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Grey's Anatomy S13E17: English vocabulary

Season 13, Episode 17Drama

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  • horrify

    Word

    to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted

  • sorrowed

    Word

    feeling or showing deep sadness, especially after a death or loss

  • prognostic

    Word

    able to predict or suggest what will happen in the future

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • scowl

    Word

    to frown in an angry or bad-tempered way

  • misstep

    Word

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

  • defile

    Word

    to make something dirty, impure, or morally bad

  • eggshell

    Word

    the hard outer covering of an egg

  • thermodynamics

    Word

    the study of how heat and energy work

  • prizing

    Word

    to value something very highly

  • pompous

    Word

    too proud and serious in a way that annoys other people

  • vitals

    Word

    the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing

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  • lymph

    Word

    a clear fluid in the body that helps fight infection and carries white blood cells

  • racking

    Word

    causing a lot of pain or suffering

  • rad

    Word

    excellent or very cool

  • fetal

    Word

    relating to a fetus

  • saturation

    Word

    the point at which nothing more can be added or absorbed

  • dissection

    Word

    the act of cutting open a body or plant to study its parts

  • suffocating

    Word

    making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

  • blindly

    Word

    without looking, or without being able to see clearly

  • suffocate

    Word

    to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • teeny

    Word

    very small

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  • yap

    Word

    to bark in a sharp, high-pitched way

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • stripper

    Word

    a person who takes off their clothes as entertainment, especially in a club or bar

  • geez

    Word

    used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

  • anomaly

    Word

    something that is different from what is normal or expected

  • ultimatum

    Word

    a final demand that someone must accept or face serious consequences

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • suction

    Word

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

  • boob job

    Phrase

    a breast enlargement operation

  • wildfire

    Word

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

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • subdural hematoma

    Phrase

    a dangerous build-up of blood between the brain and the tissues around it after a head injury

  • ride for

    Phrase

    to support someone very strongly and openly

  • whatever helps you sleep at night

    Phrase

    a dismissive way of saying someone can believe what they want if it makes them feel better

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • hide in plain sight

    Phrase

    to be hard to notice even though it is visible

  • against the world

    Phrase

    used to describe people who are united and facing a problem or enemy together

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • bossy

    Word

    too ready to tell other people what to do

  • run out on

    Phrase

    to leave a partner or commitment suddenly and without warning

  • like there is no tomorrow

    Phrase

    used to say that someone does something with a lot of energy, speed, or intensity

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • node

    Word

    a point where lines, paths, or branches meet

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • take sides

    Phrase

    to support one side in a disagreement or competition

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • residency

    Word

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

  • enzyme

    Word

    a substance in living things that speeds up chemical reactions

  • hold it together

    Phrase

    to stay calm and keep going in a difficult situation

  • teaching hospital

    Phrase

    a hospital where medical students and trainee doctors get practical training

  • cold shoulder

    Phrase

    an unfriendly or dismissive act toward someone

  • catastrophic

    Word

    causing or involving very great damage, suffering, or loss

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • run away from

    Phrase

    to try to avoid a problem, duty, or responsibility

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • make up

    Phrase

    to invent something, especially a story, excuse, or plan

  • live for

    Phrase

    to care about something so much that it gives you energy or purpose

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • prostitute

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • injure

    Word

    to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

  • now now

    Phrase

    a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

  • cardiac

    Word

    relating to the heart

  • baggage claim

    Phrase

    the place at an airport where passengers collect their checked bags

  • aspirin

    Word

    a common medicine used to reduce pain, fever, and swelling

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • pierced

    Word

    past tense and past participle of pierce

  • anatomy

    Word

    the study of the structure of the bodies of people and animals

  • ring out

    Phrase

    to sound loudly and clearly

  • irresponsible

    Word

    not showing good judgment or taking proper care

  • lock out

    Phrase

    to stop someone from entering a place by locking the door or gate

  • any time now

    Phrase

    very soon; expected to happen at any moment

  • orient

    Word

    to find your position or direction in a new place

  • discharge

    Word

    to officially allow someone to leave a hospital or other institution

  • fuss

    Word

    unnecessary excitement, activity, or concern about something

  • tasting

    Word

    the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • fingers crossed

    Phrase

    used to say that you hope something will happen

  • as you know

    Phrase

    used to remind someone of something they already know

  • leave it alone

    Phrase

    to stop touching, changing, or interfering with something

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • oh man

    Phrase

    used to show frustration, disappointment, or annoyance

  • walk in

    Phrase

    to enter a place on foot

  • sleep in

    Phrase

    to sleep later than usual in the morning

  • kitchen table

    Phrase

    a table in a kitchen, often used for meals or everyday family activities

  • too late

    Phrase

    so late that something can no longer be done or changed

  • every time

    Phrase

    used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • modify

    Word

    to make small changes to something

  • assured

    Word

    certain and confident

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

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