blackball
to vote against allowing someone to join a club or group
Episode vocabulary
House S4E4: English vocabulary
Season 4, Episode 4Drama
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convulse
to shake violently, especially because of illness, pain, or strong emotion
belladonna
a poisonous plant with purple flowers and black berries
embalm
to preserve a dead body so it does not decay
pickaxe
a tool with a pointed end and a flat end, used for breaking hard ground or rock
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
overreach
to go beyond the proper limit or use more than is sensible
lactic
relating to milk or milk products
grope
to feel your way with your hands in the dark or when you cannot see clearly
effeminate
(of a man) having qualities or behavior that are seen as feminine
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
moldy
covered with mold
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cremate
to burn a dead body to ashes, usually as part of a funeral process
blameless
free from blame or wrongdoing
visceral
strong and instinctive, rather than calm or logical
shalt
an old form of shall used with thou
dismember
to cut a body into pieces
rearer
a person who breeds and cares for animals
asexual
relating to reproduction that does not involve sex cells
aspirate
to pronounce a sound with a strong puff of air
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
peony
a plant with large, showy flowers
fester
to become infected and start producing pus
constrict
to make something narrower or tighter by squeezing it