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Grey's Anatomy S8E7: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 7Drama

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  • gowned

    Word

    wearing a gown, especially a formal one

  • whiner

    Word

    a person who complains a lot in an annoying way

  • pulverize

    Word

    to crush something into a fine powder or tiny pieces

  • blackball

    Word

    to vote against allowing someone to join a club or group

  • quintuple

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    to increase something five times, or become five times larger

  • cribbing

    Word

    the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission

  • longitudinally

    Word

    in a way that follows the length of something, from one end to the other

  • effusion

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    a flow or release of something, especially liquid

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • contusion

    Word

    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • meshed

    Word

    joined so that the parts fit together and move smoothly

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  • ophthalmologist

    Word

    a doctor who specializes in eye diseases and eye surgery

  • grafting

    Word

    the process of joining parts of two plants so they grow as one

  • irate

    Word

    very angry

  • kudos

    Word

    praise or approval for something good someone has done

  • docket

    Word

    a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court

  • mooned

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

  • deductible

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    an amount of money you must pay yourself before an insurance company pays the rest

  • aortic

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    relating to the aorta, the main artery from the heart

  • gloat

    Word

    to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

  • scalping

    Word

    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

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  • thoracic

    Word

    relating to the chest area

  • catheter

    Word

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

  • sedation

    Word

    the use of sedative drugs to make someone calm or sleepy

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • hogging

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    to take or use more than your fair share of something

  • paralyze

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

  • roving

    Word

    moving from place to place, especially as part of a job

  • aorta

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

  • readjust

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    to adjust something again

  • frustrate

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    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • vitals

    Word

    the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing

  • malpractice

    Word

    bad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • islet

    Word

    a very small island

  • excise

    Word

    a tax on certain goods, such as alcohol, tobacco, or fuel

  • muting

    Word

    the act of making a sound or device silent

  • subpoena

    Word

    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • dissection

    Word

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

  • clog

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    to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that nothing can flow through it

  • ringer

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    a person or thing that is very similar to someone or something else

  • collectible

    Word

    worth collecting because people want it or will pay a lot for it

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • shortstop

    Word

    the player who fields between second and third base

  • technicals

    Word

    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

  • evener

    Word

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

  • upheaval

    Word

    a sudden, disruptive change or disturbance

  • kink

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    a sharp bend or twist in something that should be straight

  • whirl

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    move or make something move quickly around and around

  • oust

    Word

    to force someone out of a position, job, or place

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • supplemental

    Word

    added to something to make it more complete or useful

  • puffy

    Word

    slightly swollen or rounded

  • huddle

    Word

    to crowd or gather closely together

  • graft

    Word

    a piece of a plant that is joined to another plant so they grow together

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • yay

    Word

    used to show happiness, excitement, or approval

  • hemorrhage

    Word

    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

  • motoring

    Word

    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • reactive

    Word

    reacting quickly to a change or stimulus

  • assortment

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    a mixture of different kinds of things

  • sitter

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    a person who looks after children for a short time while their parents are away

  • prostate

    Word

    a gland in men that helps produce semen

  • vascular

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    relating to blood vessels

  • cabbage patch

    Phrase

    an informal dance move with the arms stretched out and moved in a circular motion

  • lac

    Word

    a sticky resin used to make varnish or a wood finish

  • skeletal

    Word

    relating to bones or a skeleton

  • hitter

    Word

    a player who hits the ball in baseball or softball

  • tendon

    Word

    a strong band of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone

  • go outside

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

  • aspiration

    Word

    a strong hope or ambition to do something

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • shake it

    Phrase

    to dance in a lively, energetic way

  • fly at

    Phrase

    to attack someone suddenly and aggressively, with words or physically

  • swing for

    Phrase

    to be punished very severely, especially by being hanged

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • let's play

    Phrase

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

  • brain dead

    Phrase

    having a brain that has stopped working completely, so the person cannot recover

  • stabilize

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    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • fives

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

  • sarcastic

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    showing sarcasm; using words that mean the opposite to mock someone or something

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • forfeit

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    to lose something, especially a right, game, or prize, as a penalty

  • mesh

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    a piece of material made of threads, wire, or plastic with many small holes

  • prospective

    Word

    expected or likely to happen in the future

  • blackboard

    Word

    a large board with a dark surface used for writing or drawing with chalk

  • scramble

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    to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • titanium

    Word

    a strong, light metal used in aircraft, tools, and medical implants

  • hide behind

    Phrase

    to use someone or something as a way to avoid blame or responsibility

  • diabetic

    Word

    relating to diabetes or to people who have diabetes

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • pay the bills

    Phrase

    to earn enough money to cover your basic living expenses

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