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The Good Doctor S4E12: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 12Drama

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  • whir

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • inheritable

    Word

    able to be inherited or passed from parents to children

  • retch

    Word

    to make the sound and movement of vomiting, without necessarily bringing anything up

  • boggle

    Word

    to confuse or surprise someone so much that they do not know what to think

  • sutured

    Word

    closed with stitches

  • facetious

    Word

    showing humor in a way that is not appropriate for a serious situation

  • neuralgia

    Word

    severe pain that follows the path of a nerve

  • carpal

    Word

    relating to the wrist

  • affectation

    Word

    speech or behavior that is unnatural and meant to impress

  • amputate

    Word

    to remove part or all of a limb or finger by surgery

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • congruent

    Word

    matching in shape and size

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  • vertebral

    Word

    relating to the spine or the vertebrae

  • clotted

    Word

    thickened into a solid mass or lumps

  • grafting

    Word

    the process of joining parts of two plants so they grow as one

  • sandpaper

    Word

    a rough paper used for smoothing wood, metal, or other surfaces

  • segmented

    Word

    to divide something into separate parts or sections

  • aberrant

    Word

    different from what is normal or expected

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • carotid

    Word

    either of the two main arteries that carry blood to the head and neck

  • agitate

    Word

    to make someone feel worried or upset

  • blurt

    Word

    to say something suddenly and without thinking

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • rustle

    Word

    to make a soft, dry sound like leaves or paper moving

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  • idolize

    Word

    to admire someone so much that you think they are almost perfect

  • dismissive

    Word

    showing that you think someone or something is not worth serious attention

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • onyx

    Word

    a hard, usually black or dark-colored gemstone used in jewelry

  • abscess

    Word

    a painful swollen area in the body that contains pus

  • scalpel

    Word

    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • sponging

    Word

    clean something with a sponge

  • acoustics

    Word

    the way a room or building affects how sound is heard

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • unilateral

    Word

    affecting or involving only one side or one part

  • spasm

    Word

    a sudden, uncontrollable tightening of a muscle

  • neurology

    Word

    the branch of medicine that deals with the brain, nerves, and nervous system

  • shudder

    Word

    to shake slightly because you feel fear, horror, or disgust

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • blanketing

    Word

    covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

  • amplitude

    Word

    the size of a wave, sound, or signal measured from the middle to the top

  • suture

    Word

    a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

  • stitching

    Word

    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • 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

  • electrode

    Word

    a metal part that electricity enters or leaves through

  • graft

    Word

    a piece of a plant that is joined to another plant so they grow together

  • sarcasm

    Word

    speech or writing that uses irony to mock or show contempt

  • tremor

    Word

    a slight shaking movement

  • neurological

    Word

    relating to the nervous system or to neurology

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • incision

    Word

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

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • clasp

    Word

    a small device that fastens two things together

  • motoring

    Word

    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • clot

    Word

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

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • perpendicular

    Word

    at a 90-degree angle to a line or surface

  • radial

    Word

    arranged like rays coming out from a center

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • harvesting

    Word

    the act of gathering a crop from the fields

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • the good doctor

    Phrase

    a respectful way to refer to a doctor

  • vascular

    Word

    relating to blood vessels

  • suction

    Word

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

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • humility

    Word

    the quality of not thinking you are more important than other people

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • flex on

    Phrase

    to show off by beating someone or acting superior to them

  • deprivation

    Word

    a lack of something that people need or want, especially food, sleep, or care

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • carpal tunnel

    Phrase

    the narrow passage in the wrist that the median nerve passes through

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • unavoidable

    Word

    impossible to avoid or prevent

  • sensory

    Word

    relating to the senses, especially sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

  • collateral

    Word

    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • questionnaire

    Word

    a form with questions that people answer for a survey, study, or application

  • screw with

    Phrase

    to annoy someone or interfere with something, often in a playful or irritating way

  • compress

    Word

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

  • inward

    Word

    toward the inside or center

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • bony

    Word

    thin and showing bones clearly

  • repetitive

    Word

    boring because it involves the same actions or things again and again

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • bowel

    Word

    the intestines

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • hide behind

    Phrase

    to use someone or something as a way to avoid blame or responsibility

  • ligament

    Word

    a strong band of tissue that connects bones in a joint

  • irrational

    Word

    not based on clear thought or good judgment

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • heartless

    Word

    showing no kindness or sympathy

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • like candy

    Phrase

    in large amounts or very freely

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