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Grey's Anatomy S20E2: English vocabulary

Season 20, Episode 2Drama

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  • mismanage

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    to manage something badly, causing problems or failure

  • pumpernickel

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    a dark bread made from rye flour

  • clammy

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    unpleasantly damp, cold, and sticky

  • tactful

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    careful not to upset or offend people

  • dislocate

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    to force a bone or joint out of its normal position

  • cresting

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    to rise and become visible over the horizon

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • encyclopedic

    Word

    having or showing very broad knowledge about many subjects

  • monogamy

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    the practice of having only one spouse at a time

  • protrude

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    stick out beyond a surface

  • opinionated

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    having strong opinions and often expressing them in a forceful way

  • foxed

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

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  • dermatology

    Word

    the branch of medicine that deals with the skin and its diseases

  • slugger

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    a baseball player who hits the ball very well, especially for home runs

  • predictor

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    a person or thing that helps predict what will happen

  • gloat

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    to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

  • welcomer

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

  • dermatologist

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    a doctor who treats skin problems

  • leavings

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

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • laterally

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    in a sideways direction

  • paralyze

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    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • emergent

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    starting to appear or become important

  • resuscitation

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    the process of bringing someone back to consciousness or life

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  • septic

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    infected with bacteria, especially causing pus or decay

  • scalpel

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    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • wreak

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    to cause a lot of damage or harm

  • frustrate

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    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • inflamed

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    red, swollen, and painful because of infection or irritation

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • savory

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    having a salty or spicy taste, not sweet

  • crabbing

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    the activity of catching crabs

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • decidedly

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    in a clear and definite way; without doubt

  • braving

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    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • stabling

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    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

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

  • ebb

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    the movement of the sea away from the shore as the tide goes out

  • impede

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    to make it harder for something to happen or continue

  • glaze

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    to cover food with a thin, shiny layer

  • spleen

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    an organ in the body that helps clean the blood and fight infection

  • lapping

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    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • intuitive

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    based on instinct or a feeling rather than careful reasoning

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • collier

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    a person who works in a coal mine

  • longevity

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    the fact of living for a long time

  • groin

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    the area where the top of the leg meets the lower abdomen

  • ventilator

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    a machine that helps a patient breathe

  • quadrant

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    one of four equal parts of a circle or space

  • screenings

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    the showing of a film or TV program to an audience

  • pathology

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    the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

  • donut

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    a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • congratulation

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    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • breaded

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    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • cram

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    to fill something too full by pushing things in

  • benign

    Word

    not harmful or dangerous

  • lap chole

    Phrase

    an informal short form of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

  • suction

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    the act of drawing air or liquid in by creating a partial vacuum

  • lac

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    a sticky resin used to make varnish or a wood finish

  • butting

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    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • genie

    Word

    a magical spirit in stories, often said to live in a lamp or bottle and grant wishes

  • gassing

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    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • flagging

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    becoming weaker or less active

  • toxicity

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    the quality of being poisonous or harmful

  • rise up

    Phrase

    to rebel against authority or start a revolt

  • senseless

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    stupid, pointless, or not sensible

  • stabilize

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    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • fives

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

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • check you out

    Phrase

    a playful or friendly way of saying goodbye

  • wildly

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    in a very uncontrolled or extreme way

  • caption

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    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • bilateral

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    involving or affecting two sides, especially two countries or groups

  • despise

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    to hate or strongly dislike someone or something

  • pleading

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    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • compress

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    to press something so that it becomes smaller, flatter, or tighter

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • bowel

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    the intestines

  • karma

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    the idea that your actions affect what happens to you later

  • scrubbed

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    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • screwing

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    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • doctor's orders

    Phrase

    used to say that something is being done because a doctor said it should be done

  • if pigs had wings

    Phrase

    used to say that something is impossible or will never happen

  • discretion

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    careful behavior or speech that avoids offending people or revealing private information

  • prolong

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    to make something last longer

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • walk out of

    Phrase

    to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

  • apex

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    the highest point of something, especially the top of a shape or hill

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • arming

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    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • havoc

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    a lot of damage, destruction, or confusion

  • don't give me that

    Phrase

    an informal way to say that you do not believe what someone has said

  • sugared

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    coated or mixed with sugar

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • residency

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    the fact of living in a place, or the place where you live

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • operating room

    Phrase

    a hospital room where surgery is performed

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