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Grey's Anatomy S16E6: English vocabulary

Season 16, Episode 6Drama

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  • exhume

    Word

    to dig up something buried, especially a body

  • rummy

    Word

    a card game in which players try to make sets and sequences of cards

  • unsettle

    Word

    to make someone feel worried, uneasy, or disturbed

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • jaundice

    Word

    a medical condition that causes the skin or the whites of the eyes to turn yellow

  • persevere

    Word

    to keep trying to do something despite difficulty or failure

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • scalping

    Word

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

  • incise

    Word

    to cut into a surface or make a cut in something, especially in surgery

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

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  • fatherhood

    Word

    the state of being a father

  • panhandle

    Word

    a long, narrow part of a state or country that sticks out from the main area

  • inept

    Word

    having little or no skill; awkward and ineffective

  • theorize

    Word

    to suggest an explanation for something based on limited evidence

  • scalpel

    Word

    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • infuriate

    Word

    to make someone extremely angry

  • gauze

    Word

    a thin medical cloth used for covering wounds or stopping bleeding

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • embroider

    Word

    to decorate cloth or clothing by sewing a pattern with thread

  • revamp

    Word

    to improve something by changing its design, style, or structure

  • pancreas

    Word

    an organ behind the stomach that helps digest food and makes insulin

  • pancreatic

    Word

    relating to the pancreas

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  • equate

    Word

    to say that two things are the same or very similar

  • trucker

    Word

    a person who drives a truck for a living

  • sleepless

    Word

    not able to sleep

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • grapevine

    Word

    a grape plant or vine

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • 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

  • remarry

    Word

    to marry again

  • curt

    Word

    rude because it is very brief and not friendly

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • flicker

    Word

    to shine or move with quick, irregular changes

  • transfusion

    Word

    the process of putting blood into someone's body through a vein

  • wield

    Word

    to hold and use a weapon, tool, or other object skillfully

  • yay

    Word

    used to show happiness, excitement, or approval

  • geez

    Word

    used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

  • slumber

    Word

    a light, peaceful sleep

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • retract

    Word

    to pull something back or back in

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • public defender

    Phrase

    a lawyer appointed by the government to defend someone who cannot afford one

  • the half of it

    Phrase

    used to say that something is much more serious, surprising, or extreme than it first seemed

  • whine

    Word

    to complain in a high, annoying voice

  • house of horrors

    Phrase

    a place or scene that is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or violent

  • lac

    Word

    a sticky resin used to make varnish or a wood finish

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • cynical

    Word

    believing that people are mostly selfish and cannot be trusted to be sincere

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • swipe

    Word

    to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • blood and guts

    Phrase

    gory or gruesome scenes or details

  • forfeit

    Word

    to lose something, especially a right, game, or prize, as a penalty

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • snore

    Word

    to breathe noisily while sleeping

  • pac

    Word

    a soft, flexible material resembling wool that is used as a filling for mattresses, pillows, and upholstery.

  • dread

    Word

    to feel worried or afraid about something that may happen

  • subconscious

    Word

    happening in the mind without you being aware of it

  • baby up

    Phrase

    to treat someone like a child, especially by being too protective

  • craving

    Word

    a strong desire for something, especially food or a drug

  • coating

    Word

    a thin layer of material on a surface

  • janitor

    Word

    a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • sham

    Word

    something that is fake or meant to deceive

  • scalp

    Word

    the skin on the top of your head

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • hurdle

    Word

    a problem or difficulty that makes progress harder

  • from hell

    Phrase

    used after a noun to say that something is extremely bad or unpleasant

  • swipe left

    Phrase

    to reject a person or profile, especially on a dating app

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • superman

    Word

    a man with extraordinary strength, ability, or courage

  • diagnose

    Word

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

  • abdominal

    Word

    relating to the abdomen or stomach area

  • operating room

    Phrase

    a hospital room where surgery is performed

  • figuring out

    Phrase

    the process of trying to understand or solve something

  • sit through

    Phrase

    to stay through something unpleasant until it ends

  • lab tech

    Phrase

    a lab technician

  • scrape up

    Phrase

    to gather or get something together with difficulty, especially money

  • potassium

    Word

    a chemical element that is important for plant and animal life

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • foster care

    Phrase

    care for a child in another family, usually for a limited time

  • plow into

    Phrase

    to crash into something with force

  • cafeteria

    Word

    a place where people choose food from a counter and pay before eating

  • clamp

    Word

    a device used to hold two things tightly together

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • look back

    Phrase

    to think about the past, or about what happened before

  • zoned

    Word

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

  • cut out

    Phrase

    cut out of a piece of material or paper

  • curing

    Word

    the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

  • rubble

    Word

    broken pieces of stone, brick, or concrete, especially after a building has been destroyed

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • injure

    Word

    to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

  • now now

    Phrase

    a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

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