recondite
Worddifficult to understand because it is obscure or highly specialized
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Bones S1E7: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 7CrimeDrama
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trapezium
Worda four-sided shape with one pair of parallel sides
sutured
Wordclosed with stitches
exhume
Wordto dig up something buried, especially a body
exhumation
Wordthe act of digging up a buried body
savant
Worda very learned person, especially a scholar or scientist
entomology
Wordthe study of insects
penalize
Wordto punish someone for breaking a rule or law
bayed
Wordto make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound
mooned
Wordto show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
sapling
Worda young tree with a thin trunk
disallow
Wordto say that something is not allowed
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grievous
Wordcausing great pain, suffering, or sadness
magnification
Wordthe amount by which something is enlarged, especially in a microscope or lens
squint
Wordto look at something with your eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to see better
clouding
Wordthe act or process of becoming less clear or transparent
dislodge
Wordto force something out of the place where it is stuck or fixed
paralyze
Wordto make a person or part of the body unable to move
veiled
Wordhidden or expressed in a way that is not direct or obvious
angling
Wordthe sport or hobby of fishing with a rod and line
consensual
Worddone with the agreement of everyone involved
tibia
Wordthe larger bone in the lower part of the leg, between the knee and the ankle
maggot
Wordthe soft, legless larva of a fly
barbaric
Wordvery cruel, violent, or shocking
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prizing
Wordto value something very highly
pubic
Wordrelating to the area around the pubic bone or genitals
embed
Wordto put something firmly inside or into something else
felon
Worda person who has been convicted of a serious crime
abler
Wordmore able or skilled than someone or something else
sliver
Worda very small, thin piece of something that has broken off or been cut from a larger piece
reprieve
Worda delay or temporary cancellation of a punishment or sentence
concur
Wordto agree with someone or with a statement
bureaucratic
Wordrelating to a system with many rules, offices, and official procedures
scallop
Worda type of shellfish with a fan-shaped shell, eaten as seafood
suture
Worda stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut
idealist
Worda person who believes that the world can be improved and wants to make it better
temperance
Wordmoderation and self-control, especially with food or drink
pave
Wordto cover a road, path, or area with stone, bricks, concrete, or asphalt
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
scraping
Wordsmall bits or pieces left after something has been scraped away
mania
Worda very strong enthusiasm or obsession
boning
Wordthe process of removing bones from meat or fish
withhold
Wordto deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive
shard
Worda sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or rock
opaque
Wordnot letting light pass through; impossible to see through
silt
Wordfine mud or sand carried by water and left behind as sediment
cylindrical
Wordshaped like a cylinder
toothpick
Worda small pointed stick used for removing bits of food from between the teeth
conjecture
Wordan opinion or guess based on incomplete information
cipher
Worda system of secret symbols or letters used to hide a message
microscopic
Wordextremely small; too small to see without a microscope
factual
Wordbased on facts rather than opinions or feelings
quartz
Worda hard mineral often used in jewelry and clocks
anomaly
Wordsomething that is different from what is normal or expected
groin
Wordthe area where the top of the leg meets the lower abdomen
disapprove
Wordto have or show a bad opinion of something
springing
Wordmoving with quick, light jumps
statutory
Wordrequired or allowed by law
cabaret
Worda place where people eat or drink while watching live entertainment
photographic memory
Phrasean unusually good memory for details
cranky
Wordbad-tempered, easily annoyed, or in a bad mood
shadowing
Wordthe practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker
incompetence
Worda lack of the skill or ability needed to do something well
anthropologist
Worda person who studies human societies, cultures, and how they change over time
bucking
Wordmoving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out
plugging
Wordthe act of sealing a hole or gap
sizing
Worda process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance
go there
Phraseused to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic
chemical plant
Phrasea factory where chemicals are produced
strictly speaking
Phraseused to say that something is true in a strict or exact sense
arm up
Phraseto get weapons or supply weapons to people
skirting
Worda board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall
fives
Worda game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
paradigm
Worda typical example or model of something
shotted
Wordpast tense and past participle of shoot
indulge
Wordto let yourself enjoy something, especially something you like but may not need
layering
Wordthe use of several layers, especially in clothing
send it
Phraseto do something with full effort or confidence
sexual relations
Phrasesexual activity between two people
numerical
Wordrelated to numbers or expressed in numbers
gunning
Wordto shoot and kill someone with a gun
turn over
Phraseto give something to someone in authority or for official handling
maniac
Worda person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, often in an excessive way
pollen
Worda fine powder from flowers that plants use to make seeds
special agent
Phrasean FBI or other government detective
contract out
Phraseto have another company or person do part of your work
sketchy
Wordlooking or sounding a little suspicious or not fully trustworthy
that's a good one
Phraseused to say that something is not believable
find out
Phraseto discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
add up
Phraseto seem reasonable or consistent
smoothing
Wordthe process of making a surface or material smooth
way out
Phrasefar away; at a great distance
get right
Phraseto do something correctly or in the right way
loose ends
Phraseunfinished things that still need attention
arming
Wordthe act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting
sounder
Worda group of wild boars
aggregate
Wordto combine separate things into one total or group
on the case
Phraseactively dealing with something or working on it
loose end
Phrasea small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention
beat into
Phraseto make someone learn something by repeating it many times, often in a forceful or unpleasant way