scooper
Worda tool used for scooping up ice cream or other soft food
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House S5E7: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 7Drama
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gangrenous
Wordaffected by gangrene
sutured
Wordclosed with stitches
bleeder
Worda person who bleeds easily or a lot
atrophied
Wordhaving wasted away or become smaller because of illness, age, or lack of use
duodenum
Wordthe first part of the small intestine, just after the stomach
anchovy
Worda small salty fish often eaten preserved in oil or salt
vicariously
Wordin a way that is experienced through someone else's actions or feelings
stomaching
Wordthe present participle of stomach
recrimination
Worda statement accusing someone in return, especially after being accused first
idiocy
Wordextreme stupidity or foolishness
mutilate
Wordto injure someone or something badly and permanently
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atrial
Wordrelating to an atrium, especially one of the upper chambers of the heart
pinking
Wordto cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
rationalization
Wordthe act of making a bad action or mistake seem reasonable by giving false or irrelevant reasons
worser
Wordan old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
misplace
Wordto put something in the wrong place and then be unable to find it
clotted
Wordthickened into a solid mass or lumps
corollary
Worda result or consequence that naturally follows from something else
altruistic
Wordshowing care for other people and a willingness to help them, even at a cost to yourself
introvert
Worda person who prefers quiet, private activities and spending time alone
chastise
Wordto criticize someone strongly, especially for doing something wrong
resuscitate
Wordto bring someone back to consciousness or life, especially by medical treatment
mugger
Worda person who attacks and robs people in public
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welcomer
Worda person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
treatable
Wordable to be treated successfully with medicine or other care
leavings
Wordthings that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
spew
Wordto send out or throw out quickly and forcefully
exacerbate
Wordto make a problem, bad situation, or feeling worse
bicarbonate
Worda chemical compound that contains the bicarbonate ion
excruciating
Wordextremely painful or hard to endure
rationalize
Wordto give a false or self-serving reason for something you did or felt
ventricle
Wordone of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart
foreclosure
Wordthe legal process of taking a home or other property because the owner has not paid the mortgage
clouding
Wordthe act or process of becoming less clear or transparent
atrophy
Worda gradual wasting away or weakening, especially from lack of use
abscess
Worda painful swollen area in the body that contains pus
aloft
Wordup in the air; at a high level above the ground
drape
Wordto hang or place something loosely over something else
frustrate
Wordto make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed
exploratory
Wordinvolving exploration, testing, or investigation
matchmaker
Worda person who arranges romantic matches or marriages between other people
abnormality
Worda sign that something is not normal or expected
craziness
Wordwild, silly, or out-of-control behavior
vitals
Wordthe main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing
sedate
Wordcalm, quiet, and not lively
abler
Wordmore able or skilled than someone or something else
sinus
Wordone of the air-filled spaces in the bones around the nose and eyes
pining
Wordfull of longing or sadness for someone or something
spook
Worda ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes
adverb
Worda word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
esquire
Worda polite title used after a man's name, especially in formal letters
trapper
Worda person who catches wild animals with traps, especially for fur
ugliness
Wordthe quality of being ugly or unpleasant to look at
couched
Wordto express something in a particular way
suture
Worda stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut
constipation
Worda condition that makes it hard to pass stool
graver
Worda small tool used for engraving or carving hard material
delusional
Wordhaving false beliefs that are not based in reality
triumphing
Wordwinning or succeeding after a struggle
stabling
Wordthe act of keeping horses in stables
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
intestinal
Wordrelating to the intestines
soluble
Wordable to dissolve in a liquid, especially water
boning
Wordthe process of removing bones from meat or fish
bouncer
Worda person whose job is to stop troublemakers from entering a bar, club, or similar place
disintegrate
Wordto break into small pieces or parts
shard
Worda sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or rock
confederacy
Worda group of states or people joined together in an alliance
blockage
Worda blockage that stops something from moving or flowing normally
inconclusive
Wordnot giving a clear answer or result
stroking
Wordthe act of gently rubbing or stroking something
painless
Wordnot causing pain
genitals
Wordthe external sex organs
toxin
Worda poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria
metabolic
Wordrelating to metabolism, the chemical processes in the body
medically
Wordin a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment
clot
Worda thick mass of blood or another liquid that has become partly solid
ruptured
Worddamaged so badly that it has split open or torn
floppy
Wordsoft and hanging loosely, or not holding its shape well
saline
Wordcontaining salt or tasting like salt
ammonia
Worda strong-smelling gas used in making fertilizers and cleaning products
suction
Wordthe act of drawing air or liquid in by creating a partial vacuum
tailing
Wordthe act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them
titanic
Wordextremely large, strong, or powerful
overhear
Wordto hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen
go outside
Phrasea rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world
adultery
Wordsex between a married person and someone who is not their spouse
stigma
Worda strong feeling of shame or disapproval that people have about someone or something
gassing
Wordto talk in a casual, lively way
kill me
Phrasea rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated
hollow point
Phrasea bullet with a hollow tip that expands on impact
rupture
Worda serious break in a relationship or situation
proxy
Wordthe authority to act or vote for someone else
cripple
Wordto seriously damage or weaken something
sterile
Wordfree from germs or other living microorganisms
deprivation
Worda lack of something that people need or want, especially food, sleep, or care
going away
Phrasethe act of leaving a place
fives
Worda game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
speak of
Phraseto indicate or suggest something