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Grey's Anatomy S10E17: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 17Drama

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  • sleepwalking

    Word

    to walk or do other actions while asleep

  • nursemaid

    Word

    a woman employed to look after children

  • gurgle

    Word

    to make a bubbling sound while moving through liquid

  • lunged

    Word

    to make a sudden forward movement, usually to attack or grab something

  • headfirst

    Word

    with the head first and the body following

  • misstep

    Word

    a small mistake or wrong move, especially one that causes a problem

  • obliterate

    Word

    destroy completely; leave nothing behind

  • obstetrician

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    a doctor who specializes in pregnancy and childbirth

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • revolutionize

    Word

    to change something completely, especially in a way that has a big effect

  • lunge

    Word

    a sudden forward movement, especially in an attack or to catch something

  • nosebleed

    Word

    bleeding from the nose

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  • sedation

    Word

    the use of sedative drugs to make someone calm or sleepy

  • trimester

    Word

    one of three periods into which a pregnancy is divided

  • outgrow

    Word

    to become too big for something, especially clothes or shoes

  • paralyze

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

  • wean

    Word

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

  • shunt

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    to move a train or rail vehicle from one track to another

  • dyeing

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    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

  • dialysis

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    a medical treatment that removes waste from the blood when the kidneys cannot do it properly

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • christen

    Word

    to give someone a Christian name in a baptism ceremony

  • pamper

    Word

    to give someone a lot of comfort, attention, and treats

  • pretzel

    Word

    a hard, salty baked snack shaped like a knot or stick

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  • renal

    Word

    relating to the kidneys

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • diaphragm

    Word

    the muscle below the lungs that helps you breathe

  • evener

    Word

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

  • nauseous

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    feeling as if you might vomit

  • conduit

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    a pipe or passage that carries water, gas, or wires from one place to another

  • adjourn

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    to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • quits

    Word

    used in the phrase call it quits: to stop doing something or end a relationship or argument

  • nodding

    Word

    slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

  • convene

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    to gather people together for a meeting or event

  • iodine

    Word

    a chemical element used in medicine and as a nutrient in small amounts

  • motoring

    Word

    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • ventilator

    Word

    a machine that helps a patient breathe

  • let's dance

    Phrase

    a slang way of challenging someone to fight or come at you

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • outnumber

    Word

    to be greater in number than someone or something

  • fiddle

    Word

    a violin, especially one used in folk music

  • nutritious

    Word

    good for your health because it contains the things your body needs

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • pulmonary

    Word

    relating to the lungs

  • mutiny

    Word

    an open rebellion against people in authority, especially by soldiers or sailors

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • crash cart

    Phrase

    a cart in a hospital that carries emergency equipment and medicine

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • superficial

    Word

    not deep or detailed enough

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • have an accident

    Phrase

    a polite or informal way of saying that someone accidentally urinated or defecated in their clothes

  • people person

    Phrase

    a person who is good at talking to and working with other people

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • like candy

    Phrase

    in large amounts or very freely

  • look the other way

    Phrase

    to ignore something wrong on purpose

  • too right

    Phrase

    Used to show strong agreement or approval

  • foremost

    Word

    most important, famous, or powerful

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • move with

    Phrase

    to spend time with a particular group of people, especially a group you belong to

  • nerves of steel

    Phrase

    great courage and calm in a frightening or difficult situation

  • twitch

    Word

    to make a sudden small movement, or to move with sudden small movements

  • unprecedented

    Word

    never done, seen, or known before

  • fall back into

    Phrase

    to start doing something bad, difficult, or unwanted again

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • spinal

    Word

    relating to the spine or spinal cord

  • order in

    Phrase

    to order food to be delivered to your home

  • cozy

    Word

    comfortable, warm, and pleasant in a way that makes you feel relaxed

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • rodent

    Word

    a small mammal such as a rat, mouse, or squirrel

  • yang

    Word

    in Chinese philosophy, one of the two opposite forces in the universe, linked with darkness, passivity, and the moon

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • take over

    Phrase

    to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

  • curl

    Word

    to form into curls or ringlets

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • irresponsible

    Word

    not showing good judgment or taking proper care

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • hold someone's hand

    Phrase

    to give someone a lot of help or guidance, especially with simple tasks

  • vent

    Word

    to talk or write about your feelings or problems in order to feel better

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • puddle

    Word

    a small pool of water or other liquid on the ground

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • get better

    Phrase

    to become healthier or improve

  • transmit

    Word

    to send or pass something from one place or person to another

  • artery

    Word

    a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

  • one moment

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to wait for a short time

  • turf

    Word

    grass and the layer of soil and roots it grows in

  • terminate

    Word

    to end something, especially a contract, job, or service

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • undergo

    Word

    to have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant

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