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Grey's Anatomy S8E6: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 6Drama

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  • braise

    Word

    to cook meat or vegetables slowly in a little liquid

  • nasally

    Word

    in a way that sounds as if air is coming through the nose

  • hollandaise

    Word

    a rich sauce made with butter, egg yolks, and lemon juice or vinegar

  • slumming

    Word

    to live or travel in much poorer or rougher conditions than you are used to

  • duds

    Word

    clothes, especially old or casual clothes

  • toweling

    Word

    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • degenerative

    Word

    causing a gradual loss of strength, ability, or quality

  • infuse

    Word

    to add a quality, feeling, or flavor to something

  • dislocation

    Word

    the act of moving something out of its normal position

  • aortic

    Word

    relating to the aorta, the main artery from the heart

  • welcomer

    Word

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

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  • leavings

    Word

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

  • ventricle

    Word

    one of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart

  • catheter

    Word

    a thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • paralyze

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    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • recurrence

    Word

    the fact of happening again

  • butchering

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    the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

  • quirk

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    a small habit or feature that is a little unusual but not serious

  • scone

    Word

    a small baked bread roll, often served with tea

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • islet

    Word

    a very small island

  • racking

    Word

    causing a lot of pain or suffering

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  • talkative

    Word

    talking a lot

  • dissection

    Word

    the act of cutting open a body or plant to study its parts

  • evener

    Word

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

  • cervical

    Word

    relating to the neck or the cervix

  • cobalt

    Word

    a hard metallic element used in alloys and batteries

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • electrode

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    a metal part that electricity enters or leaves through

  • brine

    Word

    very salty water, or water mixed with a lot of salt

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • bitters

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    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • streaked

    Word

    having thin lines or marks of a different color

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • stagger

    Word

    to walk or move in an unsteady way, as if you might fall

  • motoring

    Word

    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • orgasm

    Word

    the moment when sexual pleasure reaches its strongest point

  • whim

    Word

    a sudden wish to do something, often without planning it

  • groin

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    the area where the top of the leg meets the lower abdomen

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • invasive

    Word

    spreading quickly in a way that causes harm or is unwanted

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • down bad

    Phrase

    very attracted to someone, often in a way that feels a bit desperate or embarrassing

  • corpus

    Word

    a large collection of written or spoken texts used for study or analysis

  • depress

    Word

    to make someone feel very sad, discouraged, or hopeless

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • hectic

    Word

    very busy and full of activity, often in a rushed or confusing way

  • connector

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    a thing that joins two parts together

  • sacking

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    the act of being dismissed from a job

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • if the shoe fits

    Phrase

    used to say that a remark or criticism applies to someone

  • wake up one day

    Phrase

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

  • uterus

    Word

    the organ in a woman's body where a baby grows before birth

  • evoke

    Word

    to make a feeling, memory, or image come to mind

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • snore

    Word

    to breathe noisily while sleeping

  • frontal

    Word

    relating to the front part of something

  • stupidity

    Word

    behavior that shows very poor judgment or common sense

  • swear to God

    Phrase

    Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

  • chrome

    Word

    a hard, shiny metal used to cover other metals

  • roasting

    Word

    the process of cooking food in an oven or over a fire

  • bowel

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    the intestines

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • living hell

    Phrase

    a situation that is extremely unpleasant and very hard to endure

  • nervous wreck

    Phrase

    a person who is very nervous or stressed

  • diabetic

    Word

    relating to diabetes or to people who have diabetes

  • urgently

    Word

    in a way that needs immediate action or attention

  • get stuck in

    Phrase

    to start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

  • duty calls

    Phrase

    a polite way of saying that you have to leave because you must deal with something else

  • above and beyond

    Phrase

    more than is expected or required

  • frantic

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    very worried, upset, or excited, and unable to think or act calmly

  • napping

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    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • pooling

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    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • lobe

    Word

    the rounded part of something, especially one of the sections of a brain or the lower part of the ear

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • gung ho

    Phrase

    very enthusiastic and eager to do something

  • smoothing

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    the process of making a surface or material smooth

  • arming

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    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • block party

    Phrase

    a neighborhood party held outdoors, often in the street

  • residency

    Word

    the fact of living in a place, or the place where you live

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • play around

    Phrase

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

  • stress out

    Phrase

    to make someone feel worried or under pressure

  • brain tumor

    Phrase

    a cancerous growth in the brain

  • winning streak

    Phrase

    a period when someone or a team keeps winning

  • hip replacement

    Phrase

    a surgery that replaces a damaged hip joint with an artificial one

  • vagina

    Word

    the tube inside the body that leads from the vulva to the cervix

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • grunt

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    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • reflex

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    a quick automatic reaction to something, without thinking

  • cafeteria

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    a place where people choose food from a counter and pay before eating

  • microscope

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    a device that makes very small objects look much bigger

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