises

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • worthless

    Word

    having no value, use, or worth

  • instinct

    Word

    a natural feeling or reaction that makes you act without thinking

  • hum

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound

  • successfully

    Word

    in a way that achieves the result you wanted

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • power source

    Phrase

    a source that provides electrical power

  • modification

    Word

    a change made to something, especially to improve it

  • angled

    Word

    slanted or not level

  • certainty

    Word

    the fact of being sure about something

  • sighting

    Word

    an occasion when someone sees or notices something, especially something unusual or interesting

  • isn't it

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • mores

    Word

    the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

  • this time

    Phrase

    at the same point in time as something else

  • comply

    Word

    to do what a rule, law, or request says you should do

  • get away

    Phrase

    to leave a place, especially to escape or get somewhere else

  • check on

    Phrase

    to visit or look at someone or something to make sure everything is okay

  • assemble

    Word

    put the parts of something together

  • exhaust

    Word

    to make someone very tired

  • ammunition

    Word

    bullets, shells, and other things used in guns and weapons

  • get up

    Phrase

    to leave your bed after sleeping

  • loosen

    Word

    to make something less tight, firm, or fixed

  • primitive

    Word

    very simple and not advanced

  • gamble

    Word

    to play games of chance for money

  • go on

    Phrase

    to continue doing something or to continue in a state

  • this way

    Phrase

    in the direction or manner shown or mentioned

  • dome

    Word

    a rounded roof or top shaped like half a ball

  • wasting

    Word

    the act of wasting something

  • bracelet

    Word

    a piece of jewelry worn around the wrist

  • corps

    Word

    a group of people organized for a special purpose, especially in the military

  • conscience

    Word

    the part of your mind that tells you whether something is right or wrong

  • get out

    Phrase

    to leave a place

  • exposure

    Word

    the fact of being in contact with something or affected by it

  • explosive

    Word

    able to explode or likely to explode

  • escort

    Word

    a person or vehicle that goes with someone for protection or guidance

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