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Grey's Anatomy S16E21: English vocabulary

Season 16, Episode 21Drama

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  • prosthesis

    Word

    an artificial replacement for a missing body part

  • atrial

    Word

    relating to an atrium, especially one of the upper chambers of the heart

  • shirtless

    Word

    wearing no shirt

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • trashy

    Word

    cheap-looking, low-quality, or tasteless

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • appendage

    Word

    a part or thing that is attached to something larger, often one that seems less important

  • degeneration

    Word

    the process of becoming worse or weaker over time

  • extremity

    Word

    the farthest point or outer edge of something

  • tingle

    Word

    to feel a slight prickling or stinging sensation

  • matchmaker

    Word

    a person who arranges romantic matches or marriages between other people

  • discriminating

    Word

    able to notice small differences and make careful judgments

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  • spoiler

    Word

    a comment or post that reveals an important part of a story, movie, or game before you see it

  • chromium

    Word

    a hard, silvery metal used in steel and other alloys

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • masturbation

    Word

    the act of stimulating your own genitals for sexual pleasure

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • occult

    Word

    relating to magic, supernatural powers, or hidden knowledge

  • pancreas

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

  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • fetal

    Word

    relating to a fetus

  • pelvic

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    relating to the pelvis or the area around it

  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • surveying

    Word

    the work of measuring land and recording its features, often for a map or building plan

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  • sludge

    Word

    thick, wet mud or dirty liquid with solid material in it

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • hazy

    Word

    not clear or sharp; covered with mist or haze

  • hallucination

    Word

    something you see, hear, or feel that seems real but is not caused by anything outside your mind

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • cobalt

    Word

    a hard metallic element used in alloys and batteries

  • tether

    Word

    a rope or chain used to tie an animal so it cannot move far

  • leach

    Word

    to remove minerals or chemicals from soil or another material by water passing through it

  • tremor

    Word

    a slight shaking movement

  • shard

    Word

    a sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or rock

  • neurological

    Word

    relating to the nervous system or to neurology

  • discriminate

    Word

    to notice or understand the difference between things

  • distraught

    Word

    very upset, worried, or shocked

  • profoundly

    Word

    to a very great degree; deeply

  • arsenic

    Word

    a poisonous chemical element

  • chaser

    Word

    a person or thing that chases something

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • mariner

    Word

    a sailor, especially one who travels on the sea

  • motoring

    Word

    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • deteriorate

    Word

    to become worse in quality, condition, or value

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • pathology

    Word

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

  • inhibit

    Word

    to make something less active, strong, or effective

  • should see the other guy

    Phrase

    A humorous way of saying that the other person was hurt more badly in a fight

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • less than three

    Phrase

    to love, written in internet slang as <3

  • suction

    Word

    the act of drawing air or liquid in by creating a partial vacuum

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • tendon

    Word

    a strong band of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone

  • boomerang

    Word

    a curved throwing stick that can return to the person who throws it

  • anguish

    Word

    severe mental suffering or great pain

  • 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

  • shake it

    Phrase

    to dance in a lively, energetic way

  • impending

    Word

    about to happen very soon

  • toxicity

    Word

    the quality of being poisonous or harmful

  • sterile

    Word

    free from germs or other living microorganisms

  • fives

    Word

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

  • blood in

    Phrase

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

  • madly

    Word

    very much; extremely

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • railing

    Word

    a bar or set of bars used as a fence, guard, or support

  • cascade

    Word

    a small waterfall, or a series of small waterfalls

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • sac

    Word

    a small pouch or sac-like bag

  • sensory

    Word

    relating to the senses, especially sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

  • bilateral

    Word

    involving or affecting two sides, especially two countries or groups

  • swipe right

    Phrase

    to choose someone on a dating app by swiping their profile to the right

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • contraction

    Word

    the process of becoming smaller or shorter, or of squeezing together

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • splinter

    Word

    a small, sharp piece of wood, glass, or metal that has broken off something larger

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • dementia

    Word

    a serious illness that slowly damages the brain and causes problems with memory and thinking

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • game face

    Phrase

    a serious, determined expression before doing something difficult

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • paneling

    Word

    wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • outdated

    Word

    no longer modern, useful, or accepted

  • alloy

    Word

    a metal made by mixing two or more metals

  • turbo

    Word

    a device that uses exhaust gases to make an engine more powerful

  • what are the odds

    Phrase

    used to show surprise that something unlikely has happened

  • cloud chaser

    Phrase

    a person who uses an e-cigarette and tries to make big clouds of vapor

  • frown

    Word

    a facial expression in which you pull your eyebrows together, often because you are annoyed, worried, or thinking hard

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • squeeze in

    Phrase

    to make time for someone or something in a busy schedule

  • spoiler alert

    Phrase

    a warning that the following part will reveal important plot details

  • defining moment

    Phrase

    a moment that is especially important because it changes what happens next

  • hip replacement

    Phrase

    a surgery that replaces a damaged hip joint with an artificial one

  • line up behind

    Phrase

    to support a person, plan, or idea

  • reassure

    Word

    to make someone feel less worried, afraid, or uncertain

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