imponderable
difficult or impossible to measure, predict, or explain
Episode vocabulary
House S4E15: English vocabulary
Season 4, Episode 15Drama
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concuss
to injure the brain with a violent blow or shaking
oxygenate
to add oxygen to something or make it contain more oxygen
wheeze
to breathe with a whistling sound, usually because of a blocked airway
plumper
more plump; fuller or rounder in shape
objectify
to treat a person as if they were only a body or a thing, not a full human being
fidget
to make small repeated movements, especially because you are nervous or impatient
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
omniscient
knowing everything; all-knowing
demean
to make someone feel less important or respected
insufficiency
the state of not having enough of something needed
blare
to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that
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hallucinate
to see or hear things that are not really there
contusion
a bruise caused by a blow or fall
localize
to change something so it suits a particular country, region, or audience
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
windpipe
the tube in your throat that carries air to your lungs
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
indistinctly
in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand
causation
the fact that one thing causes another
birthmark
a small mark on the skin that you have from birth or that appears soon after
hypnotize
to put someone into a hypnotic state
jaundice
a medical condition that causes the skin or the whites of the eyes to turn yellow
aortic
relating to the aorta, the main artery from the heart