preoccupy
to fill someone's mind so they can think of little else
Episode vocabulary
Bones S2E11: English vocabulary
Season 2, Episode 11CrimeDrama
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forethought
careful planning for what may happen in the future
exhume
to dig up something buried, especially a body
deportment
the way someone carries themselves, especially their posture and behavior
earwax
a waxy substance produced in the ear
exhumation
the act of digging up a buried body
dynamiting
the act of blowing something up with dynamite
buckshot
small metal balls used in a shotgun shell
contrition
a feeling of deep regret for something wrong you have done
arthritic
relating to arthritis or caused by arthritis
aqueous
containing water, especially as a liquid medium
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
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sternum
the bone in the center of the chest
hebe
a shrub or small tree of the genus Hebe, native to New Zealand and other Pacific islands.
interment
the burial of a dead person
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
convalescent
recovering after an illness or medical treatment
ritualistic
relating to a ritual or done in a fixed, repeated way
obliterate
destroy completely; leave nothing behind
absolution
formal release from guilt or punishment, especially in a religious context
cranium
the part of the skull that encloses the brain
trachea
the tube in your throat that carries air to your lungs
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
ricochet
to bounce off a surface after hitting it