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House S7E16: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 16Drama

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  • aforethought

    planned or considered in advance

  • disembowel

    to cut open a person or animal and remove the organs inside

  • ulceration

    the formation of ulcers in a part of the body

  • forethought

    careful planning for what may happen in the future

  • sputum

    mucus or phlegm that is coughed up from the lungs or airways

  • salivary

    relating to or producing saliva

  • defecate

    to pass waste from the body through the anus

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • sternum

    the bone in the center of the chest

  • fecal

    relating to feces

  • recur

    to happen again, especially regularly

  • ratting

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

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  • spreader

    a machine or tool used to spread something evenly over an area

  • tapeworm

    a long, flat worm that lives in the intestines of people or animals and takes food from them

  • eggshell

    the hard outer covering of an egg

  • cobble

    to make or repair shoes

  • aortic

    relating to the aorta, the main artery from the heart

  • magnify

    to make something look larger, especially with a lens or microscope

  • leavings

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

  • paragon

    a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality

  • muscling

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • wallow

    to roll around or lie in mud, water, or dust

  • gangrene

    a serious condition in which body tissue dies and starts to decay, usually because blood flow is blocked or there is an infection

  • nosing

    the front edge of a step or stair

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