miscalculate
to estimate or calculate something incorrectly
Episode vocabulary
House S7E8: English vocabulary
Season 7, Episode 8Drama
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overrate
to think or say that something is better, more important, or more valuable than it really is
cummerbund
a wide band worn around the waist with formal evening clothes
dressy
neat, stylish, and suitable for a formal occasion
myrrh
a fragrant gum resin used in perfume, incense, and some medicines
scruple
a moral doubt or hesitation about doing something
dynamiting
the act of blowing something up with dynamite
crucify
to kill someone by nailing or tying them to a cross
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
dabble
to put your hands or feet into water and move them gently
determinism
the idea that all events are caused by earlier events and cannot happen differently
communicable
able to be passed from one person or thing to another, especially a disease
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berate
to criticize someone angrily and at length
treatable
able to be treated successfully with medicine or other care
infarction
a place in an organ or tissue where blood flow is blocked and the tissue dies
silvering
the process of turning silver in color
causal
relating to a cause or to the relationship between a cause and its effect
rustle
to make a soft, dry sound like leaves or paper moving
incremental
happening in small steps or amounts over time
palmed
to hide something in your hand, especially secretly
unfounded
not based on facts or evidence
cynicism
a way of thinking that expects people to act mainly out of selfish motives
embryonic
relating to the early stages of development
perceptive
good at noticing and understanding things quickly