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Grey's Anatomy S16E12: English vocabulary

Season 16, Episode 12Drama

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  • gayness

    Word

    the state of being gay; homosexuality

  • feeler

    Word

    a long thin part of an animal, such as a tentacle or antenna, used for feeling or exploring

  • framer

    Word

    a worker who builds the wooden frame of a house

  • crochet

    Word

    the craft of making fabric or clothing with a hooked needle and yarn

  • potluck

    Word

    a meal or party where everyone brings a dish to share

  • entangle

    Word

    to twist together or get caught in something

  • anoint

    Word

    to put oil or holy oil on someone or something as part of a religious ceremony

  • deafening

    Word

    very loud and hard to hear over

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • heifer

    Word

    a young female cow that has not had a calf yet

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

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  • strapping

    Word

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • manhole

    Word

    a covered opening in a street or sidewalk that lets people reach underground pipes or cables

  • glorify

    Word

    to praise or present something as very good or important

  • sardine

    Word

    a small fish that is often eaten canned or preserved in oil

  • prying

    Word

    too interested in other people's private matters

  • pox

    Word

    a disease that causes spots or pustules on the skin, such as chickenpox or smallpox

  • hospitable

    Word

    friendly and generous to guests or visitors

  • shrug

    Word

    to raise your shoulders to show that you do not know, do not care, or cannot answer

  • blanketing

    Word

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

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • bugle

    Word

    a brass musical instrument like a small trumpet, used for signals or ceremonial music

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • cobbler

    Word

    a person who repairs shoes for a living

  • pry

    Word

    to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • yea

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    yes; used to show agreement or approval

  • fanfare

    Word

    a short, loud piece of music played on brass instruments, often to announce someone or something important

  • leprosy

    Word

    a serious infectious disease that affects the skin and nerves

  • yay

    Word

    used to show happiness, excitement, or approval

  • hospice

    Word

    a place that gives care to people who are very ill, especially near the end of life

  • breaded

    Word

    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • hear things

    Phrase

    to think you are hearing sounds that are not really there

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • linger

    Word

    to stay somewhere longer than needed, often because you do not want to leave

  • despairing

    Word

    feeling or showing that you have lost all hope

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

    Word

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

  • feces

    Word

    waste that comes out of the body through the bowels

  • chauffeur

    Word

    a person whose job is to drive a private car for someone

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • revolving

    Word

    turning around a central point or axis

  • designate

    Word

    to officially choose someone for a job or role

  • oddly

    Word

    in a strange or unusual way

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • sniff out

    Phrase

    to find or discover something hidden, especially by searching carefully

  • wire in

    Phrase

    to work very hard and with a lot of energy

  • heartbreak

    Word

    deep sadness or pain caused by a breakup, disappointment, or loss

  • scramble

    Word

    to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • down the toilet

    Phrase

    in a ruined or hopeless state; badly failed

  • well and good

    Phrase

    used to say that something is acceptable or true in theory, but there is still a problem or limitation

  • on bad terms

    Phrase

    not friendly with someone; having a poor relationship

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • blackberry

    Word

    a small dark purple fruit that grows on a thorny bush

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • sniff

    Word

    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • too right

    Phrase

    Used to show strong agreement or approval

  • seeing as

    Phrase

    used to give a reason or explanation

  • thy

    Word

    your; belonging to you

  • suspense

    Word

    a feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what will happen next

  • thou

    Word

    an old word for 'you' when speaking to one person

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • shake up

    Phrase

    to upset or disturb someone badly

  • great uncle

    Phrase

    your grandparent’s brother

  • string quartet

    Phrase

    a group of four musicians who play string instruments together

  • chew up

    Phrase

    to criticize someone very harshly

  • birth father

    Phrase

    the man who is a child's biological father

  • place setting

    Phrase

    the dishes, glassware, and cutlery arranged for one person at a table

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • tuberculosis

    Word

    a serious infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs

  • up in the air

    Phrase

    very uncertain or not yet decided

  • revolve

    Word

    move around in a circle or orbit

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • push through

    Phrase

    to keep going and finish something difficult

  • drill in

    Phrase

    teach or make someone learn something by repeating it many times

  • toss in

    Phrase

    to add something casually, especially a comment or extra detail

  • kneel

    Word

    to rest on one or both knees

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • pasture

    Word

    land covered with grass for animals to graze on

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • postman

    Word

    a person whose job is to deliver mail and parcels

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • flushing

    Word

    the act of becoming red in the face or skin

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • walk through

    Phrase

    to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

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