Bones S1E16: English vocabulary

to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a person who makes sure rules or laws are followed

having no bottom, or seeming to go on forever

in a medical way, especially when examining or treating patients

a person or animal that lives in a particular place

to put handcuffs on someone

a structure that carries water across a gap or valley

a stand that holds a candle

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

a written symbol that stands for a number

a small, round, compressed piece of material

the scientific study of light and how it behaves

covered with a protective outer layer

to help people in a disagreement reach an agreement

to enter land or property without permission

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

a woman who is engaged to be married

a place with many paths or passages that are hard to find your way through

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

relating to rhetoric, or the skill of speaking or writing effectively

to become deeply involved in something

the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

having a decorative edge made of hanging threads or strips

to make a stupid or careless mistake

a large decorative medal, often worn on a chain or used as an ornament

causing trouble or interruption, especially in a class, meeting, or routine

an opinion or guess based on incomplete information

in a way that relates to geography or to the physical features of a place

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

the state of being an adult man

the study of correct reasoning

seeming reasonable or likely to be true

a small axe with a short handle

a room or vault under a church, often used for burial or prayer

something done to show regret for a wrong action, often as a religious duty

relating to motion or movement

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

making quick, sharp movements

to send out light, heat, or energy

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

to cook something gently just below boiling point

using careful analysis and logical thinking

a person who studies human societies, cultures, and how they change over time

believing that people are mostly selfish and cannot be trusted to be sincere

the young form of an insect that hatches from an egg and changes into an adult

the act of entering a place or situation in a way that is unwanted or not allowed

to change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

the life or world believed to exist after death

one of the two thick blue lines on an ice hockey rink that separate the attacking zone from the neutral zone

to be unable to forget an embarrassing or unpleasant event

to introduce someone to a criminal group or other powerful people, so they are accepted by them

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

showing sarcasm; using words that mean the opposite to mock someone or something

a setback or decline

past tense and past participle of shoot

while someone is doing something wrong, illegal, or secret

the process of cutting a design or words into a hard surface

to press something so that it becomes smaller, flatter, or tighter

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a way of showing or presenting something, especially in art, film, or speech

the installation of cables or a cable system

an FBI or other government detective

a man who is engaged to be married

the rounded part of something, especially one of the sections of a brain or the lower part of the ear

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

willing to take risks and try new things

a punishment or restriction imposed for breaking a law or rule

a meeting that has been arranged for a particular time and place

used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

a group of wild boars

a number written with Roman letters such as I, V, X, L, C, D, and M