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Grey's Anatomy S5E17: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 17Drama

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  • harelip

    a cleft in the upper lip, usually present from birth

  • frothing

    producing or covered with foam

  • slumming

    to live or travel in much poorer or rougher conditions than you are used to

  • tattle

    to tell on someone, especially a child telling an adult about bad behavior

  • misjudge

    to form a wrong opinion about someone or something

  • stomaching

    the present participle of stomach

  • diffused

    spread out so it is not concentrated in one place

  • malignancy

    the presence of cancerous cells in a tumor or tissue

  • prophylactic

    intended to prevent disease or infection

  • ventilate

    to let fresh air into a room or building

  • grafting

    the process of joining parts of two plants so they grow as one

  • curative

    able to cure or help heal

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  • flautist

    a person who plays the flute

  • ratting

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • humbles

    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • stethoscope

    a medical instrument used for listening to a person's heart and lungs

  • tactile

    related to the sense of touch

  • welcomer

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

  • cancerous

    affected by cancer, or made of cancer cells

  • bricklayer

    a person whose job is to build walls and other structures with bricks

  • peppering

    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • melanoma

    a serious type of skin cancer

  • clouding

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • butchering

    the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

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