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Grey's Anatomy S18E12: English vocabulary

Season 18, Episode 12Drama

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  • pleat

    Word

    a fold sewn into cloth, especially in a skirt or dress

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • inconsequential

    Word

    not important or likely to have much effect

  • vise

    Word

    a tool with two jaws that holds an object tightly in place

  • mooned

    Word

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • precipice

    Word

    a very steep cliff or rock face

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • antiseptic

    Word

    a substance used to kill germs and help prevent infection

  • gauze

    Word

    a thin medical cloth used for covering wounds or stopping bleeding

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  • actuality

    Word

    the real situation, not what was expected or imagined

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • tempering

    Word

    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • sinus

    Word

    one of the air-filled spaces in the bones around the nose and eyes

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • evener

    Word

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

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • whew

    Word

    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • discredit

    Word

    to damage someone’s or something’s reputation

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

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  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • skirting

    Word

    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • let's play

    Phrase

    a video in which someone plays a video game and talks about it

  • wake up one day

    Phrase

    to suddenly realize something or decide to change your life one day

  • elevate

    Word

    to lift something to a higher position

  • stuff out

    Phrase

    to fill something too full so that it bulges or spills out

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • icing

    Word

    a sweet, smooth mixture used to cover cakes and cookies

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • rigorous

    Word

    very careful, thorough, and exact

  • genetically

    Word

    in a way that relates to genes or genetics

  • bowel

    Word

    the intestines

  • ready or not

    Phrase

    used to say that something will happen whether people are ready or not

  • one big happy family

    Phrase

    a group of people who are very close and get along well

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • soul mate

    Phrase

    a person you feel a very deep, natural connection with, often as a romantic partner

  • hover

    Word

    to stay in one place in the air

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • obstruction

    Word

    something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

  • hush

    Word

    to tell someone to be quiet

  • birth mother

    Phrase

    the woman who gave birth to someone, especially when she is not the person's adoptive mother

  • figuring out

    Phrase

    the process of trying to understand or solve something

  • open mic

    Phrase

    an event where people can perform music, comedy, or poetry in front of an audience

  • study abroad

    Phrase

    a period of study at a school or university in another country

  • substance abuse

    Phrase

    the harmful use of drugs or other addictive substances

  • public speaking

    Phrase

    the skill of speaking to an audience in public

  • tackled

    Word

    to deal with a problem or task in a determined way

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • freak out

    Phrase

    to become very upset, frightened, or excited

  • flatter

    Word

    to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

  • rigid

    Word

    stiff and not able to bend easily

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • blueprint

    Word

    a detailed plan for building something

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • mortality

    Word

    the fact that all living things eventually die

  • dictate

    Word

    to say words slowly and clearly so someone can write them down

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • childish

    Word

    silly or immature in a way that is typical of a child

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • hand off

    Phrase

    to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it

  • better off

    Phrase

    in a better situation, especially after a change or decision

  • curing

    Word

    the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

  • ale

    Word

    a type of beer, usually dark and with a strong flavor

  • break up

    Phrase

    to make a group of people separate and go away

  • bluff

    Word

    to pretend you have an advantage, skill, or plan in order to trick someone

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • say what

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it

  • mess up

    Phrase

    to make a mistake or do something badly

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • rewrite

    Word

    to write something again in a different or improved way

  • interruption

    Word

    the act of stopping something for a short time

  • go walking

    Phrase

    to go for a walk, especially for exercise or pleasure

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • cellular

    Word

    relating to living cells

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • starve

    Word

    to suffer or die from lack of food

  • sway

    Word

    to move gently from side to side or back and forth

  • as you know

    Phrase

    used to remind someone of something they already know

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • housewife

    Word

    a woman whose main job is taking care of her home and family

  • transplant

    Word

    an operation in which an organ or tissue is moved from one body to another

  • marvel

    Word

    a wonderful or surprising person or thing

  • calculation

    Word

    the process of working out an answer using numbers

  • laying

    Word

    present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

  • no time

    Phrase

    a very short period of time

  • eye color

    Phrase

    the color of someone's eyes

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • conditioned

    Word

    trained to react in a particular way

  • diabetes

    Word

    a medical condition that causes too much sugar in the blood

  • counselor

    Word

    a person whose job is to help people with personal, school, or emotional problems

  • handwriting

    Word

    the way someone writes by hand

  • oh oh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used when something goes wrong or seems about to go wrong

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