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  1. invisibility
    the quality of not being perceivable by the eye
    Leonard: Why, did you hit a roadblock with invisibility?
  2. anyway
    in any way whatsoever
    Anyway, it occurs to me, if I ever did perfect a time machine, I’d just go into the past and give it to myself, thus eliminating the need for me to invent it in the first place.
  3. occur
    come to pass
    Anyway, it occurs to me, if I ever did perfect a time machine, I’d just go into the past and give it to myself, thus eliminating the need for me to invent it in the first place.
  4. perfect
    being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
    Anyway, it occurs to me, if I ever did perfect a time machine, I’d just go into the past and give it to myself, thus eliminating the need for me to invent it in the first place.
  5. machine
    a mechanical or electrical device that transmits energy
    Anyway, it occurs to me, if I ever did perfect a time machine, I’d just go into the past and give it to myself, thus eliminating the need for me to invent it in the first place.
  6. thus
    from that fact or reason or as a result
    Anyway, it occurs to me, if I ever did perfect a time machine, I’d just go into the past and give it to myself, thus eliminating the need for me to invent it in the first place.
  7. eliminate
    end, take out, or do away with
    Anyway, it occurs to me, if I ever did perfect a time machine, I’d just go into the past and give it to myself, thus eliminating the need for me to invent it in the first place.
  8. invent
    come up with after a mental effort
    Anyway, it occurs to me, if I ever did perfect a time machine, I’d just go into the past and give it to myself, thus eliminating the need for me to invent it in the first place.
  9. interest
    a sense of concern with and curiosity about something
    Leonard: Interesting.
  10. pressure
    the act of putting pressure on something
    Sheldon: Yeah, it really takes the pressure off.
  11. congratulations
    an expression of approval and commendation
    Leonard: Then I guess congratulations are in order.
  12. enjoy
    derive or receive pleasure from
    You know, I’m not going to enjoy this party.
  13. corner
    the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
    Sheldon: At the last department party, Dr Finkleday cornered me and talked about spelunking for 45 minutes.
  14. spelunk
    explore natural caves
    Sheldon: At the last department party, Dr Finkleday cornered me and talked about spelunking for 45 minutes.
  15. congratulate
    say something to someone that expresses praise
    Leonard: Well then we’ll avoid Finkleday, we’ll meet the new department head, congratulate him, shake his hand and go.
  16. fortunate
    having unexpected good luck
    How fortunate for you that the University has chosen to hire you, despite the fact that you’ve done no original research in 25 years, and instead have written a series of popular books that reduce the great concepts of science to a series of anecdotes, each one dumbed down to accommodate the duration of an average bowel movement.
  17. university
    an institution of higher learning that grants degrees
    How fortunate for you that the University has chosen to hire you, despite the fact that you’ve done no original research in 25 years, and instead have written a series of popular books that reduce the great concepts of science to a series of anecdotes, each one dumbed down to accommodate the duration of an average bowel movement.
  18. original
    preceding all others in time
    How fortunate for you that the University has chosen to hire you, despite the fact that you’ve done no original research in 25 years, and instead have written a series of popular books that reduce the great concepts of science to a series of anecdotes, each one dumbed down to accommodate the duration of an average bowel movement.
  19. research
    a seeking for knowledge
    How fortunate for you that the University has chosen to hire you, despite the fact that you’ve done no original research in 25 years, and instead have written a series of popular books that reduce the great concepts of science to a series of anecdotes, each one dumbed down to accommodate the duration of an average bowel movement.
  20. series
    similar things placed in order or one after another
    How fortunate for you that the University has chosen to hire you, despite the fact that you’ve done no original research in 25 years, and instead have written a series of popular books that reduce the great concepts of science to a series of anecdotes, each one dumbed down to accommodate the duration of an average bowel movement.
  21. popular
    regarded with great favor or approval by the general public
    How fortunate for you that the University has chosen to hire you, despite the fact that you’ve done no original research in 25 years, and instead have written a series of popular books that reduce the great concepts of science to a series of anecdotes, each one dumbed down to accommodate the duration of an average bowel movement.
  22. concept
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
    How fortunate for you that the University has chosen to hire you, despite the fact that you’ve done no original research in 25 years, and instead have written a series of popular books that reduce the great concepts of science to a series of anecdotes, each one dumbed down to accommodate the duration of an average bowel movement.
  23. anecdote
    short account of an incident
    How fortunate for you that the University has chosen to hire you, despite the fact that you’ve done no original research in 25 years, and instead have written a series of popular books that reduce the great concepts of science to a series of anecdotes, each one dumbed down to accommodate the duration of an average bowel movement.
  24. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
    How fortunate for you that the University has chosen to hire you, despite the fact that you’ve done no original research in 25 years, and instead have written a series of popular books that reduce the great concepts of science to a series of anecdotes, each one dumbed down to accommodate the duration of an average bowel movement.
  25. duration
    the period of time during which something continues
    How fortunate for you that the University has chosen to hire you, despite the fact that you’ve done no original research in 25 years, and instead have written a series of popular books that reduce the great concepts of science to a series of anecdotes, each one dumbed down to accommodate the duration of an average bowel movement.
  26. average
    an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
    How fortunate for you that the University has chosen to hire you, despite the fact that you’ve done no original research in 25 years, and instead have written a series of popular books that reduce the great concepts of science to a series of anecdotes, each one dumbed down to accommodate the duration of an average bowel movement.
  27. consonant
    a speech sound that is not a vowel
    Sheldon: Do you know there are only eight consonants in the Hawaiian language.
  28. buffet
    piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room
    Sheldon, Raj and Leonard are at the buffet table.
  29. table
    furniture having a smooth flat top supported by legs
    Sheldon, Raj and Leonard are at the buffet table.
  30. event
    something that happens at a given place and time
    Sheldon: Well here’s an interesting turn of events.
  31. statuesque
    suggestive of a sculpture representing a human or animal
    (Sees Howard entering with a statuesque blonde) Howard brought a date?
  32. blonde
    being or having light hair
    (Sees Howard entering with a statuesque blonde) Howard brought a date?
  33. date
    the specified day of the month
    (Sees Howard entering with a statuesque blonde) Howard brought a date?
  34. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
    Sheldon: A more plausible explanation is that his work in robotics has made an amazing leap forward.
  35. explanation
    making something understandable
    Sheldon: A more plausible explanation is that his work in robotics has made an amazing leap forward.
  36. amazing
    inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
    Sheldon: A more plausible explanation is that his work in robotics has made an amazing leap forward.
  37. leap
    move forward by bounds
    Sheldon: A more plausible explanation is that his work in robotics has made an amazing leap forward.
  38. introduce
    bring something new to an environment
    May I introduce my special lady friend, Summer.
  39. right
    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
    Howard: Right.
  40. polite
    showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
    Leonard (to Sheldon): Here comes our new boss, be polite.
  41. actual
    existing in fact
    Sheldon: An actual real scientist.
  42. scientist
    a person with advanced knowledge of empirical fields
    Sheldon: An actual real scientist.
  43. glorify
    praise or honor
    Leonard: Well, you did call him a glorified high-school science teacher whose last successful experiment was lighting his own farts.
  44. successful
    having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
    Leonard: Well, you did call him a glorified high-school science teacher whose last successful experiment was lighting his own farts.
  45. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
    Leonard: Well, you did call him a glorified high-school science teacher whose last successful experiment was lighting his own farts.
  46. preface
    a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
    Sheldon: In my defence, I prefaced that by saying “with all due respect.”
  47. respect
    regard highly; think much of
    Sheldon: In my defence, I prefaced that by saying “with all due respect.”
  48. sequence
    a following of one thing after another in time
    Credit sequence.
  49. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
    Sheldon: I finally have the time to test my hypothesis, about the separation of the water molecules from the egg proteins, and its impact vis-a-vis taste.
  50. molecule
    the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
    Sheldon: I finally have the time to test my hypothesis, about the separation of the water molecules from the egg proteins, and its impact vis-a-vis taste.
  51. protein
    an organic compound essential to living cells
    Sheldon: I finally have the time to test my hypothesis, about the separation of the water molecules from the egg proteins, and its impact vis-a-vis taste.
  52. impact
    the striking of one body against another
    Sheldon: I finally have the time to test my hypothesis, about the separation of the water molecules from the egg proteins, and its impact vis-a-vis taste.
  53. stare
    look at with fixed eyes
    I’ve spent the last three and a half years staring at greaseboards full of equations.
  54. equation
    a mathematical statement that two expressions are the same
    I’ve spent the last three and a half years staring at greaseboards full of equations.
  55. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
    Before that I spent four years working on my thesis.
  56. college
    an institution of higher education
    Before that I was in college, and before that, I was in the fifth grade.
  57. grade
    a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
    Before that I was in college, and before that, I was in the fifth grade.
  58. decade
    a period of 10 years
    This is my first day off in decades, and I’m going to savour it.
  59. photograph
    a picture taken with a camera or phone that shows people or scenes
    Takes a photograph of them.
  60. guy
    an informal term for a youth or man
    I’m running out to the market, do you guys need anything?
  61. circumstances
    one's overall condition in life
    Sheldon: Oh, well this would be one of those circumstances that people unfamiliar with the law of large numbers would call a coincidence.
  62. coincidence
    the property of two things happening at the same time
    Sheldon: Oh, well this would be one of those circumstances that people unfamiliar with the law of large numbers would call a coincidence.
  63. suffice
    be adequate, either in quality or quantity
    Four dozen should suffice.
  64. distributed
    spread out or scattered about or divided up
    Sheldon: Yes, and evenly distributed amongst brown, white, free range, large, extra-large and jumbo.
  65. range
    a variety of different things or activities
    Sheldon: Yes, and evenly distributed amongst brown, white, free range, large, extra-large and jumbo.
  66. sabbatical
    a leave usually taken every seventh year
    Sheldon: I’m taking a sabbatical, because I won’t kow-tow to mediocre minds.
  67. mediocre
    moderate to inferior in quality
    Sheldon: I’m taking a sabbatical, because I won’t kow-tow to mediocre minds.
  68. theoretical
    concerned with hypotheses and not practical considerations
    Sheldon: Theoretical physicists do not get canned.
  69. physicist
    a scientist trained in the science of matter and energy
    Sheldon: Theoretical physicists do not get canned.
  70. connect
    fasten or put together two or more pieces
    Not unless the two doors are connected by relays, or there are motion sensors involved.
  71. relay
    passing something along from one person or group to another
    Not unless the two doors are connected by relays, or there are motion sensors involved.
  72. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
    Not unless the two doors are connected by relays, or there are motion sensors involved.
  73. involved
    connected by participation or association or use
    Not unless the two doors are connected by relays, or there are motion sensors involved.
  74. weigh
    have a certain heft
    Let me do the math for you, this car weighs let’s say 4,000lb, now add say 140 for me, 120 for you.
  75. insult
    treat, mention, or speak to rudely
    Sheldon: Oh, I’m sorry, did I insult you?
  76. mass
    the property of a body that causes it to have weight
    Is your body mass somehow tied into your self worth?
  77. tie
    fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
    Is your body mass somehow tied into your self worth?
  78. total
    the whole amount
    Anyway, that gives us a total weight of, let’s say, 4,400lb.
  79. travelling
    the act of going from one place to another
    We’re travelling forward at, good Lord, 51 miles an hour.
  80. assume
    take to be the case or to be true
    Now let’s assume that your brakes are new and the callipers are aligned, still, by the time we come to a stop, we’ll be occupying the same space as that Buick in front of us, an impossibility that nature will quickly resolve into death, mutilation and… oh look, they built a new put-put course.
  81. brakes
    a device that works to slow a motor vehicle
    Now let’s assume that your brakes are new and the callipers are aligned, still, by the time we come to a stop, we’ll be occupying the same space as that Buick in front of us, an impossibility that nature will quickly resolve into death, mutilation and… oh look, they built a new put-put course.
  82. align
    arrange so as to be parallel or straight
    Now let’s assume that your brakes are new and the callipers are aligned, still, by the time we come to a stop, we’ll be occupying the same space as that Buick in front of us, an impossibility that nature will quickly resolve into death, mutilation and… oh look, they built a new put-put course.
  83. occupy
    live in (a certain place)
    Now let’s assume that your brakes are new and the callipers are aligned, still, by the time we come to a stop, we’ll be occupying the same space as that Buick in front of us, an impossibility that nature will quickly resolve into death, mutilation and… oh look, they built a new put-put course.
  84. quickly
    with little or no delay
    Now let’s assume that your brakes are new and the callipers are aligned, still, by the time we come to a stop, we’ll be occupying the same space as that Buick in front of us, an impossibility that nature will quickly resolve into death, mutilation and… oh look, they built a new put-put course.
  85. ordinary
    lacking special distinction, rank, or status
    Look at me, out in the real world of ordinary people, just living their ordinary, colourless, workaday lives.
  86. some
    quantifier
    Listen, didn’t you say you needed some eggs.
  87. dynamics
    mechanics concerned with forces that cause motions of bodies
    Sheldon: Uh, yes, but anyone who knows anything about the dynamics of bacterial growth knows to pick up their refrigerated foods on the way out of the supermarket.
  88. bacterial
    relating to single-celled microorganisms
    Sheldon: Uh, yes, but anyone who knows anything about the dynamics of bacterial growth knows to pick up their refrigerated foods on the way out of the supermarket.
  89. heading
    a line of text indicating what the passage below it is about
    Penny: Oh, okay, well maybe you should start heading on out then.
  90. enjoyable
    affording satisfaction or pleasure
    Penny: No, I mean what you find enjoyable.
  91. select
    pick out or choose from a number of alternatives
    Sheldon (as Penny selects vitamin supplements): Oh boy.
  92. vitamin
    an organic substance essential to normal metabolism
    Sheldon (as Penny selects vitamin supplements): Oh boy.
  93. supplement
    an additional component that improves capability
    Sheldon (as Penny selects vitamin supplements): Oh boy.
  94. value
    the quality that renders something desirable
    Sheldon: Well, there’s some value to taking a multivitamin, but the human body can only absorb so much, what you’re buying here are the ingredients for very expensive urine.
  95. absorb
    take in a liquid
    Sheldon: Well, there’s some value to taking a multivitamin, but the human body can only absorb so much, what you’re buying here are the ingredients for very expensive urine.
  96. ingredient
    a component of a mixture or compound
    Sheldon: Well, there’s some value to taking a multivitamin, but the human body can only absorb so much, what you’re buying here are the ingredients for very expensive urine.
  97. expensive
    high in price or charging high prices
    Sheldon: Well, there’s some value to taking a multivitamin, but the human body can only absorb so much, what you’re buying here are the ingredients for very expensive urine.
  98. warehouse
    a storehouse for goods and merchandise
    Maybe tomorrow we can go to one of those big warehouse stores.
  99. store
    a mercantile establishment for the sale of goods or services
    Maybe tomorrow we can go to one of those big warehouse stores.
  100. recover
    regain or make up for
    Penny: Oh, I don’t know Sheldon, it’s going to take me a while to recover from all the fun I had today.
  101. advantage
    the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
    There are a lot of advantages to buying in bulk.
  102. bulk
    the property possessed by a large mass
    There are a lot of advantages to buying in bulk.
  103. example
    an item of information that is typical of a class or group
    For example, I noticed that you purchase your tampons one month’s supply at a time.
  104. notice
    the act of paying attention
    For example, I noticed that you purchase your tampons one month’s supply at a time.
  105. purchase
    acquire by means of a financial transaction
    For example, I noticed that you purchase your tampons one month’s supply at a time.
  106. supply
    circulate or distribute or equip with
    For example, I noticed that you purchase your tampons one month’s supply at a time.
  107. product
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
    Sheldon: Well think about it, it’s a product that doesn’t spoil, and you’re going to be needing them for at least the next thirty years.
  108. spoil
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
    Sheldon: Well think about it, it’s a product that doesn’t spoil, and you’re going to be needing them for at least the next thirty years.
  109. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    Sheldon: Oh, Penny, this is a natural human process, and we’re talking about statistically significant savings.
  110. significant
    rich in implication
    Sheldon: Oh, Penny, this is a natural human process, and we’re talking about statistically significant savings.
  111. cycle
    a periodically repeated sequence of events
    Now, if you assume 15 tampons per cycle and a 28 day cycle, are you fairly regular?
  112. several
    of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
    Scene: The apartment, Sheldon has several bowls containing goldfish.
  113. contain
    hold or have within
    Scene: The apartment, Sheldon has several bowls containing goldfish.
  114. upset
    cause to lose one's composure
    Leonard (entering): Hey, I just ran into Penny, she seemed upset about something.
  115. marked
    easily noticeable
    I marked the calendar for future reference.
  116. calendar
    a system of timekeeping that defines divisions of the year
    I marked the calendar for future reference.
  117. future
    the time yet to come
    I marked the calendar for future reference.
  118. scramble
    move hurriedly
    Leonard: What happened to your scrambled egg research?
  119. article
    one of a class of artifacts
    Sheldon: I read an article about Japanese scientists, who inserted DNA from luminous jellyfish into other animals, and I thought hey, fish nightlights.
  120. insert
    introduce
    Sheldon: I read an article about Japanese scientists, who inserted DNA from luminous jellyfish into other animals, and I thought hey, fish nightlights.
  121. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
    Sheldon: I read an article about Japanese scientists, who inserted DNA from luminous jellyfish into other animals, and I thought hey, fish nightlights.
  122. thought
    the content of cognition
    Sheldon: I read an article about Japanese scientists, who inserted DNA from luminous jellyfish into other animals, and I thought hey, fish nightlights.
  123. feminine
    associated with women and not with men
    I also have an idea for a bulk mail-order feminine hygiene company.
  124. hygiene
    a condition promoting sanitary practices
    I also have an idea for a bulk mail-order feminine hygiene company.
  125. glow
    emit a steady even light without flames
    Oh, glow in the dark tampons!
  126. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
    Leonard: I didn’t know what else to do, he’s lost all focus, every day he’s got a new obsession.
  127. obsession
    an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something
    Leonard: I didn’t know what else to do, he’s lost all focus, every day he’s got a new obsession.
  128. loom
    a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
    Sheldon is weaving on a loom.
  129. particularly
    to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
    This is a particularly disturbing one.
  130. disturbing
    causing distress or worry or anxiety
    This is a particularly disturbing one.
  131. century
    a period of 100 years
    Leonard: Because one of the great minds of the twenty-first century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving sarapes.
  132. raise
    move upwards
    Leonard: Because one of the great minds of the twenty-first century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving sarapes.
  133. concern
    something that interests you because it is important
    Mrs Cooper: Sweetheart, your little friend is concerned about you.
  134. capable
    having ability
    Sheldon: Yes, well I’m not a child, I’m a grown man capable of living my life as I see fit.
  135. certainly
    definitely or positively
    And I certainly don’t need someone telling on me to my mother.
  136. allow
    make it possible for something to happen
    Sheldon: To my room, and no-one’s allowed in.
  137. temper
    a characteristic state of feeling
    Mrs Cooper: He gets his temper from his daddy.
  138. stubborn
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
    Mrs Cooper: Oh, Leonard, don’t trouble yourself, he’s stubborn.
  139. rapture
    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
    He may stay in there ‘til the Rapture.
  140. difficult
    requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish
    Mrs Cooper: I’ll tell ya, I love the boy to death, but he has been difficult since he fell out of me at the K-Mart.
  141. excuse
    a defense of some offensive behavior
    Howard: Excuse me for being so bold, but I now see where Sheldon gets his smouldering good looks.
  142. bold
    fearless and daring
    Howard: Excuse me for being so bold, but I now see where Sheldon gets his smouldering good looks.
  143. soul
    the immaterial part of a person
    His father, God rest his soul, used to say to me, Mary, you have to take your time with Sheldon.
  144. wise
    having intelligence and discernment
    Leonard: Sounds like a wise man.
  145. freak
    a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
    Penny: Has Shelly ever freaked out like this before.
  146. nuclear
    constituting the core or central part
    Mrs Cooper: Oh, all the time, I remember one summer when he was thirteen, he built a small nuclear reactor in the shed and told everybody he was going to provide free electricity for the whole town, well the only problem was he had no, whatchacall, fissionable materials.
  147. reactor
    apparatus to maintain and control a nuclear reaction
    Mrs Cooper: Oh, all the time, I remember one summer when he was thirteen, he built a small nuclear reactor in the shed and told everybody he was going to provide free electricity for the whole town, well the only problem was he had no, whatchacall, fissionable materials.
  148. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
    Mrs Cooper: Oh, all the time, I remember one summer when he was thirteen, he built a small nuclear reactor in the shed and told everybody he was going to provide free electricity for the whole town, well the only problem was he had no, whatchacall, fissionable materials.
  149. problem
    a question raised for consideration or solution
    Mrs Cooper: Oh, all the time, I remember one summer when he was thirteen, he built a small nuclear reactor in the shed and told everybody he was going to provide free electricity for the whole town, well the only problem was he had no, whatchacall, fissionable materials.
  150. material
    the substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
    Mrs Cooper: Oh, all the time, I remember one summer when he was thirteen, he built a small nuclear reactor in the shed and told everybody he was going to provide free electricity for the whole town, well the only problem was he had no, whatchacall, fissionable materials.
  151. gentle
    soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
    Anyway, when he went on the internets to get some, a man from the government came by and sat him down real gentle and told him it’s against the law to have yellow cake uranium in a shed.
  152. individually
    apart from others
    Leonard: No, we’re not, we’re not, not a couple, two singles, like those individually wrapped slices of cheese that…. are friends.
  153. pluck
    pull lightly but sharply
    Mrs Cooper: Did I pluck a nerve there?
  154. bounty
    the property of being richly abundant or plentiful
    (Everybody begins to do so) Oh Lord, we thank you for this meal, all your bounty, and we pray that you help Sheldon get back on his rocker.
  155. meditation
    continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject
    (To Raj and Howard) Now after a moment of silent meditation I’m going to end with “In Jesus’ Name” but you two don’t feel any obligation to join in.
  156. obligation
    the state of being bound to do or pay something
    (To Raj and Howard) Now after a moment of silent meditation I’m going to end with “In Jesus’ Name” but you two don’t feel any obligation to join in.
  157. holy
    belonging to or associated with a divine power
    Unless, of course, the holy spirit moves you.
  158. shift
    move very slightly
    Time shift
  159. cobbler
    a person who makes or repairs shoes
    Penny: Oh my God, this is the best cobbler I’ve ever had.
  160. emerge
    come out into view, as from concealment
    Sheldon emerges from the bedroom area.
  161. area
    the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
    Sheldon emerges from the bedroom area.
  162. ridiculous
    incongruous or absurd
    Leonard: This is ridiculous.
  163. model
    a representation of something, often on a smaller scale
    He is building a model of some kind of double helix.
  164. snicker
    laugh quietly
    Mrs Cooper (entering): Good morning, snicker-doodle.
  165. fancy
    not plain; decorative or ornamented
    Mrs Cooper: Oh, well that looks awful fancy, what is that?
  166. base
    lowest support of a structure
    Sheldon: It’s my idea of what DNA would look like in a silicon based life form.
  167. design
    the act of working out the form of something
    Mrs Cooper: But intelligently designed by a creator, right?
  168. creator
    a person who grows or makes or invents things
    Mrs Cooper: But intelligently designed by a creator, right?
  169. know-how
    the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
    Mrs Cooper: You know how your daddy used to say that you can only fish for so long before you got to throw a stick of dynamite in the water?
  170. throw
    propel through the air
    Mrs Cooper: You know how your daddy used to say that you can only fish for so long before you got to throw a stick of dynamite in the water?
  171. office
    place of business where professional duties are performed
    Mrs Cooper: Because you’re going to go down to your office, you’re going to apologise to your boss, and get your job back.
  172. sentence
    a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language
    Sheldon: No. Mrs Cooper: I’m sorry, did I start that sentence with the words “if it please your highness?”
  173. solve
    find the answer to or understand the meaning of
    Mrs Cooper: Problem solved.
  174. impressive
    making a strong or vivid mental image
    That’s impressive.
  175. handle
    touch, lift, or hold
    Mrs Cooper: Leonard, the Lord never gives us more than we can handle.
  176. actually
    in fact
    Gablehouser: Well, actually….
  177. encounter
    come together
    Sheldon: Um, as you know, several weeks ago in our first encounter we may have gotten off on the wrong foot, when I called you an idiot.
  178. idiot
    a person of subnormal intelligence
    Sheldon: Um, as you know, several weeks ago in our first encounter we may have gotten off on the wrong foot, when I called you an idiot.
  179. impossible
    not capable of happening or being done or dealt with
    Gablehouser: Now that’s impossible, you must have had him when you were a teenager.
  180. indicate
    designate a place, direction, person, or thing
    Gablehouser (indicating chair): Please.
  181. involve
    contain as a part
    It involves a part of the human experience that has always eluded me.
  182. experience
    the content of observation or participation in an event
    It involves a part of the human experience that has always eluded me.
  183. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
    It involves a part of the human experience that has always eluded me.
  184. narrow
    not wide
    Leonard: That narrows it down.
  185. courage
    a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain
    Mrs Cooper: I’m very proud of you honey, you showed a lot of courage today.
Created on Mon Nov 11 16:13:21 EST 2013

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