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Doctor Who S3E4: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 4Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • larder

    Word

    a room or cupboard used for storing food

  • bewitch

    Word

    to make someone feel strongly attracted or fascinated

  • deadbeat

    Word

    a person who avoids paying debts or neglects responsibilities

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • rosebud

    Word

    the unopened flower of a rose

  • sentry

    Word

    a soldier or guard whose job is to keep watch

  • exterminate

    Word

    to destroy or kill something completely

  • stockbroker

    Word

    a person who buys and sells stocks and other investments for clients

  • yearn

    Word

    to want something very much, especially something you have lost or cannot have

  • blanketing

    Word

    covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • spire

    Word

    a tall, narrow pointed part on top of a building, especially a church tower

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • huddle

    Word

    to crowd or gather closely together

  • yay

    Word

    used to show happiness, excitement, or approval

  • deepen

    Word

    to make something more intense, serious, or detailed

  • rigging

    Word

    the ropes, wires, and chains that support a ship's masts and sails

  • breaded

    Word

    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • tailing

    Word

    the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • inhuman

    Word

    cruel and lacking human kindness or compassion

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • brain wave

    Phrase

    the regular patterns of electrical activity in the brain

  • genetically engineered

    Phrase

    made by changing an organism's genes

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  • behold

    Word

    to look at something with attention or wonder

  • taker

    Word

    a person or thing that takes part in a particular activity or gets something offered

  • hoist

    Word

    to lift or raise something, especially with ropes, a crane, or other equipment

  • flat out

    Phrase

    to fail after starting well

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • hitch

    Word

    to fasten something to a hook, rope, chain, or strap

  • my Lord

    Phrase

    a respectful way to address a lord, bishop, or judge

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • by any means

    Phrase

    used to say that something is true in no way or not at all

  • tempting

    Word

    so attractive or appealing that it is hard to resist

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • genetically

    Word

    in a way that relates to genes or genetics

  • humankind

    Word

    all human beings considered together

  • props

    Word

    objects used in a play, movie, or TV show

  • build in

    Phrase

    to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • king of the hill

    Phrase

    a children's game in which one player tries to keep control of a raised place while the others try to take it

  • come to power

    Phrase

    to become the leader or ruler of a country or organization

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • detour

    Word

    a longer route taken to avoid a problem or to go somewhere else first

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • thin air

    Phrase

    used in the phrase into thin air to mean that something disappears completely or seems to vanish

  • applaud

    Word

    to show approval by clapping

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • daft

    Word

    silly or foolish, often in a playful way

  • from hell

    Phrase

    used after a noun to say that something is extremely bad or unpleasant

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • no place

    Phrase

    used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • about time

    Phrase

    used to say that something should have happened earlier

  • New Age

    Phrase

    relating to the New Age movement and its spiritual ideas

  • move with

    Phrase

    to spend time with a particular group of people, especially a group you belong to

  • organic matter

    Phrase

    dead plant and animal material in soil that is partly broken down

  • big band

    Phrase

    a large jazz band that plays arranged music with solo sections

  • musical theater

    Phrase

    the art or genre of telling a story through songs, acting, and dancing

  • rig up

    Phrase

    to put something together quickly, usually as a temporary solution

  • stick down

    Phrase

    to stick to a surface

  • grunt

    Word

    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • imperative

    Word

    extremely important or necessary

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • pay the rent

    Phrase

    to earn enough money to cover your rent

  • cross my heart

    Phrase

    used to promise that you are telling the truth

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • pick it up

    Phrase

    to speak or act more quickly

  • park in

    Phrase

    to park a vehicle so that another vehicle cannot get out

  • victorious

    Word

    having won a victory

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • composite

    Word

    made of different parts or materials combined together

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • mast

    Word

    a tall pole on a ship that supports sails or equipment

  • don't ask

    Phrase

    used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain

  • roaring

    Word

    making a deep, loud sound

  • gamma

    Word

    the third letter of the Greek alphabet, written as Γ or γ

  • runaway

    Word

    a person, especially a child or teenager, who has run away from home or another place where they were staying

  • numb

    Word

    unable to feel part of your body, often because it is cold or injured

  • accelerate

    Word

    to go faster

  • sewer

    Word

    an underground pipe or system of pipes that carries away waste water and sewage

  • purity

    Word

    the quality of being clean, unmixed, or not contaminated

  • every second

    Phrase

    every other one; each alternate one

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • lure

    Word

    to attract or tempt someone or something, often by offering something appealing

  • pledge

    Word

    a serious promise to do something

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • shelling

    Word

    the act of removing shells or outer coverings from nuts, seeds, or other food

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • fuss

    Word

    unnecessary excitement, activity, or concern about something

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • starve

    Word

    to suffer or die from lack of food

  • transmit

    Word

    to send or pass something from one place or person to another

  • extinction

    Word

    the process of a plant or animal species dying out completely

  • crude

    Word

    in a raw, natural, or unrefined state

  • contradict

    Word

    to say that something is not true, or to say the opposite of what someone else says

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