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Grey's Anatomy S5E20: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 20Drama

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  • bleeder

    Word

    a person who bleeds easily or a lot

  • taffeta

    Word

    a smooth, shiny fabric that is often used for dresses and formal clothes

  • muss

    Word

    to make hair or clothes look untidy by touching or moving them

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • grafting

    Word

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

  • humerus

    Word

    the bone in the upper part of your arm

  • protrude

    Word

    stick out beyond a surface

  • waistband

    Word

    the band of material at the top of a pair of trousers, a skirt, or underwear that fits around the waist

  • agitate

    Word

    to make someone feel worried or upset

  • flinch

    Word

    to make a quick, nervous movement because of fear, surprise, or pain

  • conductive

    Word

    able to conduct heat or electricity

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  • outgrow

    Word

    to become too big for something, especially clothes or shoes

  • melanoma

    Word

    a serious type of skin cancer

  • aorta

    Word

    the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

  • scalpel

    Word

    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • cranked

    Word

    turned or operated by a crank

  • vitals

    Word

    the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • faxed

    Word

    to send something by fax

  • suitor

    Word

    a person who is trying to win someone's love or marry them

  • stitching

    Word

    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • caterer

    Word

    a person or company that provides food and drink for an event

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • nauseous

    Word

    feeling as if you might vomit

  • jagged

    Word

    having a rough edge made of sharp points or uneven lines

  • burr

    Word

    a rough, prickly seed case that sticks to clothes or animal fur

  • graft

    Word

    a piece of a plant that is joined to another plant so they grow together

  • tiara

    Word

    a small decorative crown worn on the head

  • spleen

    Word

    an organ in the body that helps clean the blood and fight infection

  • bridesmaid

    Word

    a woman who helps the bride at a wedding

  • whack job

    Phrase

    an offensive word for a person who seems crazy or very strange

  • ventilator

    Word

    a machine that helps a patient breathe

  • quadrant

    Word

    one of four equal parts of a circle or space

  • madman

    Word

    an offensive word for a man who is thought to be mentally ill or behaving in a wild way

  • ruptured

    Word

    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • ultimatum

    Word

    a final demand that someone must accept or face serious consequences

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • charity case

    Phrase

    a person who is seen as depending on charity or public help

  • ribbed

    Word

    having raised ridges or lines

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • adultery

    Word

    sex between a married person and someone who is not their spouse

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • trust fund

    Phrase

    money that is legally held and managed for someone else

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • sterile

    Word

    free from germs or other living microorganisms

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • blood in

    Phrase

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

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • tenderness

    Word

    gentle kindness or affection

  • suicidal

    Word

    having thoughts of killing yourself

  • bilateral

    Word

    involving or affecting two sides, especially two countries or groups

  • crash cart

    Phrase

    a cart in a hospital that carries emergency equipment and medicine

  • bridal

    Word

    related to a bride or a wedding

  • elastic

    Word

    able to stretch and return to its original shape

  • torso

    Word

    the main part of the human body, not including the head, arms, or legs

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • play on

    Phrase

    to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • wall up

    Phrase

    to close off an opening by building a wall across it

  • intimidate

    Word

    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • shameful

    Word

    causing shame, embarrassment, or a feeling that something is morally wrong

  • walk out of

    Phrase

    to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

  • whack

    Word

    to hit something with a quick, hard blow

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • peripheral

    Word

    relating to the outer edge of something, or less important than the main part

  • temporal

    Word

    relating to time

  • superman

    Word

    a man with extraordinary strength, ability, or courage

  • abdominal

    Word

    relating to the abdomen or stomach area

  • chilled

    Word

    kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • dive in

    Phrase

    To start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

  • inner ear

    Phrase

    the inner part of the ear that helps you hear and keep your balance

  • hear out

    Phrase

    to listen to someone until they finish speaking

  • hearing loss

    Phrase

    a partial or complete loss of the ability to hear

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • go along

    Phrase

    to agree to something or let something happen, often reluctantly

  • flip through

    Phrase

    to look through pages quickly without reading carefully

  • puke

    Word

    to vomit

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • clamp

    Word

    a device used to hold two things tightly together

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • make up

    Phrase

    to invent something, especially a story, excuse, or plan

  • pitted

    Word

    having many small holes or dents on the surface

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • ascend

    Word

    to move upward

  • paralysis

    Word

    the loss of the ability to move part or all of the body

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • willingly

    Word

    in a willing or ready way

  • do not want

    Phrase

    used to say that you strongly dislike or reject something

  • have nots

    Phrase

    people who have little money or wealth

  • navigate

    Word

    to find your way from one place to another

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

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