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The Good Doctor S6E16: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 16Drama

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  • irreversibly

    Word

    in a way that cannot be changed back or undone

  • appendectomy

    Word

    an operation to remove the appendix

  • tourniquet

    Word

    a tight band or strap used to stop heavy bleeding in an arm or leg

  • tactful

    Word

    careful not to upset or offend people

  • argumentative

    Word

    often arguing or ready to argue with people

  • carpal

    Word

    relating to the wrist

  • amputate

    Word

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

  • lactate

    Word

    to produce milk

  • mannerism

    Word

    a repeated habit or way of moving, speaking, or behaving

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • scoff

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    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • treatable

    Word

    able to be treated successfully with medicine or other care

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  • scalping

    Word

    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • laceration

    Word

    a deep cut or tear in the skin

  • capillary

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    a very small blood vessel that carries blood between arteries and veins

  • figurehead

    Word

    a leader who has the title but little real power

  • unbiased

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    fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

  • formaldehyde

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    a colorless chemical used to preserve biological samples and make plastics and resins

  • marginally

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    by a very small amount; slightly

  • definitively

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    in a way that settles something clearly and finally

  • overwork

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    to work too much, especially so that you become tired or stressed

  • bluntly

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    in a direct, honest way that may seem rude or unkind

  • malpractice

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    bad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor

  • allege

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    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

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  • samaritan

    Word

    a very helpful or kind person, especially one who helps a stranger

  • supervisory

    Word

    relating to supervising people or work

  • adversity

    Word

    difficult or unlucky conditions in life

  • negligent

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    not careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty

  • technicals

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    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

  • evener

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

  • intrusive

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    unwelcome and annoying because it gets in the way or invades your space or privacy

  • squeak

    Word

    to make a short, high-pitched sound

  • neurological

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    relating to the nervous system or to neurology

  • mitigate

    Word

    to make something less severe, harmful, or painful

  • mutter

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    to speak quietly and unclearly, often because you are annoyed or upset

  • arterial

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    relating to an artery

  • mutton

    Word

    meat from an adult sheep, used as food

  • amputation

    Word

    the surgical removal of part of the body, especially a limb

  • toxin

    Word

    a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

  • medically

    Word

    in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment

  • weeding

    Word

    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • chops

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    the sides of the face below the eyes

  • pathology

    Word

    the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

  • statutory

    Word

    required or allowed by law

  • radial

    Word

    arranged like rays coming out from a center

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • first chair

    Phrase

    the lead player in a section of an orchestra

  • once removed

    Phrase

    used after a family relationship to show that two people are one generation apart

  • makeshift

    Word

    temporary and improvised, used because the proper thing is not available

  • hang in the balance

    Phrase

    to be in a very uncertain or risky situation

  • shadowing

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    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • vascular

    Word

    relating to blood vessels

  • wooded

    Word

    covered with many trees

  • misconduct

    Word

    bad or dishonest behavior, especially by someone in authority or at work

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • fives

    Word

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

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • ride on

    Phrase

    to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

  • carpal tunnel

    Phrase

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

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • luck in

    Phrase

    to be lucky and succeed by chance

  • channeling

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    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • eject

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    to force something out or out of a place

  • repetitive

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

  • bowel

    Word

    the intestines

  • Swiss Army knife

    Phrase

    a small pocket knife with several tools built into it

  • scalp

    Word

    the skin on the top of your head

  • plaintiff

    Word

    the person who starts a lawsuit against someone else

  • skid

    Word

    to slide out of control on a surface, especially because it is wet or icy

  • foster parent

    Phrase

    a person who cares for a child as a parent without legally adopting them

  • tequila

    Word

    a strong alcoholic drink made from agave, originally from Mexico

  • want in

    Phrase

    to want to join in or be included in something

  • manage with

    Phrase

    to manage or get by using only what is available

  • clamp

    Word

    a device used to hold two things tightly together

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • spinal

    Word

    relating to the spine or spinal cord

  • zoned

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    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • hang in

    Phrase

    to keep going in a difficult situation and not give up

  • traumatic

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    causing strong emotional pain or shock

  • unanimous

    Word

    in complete agreement; with everyone voting the same way

  • fasten

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    to close or attach something securely

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • say what

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it

  • skid mark

    Phrase

    dark marks left on a road or floor when something skids or slides

  • humiliate

    Word

    make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • morally

    Word

    in a way that relates to right and wrong

  • contempt

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    a strong feeling that someone or something is not worthy of respect

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • logging

    Word

    the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • deficit

    Word

    the amount by which something is too small, especially money

  • statute

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    a written law passed by a government body

  • underlying

    Word

    present but not obvious; forming the hidden cause or basis of something

  • specify

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    to say or explain something clearly and exactly

  • liable

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    legally responsible for something

  • pebble

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    a small, smooth stone, often found on a beach or in a river

  • forgiving

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    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • stalled

    Word

    stopped and unable to continue moving or working

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