House S7E10: English vocabulary

a servant, especially one who does unimportant or annoying tasks for someone powerful

to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

a small, soft light or shine

to stop a baby or young animal from drinking milk and start giving other food

a person who uses other people in a clever or dishonest way to get what they want

the wearing away of a surface by rubbing or scraping

a stiff frill worn around the neck, especially in old-fashioned clothing

relating to the urinary system or urine

a state of very high activity, energy, or speed

a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

clear and easy to understand; expressed in a clear way

to take food, drink, or a substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it

a serious mental illness that can cause a person to lose touch with reality

relating to the pancreas

different from what is normal or accepted

a medical condition that causes weakness or loss of control in the muscles

to say that two things are the same or very similar

a gland in the neck that makes hormones controlling growth and metabolism

the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

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

a small but important difference in meaning, feeling, or sound

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a blockage that stops something from moving or flowing normally

a woman or girl with dark brown hair

a serious bacterial infection that is usually spread through sexual contact

a product you put on your body to stop or reduce body odor

a poisonous chemical element

made invalid or no longer legally effective

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

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

the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

locked with a key

to a very great degree; extremely

a gland in men that helps produce semen

to make something move in a different direction

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

to love, written in internet slang as <3

a large, heavy, awkward-looking person or thing

the act of pulling something tight

to hit or push with the head or horns

a large fire in the wild that spreads quickly and is hard to control

a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

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

in a way that is useful or fits a plan or situation well

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

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

a camp where people are forced to do hard work

the act of keeping something or the fact that it stays in place or in use

the quality of being poisonous or harmful

the act of leaving a place

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

a cart in a hospital that carries emergency equipment and medicine

relating to the brain or to thinking and intelligence

the larva of a butterfly or moth

third in order, importance, or level

very upset, excited, or out of control; also, extremely funny

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

to join someone in putting money into a plan, purchase, or business

the act of giving a person or animal a vaccine to protect against a disease

an organ that stores urine before it leaves the body

to check or prove that something is correct, true, or acceptable

a sudden painful tightening of a muscle

to make quick, casual drawings, often while thinking about something else

behavior that shows good manners and respect for other people

the process of starting a computer

to speak to someone in a way that ignores their replies or feelings

ground oats used for making breakfast food

used to say that something is not surprising

used after a number to show that there are more of the same kind than the number mentioned

absolutely not; no way

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking