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House S8E13: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 13Drama

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  • protractor

    a flat, usually round tool for measuring and drawing angles

  • hoarseness

    the state of having a hoarse voice

  • sutured

    closed with stitches

  • shagged

    very tired; exhausted

  • nearsighted

    unable to see things clearly unless they are close

  • wheelhouse

    the part of a ship where the person steering it stands or sits

  • quibble

    to argue about a small or unimportant detail

  • recidivism

    the tendency of a convicted criminal to commit crimes again

  • underling

    a person who is lower in rank or status than someone else, especially in a job or organization

  • lemming

    a small Arctic rodent with a short tail

  • testicular

    relating to the testicles

  • incontinence

    the inability to control urination or bowel movements

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  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • clotted

    thickened into a solid mass or lumps

  • osteoporosis

    a medical condition that makes bones weak and easy to break

  • ergo

    therefore; as a result

  • jaundice

    a medical condition that causes the skin or the whites of the eyes to turn yellow

  • soulless

    lacking warmth, kindness, or human feeling

  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

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

  • hoarse

    (of a voice) rough and harsh, usually because of illness or shouting

  • muscling

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • defraud

    to get money or property from someone by lying or cheating

  • nosing

    the front edge of a step or stair

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