moralize
to talk in a way that shows you think you know what is morally right
Episode vocabulary
House S8E10: English vocabulary
Season 8, Episode 10Drama
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posteriors
the buttocks; the back part of the body where you sit
newfangled
fashionably new, but often in a way that seems silly or unnecessary
cauterize
to burn a wound with heat to stop bleeding
engorged
swollen and full of blood or fluid
tawdry
showy in a cheap, tasteless way
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
bloodletting
the removal of some blood from a person, especially as an old medical treatment
foreclose
to take away someone's property, especially a house, because they have not paid back a loan
antimony
a hard, shiny chemical element used in alloys and some compounds
rationalization
the act of making a bad action or mistake seem reasonable by giving false or irrelevant reasons
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
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dabble
to put your hands or feet into water and move them gently
misinterpretation
a wrong understanding of something
vaccinate
give someone or something a vaccine to protect against a disease
vertebral
relating to the spine or the vertebrae
nether
lower; beneath or below something else
wormed
treated with medicine to remove worms from the body
absolution
formal release from guilt or punishment, especially in a religious context
reflux
the backward flow of stomach acid into the throat
cautionary
serving as a warning or reminder about danger or bad results
agitate
to make someone feel worried or upset
dimple
a small hollow in the skin, especially in the cheek or chin
ventricle
one of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart