ragout
a stew made with meat, fish, or vegetables in a rich sauce
Episode vocabulary
House S6E17: English vocabulary
Season 6, Episode 17Drama
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preoccupy
to fill someone's mind so they can think of little else
inoculate
give a person or animal a vaccine to protect against a disease
carbuncle
a painful infected lump in the skin, often made up of several boils
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
souffle
a light baked dish made with eggs that puffs up in the oven
harpy
a mythical creature with a woman's face and a bird's body or wings
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
dabble
to put your hands or feet into water and move them gently
insufferable
too bad, unpleasant, or extreme to endure
anabolic
relating to processes in the body that build up tissue or muscle
apothecary
a person who prepared and sold medicines in the past
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sphincter
a ring-shaped muscle that closes an opening in the body
gorged
having eaten too much
soulless
lacking warmth, kindness, or human feeling
emboss
to press or stamp a design into a surface so that it stands out
lumbar
relating to the lower back
aspirate
to pronounce a sound with a strong puff of air
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
hemlock
a highly poisonous plant with small white flowers and a bad smell
seasick
feeling sick and dizzy because of the movement of a boat or ship
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
rectum
the last part of the large intestine, just before the anus
reenact
to perform or show something again, especially a past event