whiffing
Wordmoving or drifting out in small puffs or wisps
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House S7E17: English vocabulary
Season 7, Episode 17Drama
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hospitalize
Wordto admit someone to a hospital for treatment
inborn
Wordexisting from birth; natural rather than learned
stomaching
Wordthe present participle of stomach
worser
Wordan old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
degenerative
Wordcausing a gradual loss of strength, ability, or quality
mockingly
Wordin a way that shows scorn or makes fun of someone
appeasement
Wordthe act of calming someone or making them less angry
ergo
Wordtherefore; as a result
squirm
Wordto twist and move your body from side to side, especially because you feel nervous or uncomfortable
equine
Wordrelating to horses or the horse family
pummel
Wordto hit someone or something many times, especially with your fists
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ahoy
Wordused to call out to someone or to get attention, especially in a playful pirate style
whittle
Wordto cut or shape wood by shaving off small pieces with a knife
olfactory
Wordrelating to the sense of smell
defraud
Wordto get money or property from someone by lying or cheating
dilate
Wordto make something wider or more open, or become wider or more open
snub
Wordto deliberately ignore or reject someone in a rude way
arbiter
Worda person or group that decides a dispute or settles an argument
outwit
Wordto defeat or trick someone by being more clever than they are
perforated
Wordhaving small holes made through it
truffle
Wordan edible fungus that grows underground and is used in cooking
antiseptic
Worda substance used to kill germs and help prevent infection
euphemism
Worda mild or indirect word or phrase used instead of a harsher one
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whiff
Worda brief smell that you notice for a moment
sanctity
Wordthe quality of being holy or sacred
gastrointestinal
Wordrelating to the stomach and intestines
skyrocket
Wordto increase very quickly
degeneration
Wordthe process of becoming worse or weaker over time
licorice
Worda sweet made with licorice root flavor
chlorophyll
Wordthe green substance in plants that helps them use sunlight to make food
disengage
Wordto separate something from what it is attached to or connected with
malpractice
Wordbad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor
clinically
Wordin a medical way, especially when examining or treating patients
optics
Wordthe scientific study of light and how it behaves
bender
Worda period of heavy drinking
fungal
Wordrelating to fungi or caused by a fungus
couched
Wordto express something in a particular way
hallucination
Wordsomething you see, hear, or feel that seems real but is not caused by anything outside your mind
caterer
Worda person or company that provides food and drink for an event
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
vial
Worda small glass container for holding a liquid, especially medicine
fiancee
Worda woman who is engaged to be married
snort
Wordto make a sudden, noisy sound through the nose
boning
Wordthe process of removing bones from meat or fish
peppermint
Worda plant with a strong, fresh smell and taste, used in food and drinks
pew
Worda long bench with a back, used in a church for people to sit on
factoring
Wordthe practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid
wedded
Wordmarried
ado
Wordfuss, unnecessary activity, or trouble
carding
Wordthe process of combing and separating wool or other fibers
deteriorate
Wordto become worse in quality, condition, or value
cleanliness
Wordthe state of being clean and tidy
incurable
Wordnot able to be cured
congratulation
Wordan expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck
chariot
Worda two-wheeled vehicle pulled by horses, used in ancient times
larva
Wordthe young form of an insect that hatches from an egg and changes into an adult
delusion
Worda false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true
kill me
Phrasea rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated
chemical imbalance
Phrasea theory that mental illness is caused by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain
cortex
Wordthe outer layer of the brain
infancy
Wordthe early stage of something's development
ruse
Worda trick or plan used to deceive someone
fives
Worda game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
vested
Wordearned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away
speak of
Phraseto indicate or suggest something
shotted
Wordpast tense and past participle of shoot
on the face of
Phraseused to say that something seems true or reasonable at first, but may not be when you look more closely
without further ado
Phraseused to say that something will happen or be said now, after a short introduction
with no further ado
Phraseused to say that something will happen or be said now, after a short introduction
very well
Phraseused to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly
crave
Wordto want something very much
send it
Phraseto do something with full effort or confidence
crash cart
Phrasea cart in a hospital that carries emergency equipment and medicine
optic
Wordrelating to the eyes or vision
hunch
Worda feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts
stun
Wordto shock or surprise someone very much
digestive
Wordrelating to digestion
optic nerve
Phrasethe nerve that carries visual signals from the eye to the brain
screw with
Phraseto annoy someone or interfere with something, often in a playful or irritating way
craving
Worda strong desire for something, especially food or a drug
cabling
Wordthe installation of cables or a cable system
screwing
Wordthe act of fastening something with a screw
janitor
Worda person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building
intimidate
Wordto make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them
ordinance
Wordan official rule or law made by a city or local government
find out
Phraseto discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
see things
Phraseto think you are seeing something that is not really there
arming
Wordthe act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting
peripheral
Wordrelating to the outer edge of something, or less important than the main part
intestine
Wordthe long tube in your body that takes food from the stomach and absorbs nutrients
obstruction
Wordsomething that blocks movement or makes progress difficult
machining
Wordthe process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools
diagnose
Wordto identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests
abdominal
Wordrelating to the abdomen or stomach area
take that
Phraseused to say you have won or beaten someone
make with
Phraseto create or produce something using a particular material or method
medical record
Phrasean official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history
old country
Phrasethe country where someone or their family originally came from
medical history
Phrasea record of a person's past illnesses and treatment