plangent
Word(of a sound) loud, clear, and echoing, often with a sad feeling
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House S4E1: English vocabulary
Season 4, Episode 1Drama
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banality
Wordthe quality of being ordinary, dull, or unoriginal
arpeggio
Worda series of notes from a chord played one after another, not at the same time
demean
Wordto make someone feel less important or respected
abate
Wordto become less strong, less severe, or less intense
dibs
Worda claim to something, especially when people say they want it first
musculature
Wordthe muscles in a body or in one part of a body
hallucinate
Wordto see or hear things that are not really there
strum
Wordto play a stringed instrument by moving your fingers across the strings
lopsided
Wordhaving one side lower, smaller, or heavier than the other
treatable
Wordable to be treated successfully with medicine or other care
reek
Wordto smell very bad
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laceration
Worda deep cut or tear in the skin
remit
Wordto send money as payment
rationalize
Wordto give a false or self-serving reason for something you did or felt
diabolical
Wordextremely evil or cruel
fascinate
Wordto attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly
fluctuate
Wordto change up and down irregularly
awing
Wordcausing a feeling of wonder or great admiration
boldness
Wordthe quality of being bold, confident, and willing to take risks
terrorize
Wordto make someone feel extreme fear and distress
sponging
Wordclean something with a sponge
overheat
Wordto become too hot, or to make something too hot
abnormality
Worda sign that something is not normal or expected
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synchronize
Wordto make things happen at the same time or in the same way
dialysis
Worda medical treatment that removes waste from the blood when the kidneys cannot do it properly
swab
Worda small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample
feral
Wordwild and not tame, especially after living with people before
abstinence
Wordthe practice of not doing or having something, especially alcohol, sex, or food
sinus
Wordone of the air-filled spaces in the bones around the nose and eyes
pancreas
Wordan organ behind the stomach that helps digest food and makes insulin
lupus
Worda serious illness that can affect many parts of the body
startle
Wordto make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed
fungal
Wordrelating to fungi or caused by a fungus
couched
Wordto express something in a particular way
patronize
Wordto treat someone as if you are better or more important than them
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
taper
Worda slender candle
scraping
Wordsmall bits or pieces left after something has been scraped away
baggy
Wordloose and hanging in folds
boning
Wordthe process of removing bones from meat or fish
grasping
Wordgreedy and always wanting more money or possessions
brilliance
Wordgreat intelligence, skill, or talent
medically
Wordin a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment
jerking
Wordmaking quick, sharp movements
vibrate
Wordto move quickly and repeatedly from side to side
keyed
Wordlocked with a key
inhibitor
Worda person or thing that slows or stops a process
adios
Wordgoodbye
straining
Wordthe act of pulling something tight
morgue
Worda place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined
sizing
Worda process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance
respiratory distress
Phraseserious difficulty breathing normally
kidnapper
Worda person who kidnaps someone
bacterial
Wordrelating to bacteria or caused by bacteria
scream for
Phraseto strongly suggest that something is needed or appropriate
cripple
Wordto seriously damage or weaken something
fives
Worda game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
bring it
Phraseto do your best and put a lot of energy into something
shotted
Wordpast tense and past participle of shoot
uterus
Wordthe organ in a woman's body where a baby grows before birth
fall in
Phraseto move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military
back into
Phraseto end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances
up top
Phrasea casual way to ask for a high five
cling
Wordto hold on tightly to someone or something
cabling
Wordthe installation of cables or a cable system
janitor
Worda person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building
land on
Phraseto reach a decision or agreement
on the pill
Phraseusing oral contraceptive pills
grasp at straws
Phraseto make a desperate attempt to find a solution when there are no good options
napping
Wordto sleep for a short time, especially during the day
anus
Wordthe opening at the end of the body where solid waste leaves
find out
Phraseto discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
blood thinner
Phrasea medicine that prevents blood from clotting too easily
blackberry
Worda small dark purple fruit that grows on a thorny bush
paneling
Wordwooden boards or panels used to cover a wall
symmetry
Worda balanced arrangement in which one side or part matches the other
arming
Wordthe act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting
drinking problem
Phrasea problem caused by drinking too much alcohol
horribly
Wordto a very bad or unpleasant degree
sounder
Worda group of wild boars
diagnose
Wordto identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests
enzyme
Worda substance in living things that speeds up chemical reactions
test drive
Phrasea short drive in a car to check how it feels before buying it
medical history
Phrasea record of a person's past illnesses and treatment
sponge bath
Phrasea wash in which someone cleans the body with a sponge or washcloth instead of taking a bath
season finale
Phrasethe last episode of a TV season
strep throat
Phrasea throat infection caused by streptococcal bacteria
distressing
Wordcausing worry, sadness, or pain
vagina
Wordthe tube inside the body that leads from the vulva to the cervix
thinner
Worda liquid used to make paint or other coatings thinner
meth
Wordmethamphetamine, a highly addictive illegal drug
bouncing
Wordmoving up and down repeatedly
potassium
Worda chemical element that is important for plant and animal life
pull off
Phraseto succeed in doing something difficult
what do you want
Phrasea rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you
sit on
Phraseto delay dealing with something
alcoholism
Worda strong dependence on alcohol that makes it hard to stop drinking
fungus
Worda living thing like a mold, yeast, or mushroom that grows on dead or decaying matter
flatter
Wordto praise someone too much, often to get something from them