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Grey's Anatomy S6E17: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 17Drama

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  • bronchial

    Word

    relating to the bronchi, the tubes that carry air into the lungs

  • gurgle

    Word

    to make a bubbling sound while moving through liquid

  • groggy

    Word

    feeling weak, dizzy, or confused, especially after not sleeping enough

  • flail

    Word

    to wave or swing your arms or legs wildly

  • crinkle

    Word

    to make small wrinkles or folds on a surface

  • cobweb

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    a spider's web, especially an old one covered with dust

  • indistinctly

    Word

    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • scoff

    Word

    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • rhythmically

    Word

    in a steady, regular rhythm

  • whimper

    Word

    to make quiet, weak sounds because you are scared, hurt, or upset

  • trashy

    Word

    cheap-looking, low-quality, or tasteless

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  • preventative

    Word

    intended to stop something before it happens

  • aorta

    Word

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

  • porta

    Word

    a door, gate, or entrance

  • septic

    Word

    infected with bacteria, especially causing pus or decay

  • scalpel

    Word

    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • methodical

    Word

    careful and organized, with each step done in a planned way

  • pegging

    Word

    the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • pediatrics

    Word

    the medical field that deals with the health and treatment of children

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • congenital

    Word

    present from birth

  • soggy

    Word

    wet, soft, and unpleasantly heavy

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  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • cyst

    Word

    a small sac in the body that is filled with fluid or soft material

  • diaphragm

    Word

    the muscle below the lungs that helps you breathe

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • inhale

    Word

    to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

  • cartilage

    Word

    a tough, flexible tissue in the body, found in places like the nose, ears, and joints

  • periphery

    Word

    the outer edge of something, or the area farthest from the center

  • ecstatic

    Word

    feeling or showing extreme happiness and excitement

  • syringe

    Word

    a medical tool used to inject or remove liquid

  • mutter

    Word

    to speak quietly and unclearly, often because you are annoyed or upset

  • foresee

    Word

    to know or guess that something will happen before it happens

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • manicure

    Word

    a beauty treatment for the hands and fingernails

  • possum

    Word

    a small to medium-sized marsupial from Australia or New Guinea

  • piece of meat

    Phrase

    a vulgar slang word for the penis

  • eyeball

    Word

    the round part of the eye

  • relentless

    Word

    continuing without stopping or weakening

  • ruptured

    Word

    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • saline

    Word

    containing salt or tasting like salt

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • vascular

    Word

    relating to blood vessels

  • benign

    Word

    not harmful or dangerous

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • suction

    Word

    the act of drawing air or liquid in by creating a partial vacuum

  • get it in

    Phrase

    to have sex

  • breast implant

    Phrase

    a medical device placed in the breast to make it larger or to rebuild it after surgery

  • triumphant

    Word

    feeling or showing great victory or success

  • mobilize

    Word

    to organize people or resources for a purpose

  • anguish

    Word

    severe mental suffering or great pain

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • swipe

    Word

    to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • vena cava

    Phrase

    the large vein that carries blood from the upper body to the heart

  • giggle

    Word

    to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

  • manly

    Word

    showing qualities such as strength, courage, or confidence that are traditionally seen as masculine

  • rupture

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    a serious break in a relationship or situation

  • stabilize

    Word

    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • wrap around

    Phrase

    to move text automatically onto the next line when it reaches the end of a line

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • anesthesia

    Word

    a drug-induced loss of feeling, or of feeling and consciousness, used during a medical procedure

  • postage

    Word

    the cost of sending a letter or package by mail

  • do you know what I'm saying

    Phrase

    used at the end of a sentence to check that someone is following or agrees

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • shot in the dark

    Phrase

    a guess made with very little information or chance of being right

  • edge of the world

    Phrase

    a very remote place

  • view from the top

    Phrase

    the confident, optimistic feeling you have after success

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • compression

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    the process of making something smaller or tighter by pressing it together

  • smoothing

    Word

    the process of making a surface or material smooth

  • under the impression

    Phrase

    believing that something is true, often when it is not

  • thistle

    Word

    a wild plant with sharp spines and purple or pink flowers

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • sane

    Word

    mentally healthy and able to think clearly

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • abdominal

    Word

    relating to the abdomen or stomach area

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • play around

    Phrase

    to behave in a casual or unserious way, especially with money or ideas

  • figuring out

    Phrase

    the process of trying to understand or solve something

  • chest cavity

    Phrase

    the space inside the chest that contains the heart and lungs

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

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