inattentive
not paying enough attention
Episode vocabulary
House S8E15: English vocabulary
Season 8, Episode 15Drama
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inattention
lack of attention or care
gallstone
a small, hard stone that forms in the gallbladder and can cause pain
pilfer
to steal small or unimportant things, often secretly
cavernous
very large and hollow-looking, like a cave
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
jiggle
to move with small, quick, shaky motions
grope
to feel your way with your hands in the dark or when you cannot see clearly
gonorrhea
a sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria
nodule
a small lump or swelling in the body
metabolize
to break down food or a substance in the body so it can be used
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
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sequestered
kept apart from other people or things, often in a private or hidden place
dutiful
doing what you are expected or required to do, especially because you feel it is your duty
dishonorable
shameful and not showing honor or good moral character
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
malign
to speak about someone in a harmful, unfair, or spiteful way
sequester
to keep someone or something apart from others, often for legal or official reasons
singe
to burn the surface of something slightly, usually by accident
thrombosis
a medical condition in which a blood clot blocks a blood vessel
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
pleadings
formal written statements submitted by each side in a lawsuit
curable
able to be cured or made healthy again
jaundice
a medical condition that causes the skin or the whites of the eyes to turn yellow