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Doctor Who S3E11: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 11Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • conglomeration

    Word

    a mixed group or collection of different things or people

  • indomitable

    Word

    impossible to defeat, control, or discourage

  • affectation

    Word

    speech or behavior that is unnatural and meant to impress

  • humbles

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    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • snarl

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    a low, angry sound made by an animal

  • modulate

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    to change the pitch, tone, or volume of your voice

  • snarling

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    making a low, angry sound with the teeth showing

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • drumbeat

    Word

    the repeated sound of a drum

  • silvering

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    the process of turning silver in color

  • clouding

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    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • manipulator

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    a person who uses other people in a clever or dishonest way to get what they want

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  • vengeful

    Word

    having a strong desire to get revenge

  • trample

    Word

    to step heavily on something or crush it under your feet

  • souring

    Word

    becoming sour, spoiled, or unpleasant

  • gluten

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    a protein in wheat and some other grains that makes dough stretchy

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

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

  • vortex

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    a mass of air or water that spins around very fast

  • silo

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

  • revere

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    to feel deep respect and admiration for someone or something

  • javelin

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    a long spear that is thrown in sports or hunting

  • hermit

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    a person who lives alone, often for religious reasons

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  • cheeky

    Word

    slightly rude or disrespectful in a playful, likeable way

  • extermination

    Word

    the act of destroying something completely

  • evaporate

    Word

    to change from a liquid into a gas

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • unify

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    to bring different people, groups, or things together so they work as one

  • head doctor

    Phrase

    an informal word for a psychiatrist

  • chameleon

    Word

    a small lizard that can change color to match its surroundings

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • shorthand

    Word

    a system of fast writing using symbols and abbreviations

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • your man

    Phrase

    the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

  • fixed point

    Phrase

    a value that stays the same when a function is applied to it

  • growl

    Word

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

  • fives

    Word

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

  • reborn

    Word

    brought back to life, activity, or popularity

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • rift

    Word

    a deep crack or split in something

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • level down

    Phrase

    to move down to a lower level

  • coupling

    Word

    a device or part that connects two things, especially in a machine

  • stinking

    Word

    very unpleasant-smelling

  • diplomatic relations

    Phrase

    official relations between two countries, especially through their governments and embassies

  • provoke

    Word

    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • jarring

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    causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

  • run out on

    Phrase

    to leave a partner or commitment suddenly and without warning

  • regeneration

    Word

    the action or process of regenerating or being regenerated, in particular the formation of new animal or plant tissue.

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cling

    Word

    to hold on tightly to someone or something

  • hive

    Word

    a box or structure where bees live and make honey

  • accelerator

    Word

    something that makes a process or change happen faster

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • soaking

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    completely wet

  • stab in the dark

    Phrase

    a guess made without enough information

  • reversal

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    a change to the opposite state, direction, or result

  • spar

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    to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • wharf

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    a place by the water where ships load and unload goods or passengers

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • utopia

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    an imaginary perfect place or society

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • stellar

    Word

    relating to stars

  • as ever

    Phrase

    as usual; as always

  • life long

    Phrase

    lasting for a person's whole life

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • time travel

    Phrase

    the idea of traveling to the past or future

  • override

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    to use your authority to cancel or ignore a decision

  • sleep on

    Phrase

    to wait until the next day before deciding something

  • feed into

    Phrase

    to flow into a larger river, lake, or sea

  • grunt

    Word

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

  • gasp

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    to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

  • run away from

    Phrase

    to try to avoid a problem, duty, or responsibility

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • trillion

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    the number 1,000,000,000,000

  • pitted

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    having many small holes or dents on the surface

  • originate

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    to begin to exist or happen; come from a place, time, or idea

  • ignition

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    the part of a car that starts the engine

  • devastation

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    great destruction or damage

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • starvation

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    the state of not having enough food, especially for a long time

  • relic

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    an object that has survived from an earlier time, especially one with historical or personal value

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • coincide

    Word

    to happen at the same time as something else, or match exactly

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • flare

    Word

    to burn or shine with a sudden bright light

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • ducking

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    to lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen

  • stand by

    Phrase

    to wait and be ready to act when needed

  • don't ask

    Phrase

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

  • rewrite

    Word

    to write something again in a different or improved way

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

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