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Grey's Anatomy S15E16: English vocabulary

Season 15, Episode 16Drama

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  • hangnail

    Word

    a small piece of torn skin near a fingernail

  • congeal

    Word

    to become thicker or solid, especially as it gets cold

  • daunt

    Word

    to make someone feel nervous or less confident

  • adulterer

    Word

    a person who is unfaithful to their husband, wife, or partner

  • bronchial

    Word

    relating to the bronchi, the tubes that carry air into the lungs

  • lactate

    Word

    to produce milk

  • ramification

    Word

    a result or effect of an action, especially one that is complicated or unwanted

  • clotted

    Word

    thickened into a solid mass or lumps

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • enrage

    Word

    to make someone extremely angry

  • shirtless

    Word

    wearing no shirt

  • obtuse

    Word

    slow to understand, or rude in a way that shows a lack of sensitivity

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  • tuft

    Word

    a small bunch of hair, feathers, grass, or similar material

  • catheter

    Word

    a thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • awing

    Word

    causing a feeling of wonder or great admiration

  • culminate

    Word

    end in a particular result or at a particular point

  • grooving

    Word

    to move or dance in a relaxed way to music

  • tibia

    Word

    the larger bone in the lower part of the leg, between the knee and the ankle

  • proverbial

    Word

    used to describe something that is well known or typical, often in a fixed phrase

  • typo

    Word

    a small mistake in typing or writing, especially in digital text

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • nudge

    Word

    to push or touch someone or something gently

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  • fetal

    Word

    relating to a fetus

  • honk

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

  • dissection

    Word

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

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • innovator

    Word

    a person who introduces new ideas, methods, or products

  • femur

    Word

    the long bone in the upper part of the leg

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • mania

    Word

    a very strong enthusiasm or obsession

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • prosthetic

    Word

    relating to an artificial body part

  • heartache

    Word

    deep sadness or emotional pain

  • confide

    Word

    to tell someone private information or feelings in confidence

  • factoring

    Word

    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • incision

    Word

    a small cut made in the body, usually during an operation

  • bipolar

    Word

    having two opposite parts, sides, or poles

  • chirp

    Word

    to make a short, high sound, especially like a small bird or insect

  • brilliance

    Word

    great intelligence, skill, or talent

  • clot

    Word

    a thick mass of blood or another liquid that has become partly solid

  • thatcher

    Word

    a person who builds or repairs thatched roofs

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • outweigh

    Word

    to be more important, valuable, or serious than something else

  • proverb

    Word

    a short saying that gives advice or expresses a general truth

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • nervous breakdown

    Phrase

    a serious mental or emotional collapse

  • minor league

    Phrase

    a sports league below the top level, especially in baseball

  • knitting

    Word

    the activity of making clothes or other items by looping yarn with needles

  • head on

    Phrase

    directly, without turning or avoiding anything

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • nurture

    Word

    to help someone or something develop and grow

  • pulmonary

    Word

    relating to the lungs

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • sac

    Word

    a small pouch or sac-like bag

  • unavoidable

    Word

    impossible to avoid or prevent

  • seniority

    Word

    the fact of having worked for an organization longer than other people, or of being higher in rank

  • crash cart

    Phrase

    a cart in a hospital that carries emergency equipment and medicine

  • hack up

    Phrase

    to make something quickly and roughly

  • prodigy

    Word

    a child or young person with an unusually high level of skill or talent

  • get into the wrong hands

    Phrase

    to be seen or used by people who should not have it

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • confide in

    Phrase

    to tell someone private thoughts or feelings in confidence

  • trick question

    Phrase

    a question meant to make someone answer wrongly or miss the real point

  • special treatment

    Phrase

    unfairly better or more considerate treatment than other people get

  • full speed ahead

    Phrase

    with great speed or effort, and without delay

  • covenant

    Word

    a formal promise or agreement, especially one with legal or religious importance

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • clubhouse

    Word

    a building or room where members of a club meet and spend time together

  • past it

    Phrase

    no longer as strong, active, or effective as before

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • endlessly

    Word

    in a way that continues for a very long time or without stopping

  • knit

    Word

    to make cloth or clothing by looping yarn with needles

  • fundamentally

    Word

    in a basic or essential way

  • residency

    Word

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

  • diagnose

    Word

    to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

  • consistency

    Word

    the quality of staying the same or happening in the same way over time

  • dive in

    Phrase

    To start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

  • birth mother

    Phrase

    the woman who gave birth to someone, especially when she is not the person's adoptive mother

  • ring in

    Phrase

    to celebrate the start of something, especially a new year or season

  • move with

    Phrase

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

  • brain tumor

    Phrase

    a cancerous growth in the brain

  • flip out

    Phrase

    to react in a sudden, very upset, angry, or excited way

  • major league

    Phrase

    the highest level of competition in a sport

  • medical history

    Phrase

    a record of a person's past illnesses and treatment

  • blood clot

    Phrase

    a solid mass of blood that forms inside a blood vessel

  • personal day

    Phrase

    a paid day off from work for personal reasons

  • steam ahead

    Phrase

    to keep moving forward quickly and confidently, especially when there are difficulties

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • premature

    Word

    happening or done too early, before the right time

  • concession

    Word

    something that is given or allowed, especially after a request or demand

  • physical therapy

    Phrase

    medical treatment that helps you move better after an injury or illness

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