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Bones S2E19: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 19CrimeDrama

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  • abrade

    Word

    to wear away or damage by rubbing

  • hearten

    Word

    to make someone feel more hopeful or confident

  • tuberous

    Word

    having or producing tubers

  • demote

    Word

    to move someone to a lower rank or position

  • artichoke

    Word

    a plant with a large edible flower bud, eaten as a vegetable

  • exhumation

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    the act of digging up a buried body

  • broadsword

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    a wide, heavy sword with a straight blade

  • porosity

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    the quality of having tiny holes that let air or liquid pass through

  • unwitting

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    not knowing about something, so not intentional

  • weightless

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    having no weight, or seeming to have no weight

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • callus

    Word

    a thick, hard area of skin that forms after repeated rubbing or pressure

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  • apogee

    Word

    the highest point of something's development or success

  • loafer

    Word

    a person who is lazy and avoids work

  • humerus

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    the bone in the upper part of your arm

  • anomalous

    Word

    different from what is normal or expected

  • reptilian

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    relating to or like reptiles

  • surmise

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    to guess that something is true without having proof

  • dismember

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    to cut a body into pieces

  • welcomer

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

  • bimonthly

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    happening twice a month or every two months

  • femoral

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    relating to the thigh bone or the upper part of the leg

  • interplanetary

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    relating to travel or activity between planets

  • cortical

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

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  • thoracic

    Word

    relating to the chest area

  • vertebra

    Word

    one of the small bones that make up the spine

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • tibia

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    the larger bone in the lower part of the leg, between the knee and the ankle

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • porous

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    full of tiny holes that let air or liquid pass through

  • slat

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    a thin strip of wood or metal used in a bed, blind, or similar object

  • saber

    Word

    a curved sword with one sharp edge

  • scaffold

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    a temporary frame of poles and boards used by workers to reach high parts of a building

  • callous

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    showing no sympathy or concern for other people

  • subpoena

    Word

    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • aeronautics

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    the science and practice of designing and building aircraft and spacecraft

  • harem

    Word

    the part of a Muslim household where women lived separately from men

  • dented

    Word

    slightly damaged by a dent

  • femur

    Word

    the long bone in the upper part of the leg

  • evener

    Word

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

  • counteract

    Word

    to reduce or cancel the effect of something by acting against it

  • persuasive

    Word

    able to persuade people to do or believe something

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • pusher

    Word

    a person who sells illegal drugs

  • petitioning

    Word

    to formally ask an authority or organization for something

  • electrode

    Word

    a metal part that electricity enters or leaves through

  • phosphate

    Word

    a chemical salt or compound containing phosphate

  • foresee

    Word

    to know or guess that something will happen before it happens

  • translucent

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    letting light through but not clear details; partly transparent

  • itinerary

    Word

    a plan or schedule for a trip, including the places you will go

  • hypnosis

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    a state in which someone is very relaxed and more open to suggestion

  • raving

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    showing strong enthusiasm or excitement

  • degenerate

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    to become worse in quality, health, or morals

  • ballooned

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    to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

  • amphibian

    Word

    an animal such as a frog, toad, salamander, or newt that can live both in water and on land

  • secretive

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    not willing to tell people things or share personal information

  • hatchet

    Word

    a small axe with a short handle

  • trooper

    Word

    a soldier in the cavalry or another military unit

  • outburst

    Word

    a sudden strong expression of emotion, especially anger

  • paranoia

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    a strong fear or suspicion that other people are trying to harm you, often without a good reason

  • springing

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    moving with quick, light jumps

  • simultaneous

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    happening or done at the same time

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • whiz

    Word

    a person who is very skilled at something

  • vomit comet

    Phrase

    a plane that flies in a parabolic path to create short periods of weightlessness

  • try me

    Phrase

    used to challenge someone to try something, especially a fight or argument

  • beaming

    Word

    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • freaking

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    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • machete

    Word

    a large heavy knife used for cutting plants

  • celestial

    Word

    relating to the sky or outer space

  • amino acid

    Phrase

    a small organic compound that is used to build proteins

  • venture capitalist

    Phrase

    a person or firm that invests in new companies with high growth potential

  • ride for

    Phrase

    to support someone very strongly and openly

  • seam

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    the line where two pieces of cloth or other material are sewn together

  • fives

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

  • foil

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    to stop something from succeeding

  • geologist

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    a person whose job is to study rocks, the earth, and how they change over time

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • madly

    Word

    very much; extremely

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ultra

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    used before an adjective to mean extremely

  • bead

    Word

    a small round object with a hole through it, used in jewelry or decoration

  • reluctance

    Word

    unwillingness to do something

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • meteor

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    a bright streak of light in the sky caused by a small rock burning up in the atmosphere

  • fancied

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    imagined rather than real

  • resin

    Word

    a sticky substance from some trees and plants that hardens when it dries

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • border patrol

    Phrase

    the officers or unit that guard a country's border

  • brittle

    Word

    hard and dry, so it breaks or crumbles easily

  • manifesto

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    a public statement of a group's aims or beliefs, especially in politics

  • abduction

    Word

    the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • coating

    Word

    a thin layer of material on a surface

  • joy ride

    Phrase

    a fun drive taken for excitement, especially in a stolen car

  • make quick work of

    Phrase

    to do something very quickly and easily

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