posteriors
the buttocks; the back part of the body where you sit
Episode vocabulary
House S5E8: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 8Drama
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inscrutable
difficult or impossible to understand
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
emancipate
to free someone from legal, social, or political control
idiocy
extreme stupidity or foolishness
overburden
to give someone or something too much to deal with
artful
clever in a way that is a little dishonest or sneaky
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
angina
a medical condition that causes pain or tightness in the chest because the heart is not getting enough blood
disengagement
the act of pulling away from involvement in something
vertebral
relating to the spine or the vertebrae
corollary
a result or consequence that naturally follows from something else
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lethargy
a feeling of being tired and lacking energy
chipper
cheerful and lively
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
convoluted
very complicated and hard to understand
flinch
to make a quick, nervous movement because of fear, surprise, or pain
metaphorical
using or based on metaphor, not literal meaning
tranquilizer
a medicine that helps a person or animal relax or sleep
wring
to twist and squeeze something to force liquid out of it
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
cloaking
the act of hiding something so it is not easily seen or detected
asymmetric
having parts that do not match each other in shape, size, or position
wishful
showing a strong wish or hope for something, often without much chance of it happening