braise
to cook meat or vegetables slowly in a little liquid
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Bones S2E20: English vocabulary
Season 2, Episode 20CrimeDrama
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luminescent
giving off light without heat
luminescence
a soft glow or the light produced by something that shines without heat
ulna
the thinner of the two bones in the forearm, on the side of the little finger
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
hyperbole
an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally
disorient
to make someone lose their sense of direction
softener
a substance or product that makes something softer
congruent
matching in shape and size
hobble
to walk with difficulty because you are hurt or weak
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
statics
the study of forces on structures that are not moving
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handiwork
work made by hand, especially something carefully crafted
marketable
able to be sold because people want it
urinal
a fixture in a public restroom that men use to urinate into
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
magnify
to make something look larger, especially with a lens or microscope
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
incise
to cut into a surface or make a cut in something, especially in surgery
shrivel
to become wrinkled and smaller, especially because of dryness
whiplash
a neck injury caused by a sudden jerking of the head, often in a car accident
cortical
relating to the cortex, especially the outer layer of the brain
squint
to look at something with your eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to see better
vertebra
one of the small bones that make up the spine