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Grey's Anatomy S2E23: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 23Drama

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  • transfuse

    Word

    to move a liquid, especially blood, from one place or container to another

  • cauterize

    Word

    to burn a wound with heat to stop bleeding

  • buffeting

    Word

    to hit or shake something repeatedly with strong force, especially by wind or waves

  • bleeder

    Word

    a person who bleeds easily or a lot

  • listless

    Word

    lacking energy, interest, or enthusiasm

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • obstetric

    Word

    relating to childbirth and the care of women giving birth

  • gynecology

    Word

    the branch of medicine that deals with the female reproductive system

  • perforation

    Word

    a row of small holes made so something can be torn easily

  • celibate

    Word

    not having sex, often because of religious beliefs or personal choice

  • outrank

    Word

    to have a higher rank or status than someone or something

  • chitchat

    Word

    casual conversation about unimportant things

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  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • obstetrics

    Word

    the branch of medicine that deals with pregnancy and childbirth

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • savor

    Word

    to enjoy something very much by paying close attention to it

  • flirtation

    Word

    a small amount of flirting or playful romantic interest

  • exhilarate

    Word

    to make someone feel very excited, happy, or full of energy

  • birthing

    Word

    the act of giving birth

  • contraption

    Word

    a strange or complicated machine or device

  • sponging

    Word

    clean something with a sponge

  • tingle

    Word

    to feel a slight prickling or stinging sensation

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • tubing

    Word

    the activity of riding on an inflatable tube for fun, especially on water

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  • pave

    Word

    to cover a road, path, or area with stone, bricks, concrete, or asphalt

  • rambling

    Word

    long and not clearly organized, especially in speech or writing

  • detrimental

    Word

    causing harm or damage

  • evener

    Word

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

  • kink

    Word

    a sharp bend or twist in something that should be straight

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • nostalgic

    Word

    feeling or showing nostalgia for the past

  • flicker

    Word

    to shine or move with quick, irregular changes

  • chirp

    Word

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

  • abstain

    Word

    to choose not to do or take part in something

  • disapprove

    Word

    to have or show a bad opinion of something

  • grand mal

    Phrase

    a severe epileptic seizure with loss of consciousness and body jerking

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • dehydration

    Word

    the condition of having lost too much water

  • adultery

    Word

    sex between a married person and someone who is not their spouse

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • knitting

    Word

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

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • at this point in time

    Phrase

    now; at the present time

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • veterinarian

    Word

    a trained doctor who treats animals

  • drastic

    Word

    very sudden and extreme, with a strong effect

  • compress

    Word

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

  • induce

    Word

    to persuade or influence someone to do something

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • back talk

    Phrase

    rude or disrespectful words said in reply, especially to an adult or authority figure

  • Fallopian tube

    Phrase

    either of the two tubes that carry an egg from an ovary to the uterus

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • on the pill

    Phrase

    using oral contraceptive pills

  • one and the same

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that two things are exactly the same

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • violinist

    Word

    a person who plays the violin

  • communion

    Word

    a close sharing of thoughts, feelings, or spiritual life

  • yeast

    Word

    a tiny fungus used in baking and brewing to make dough rise and to ferment sugar

  • great one

    Phrase

    someone who is especially keen on a particular activity or thing

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • foremost

    Word

    most important, famous, or powerful

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • errand

    Word

    a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

  • medical record

    Phrase

    an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

  • shower with

    Phrase

    to give someone a lot of things, praise, or attention all at once

  • kid around

    Phrase

    to joke or behave playfully

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • undermine

    Word

    to gradually weaken or damage something, especially in a hidden or indirect way

  • vagina

    Word

    the tube inside the body that leads from the vulva to the cervix

  • aura

    Word

    a special feeling or atmosphere around a person, place, or thing

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • want in

    Phrase

    to want to join in or be included in something

  • lie around

    Phrase

    to spend time doing nothing useful

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • turn out

    Phrase

    to be found to be true, real, or the case

  • pat on the back

    Phrase

    praise or approval for something you have done

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • inside joke

    Phrase

    a joke that only a particular group of people understands

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • pick it up

    Phrase

    to speak or act more quickly

  • respiratory

    Word

    relating to breathing or the organs used for breathing

  • originate

    Word

    to begin to exist or happen; come from a place, time, or idea

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • buffet

    Word

    a meal where people serve themselves from a range of dishes

  • nonexistent

    Word

    not real or not existing; absent

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • exhaustion

    Word

    a state of being extremely tired

  • maternity

    Word

    the state of being pregnant or having a baby

  • humiliate

    Word

    make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • anatomy

    Word

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

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

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