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Grey's Anatomy S8E14: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 14Drama

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  • wheeze

    Word

    to breathe with a whistling sound, usually because of a blocked airway

  • palpation

    Word

    the act of examining a part of the body by pressing and feeling it with the hands

  • nougat

    Word

    a sweet made with sugar, nuts, and sometimes fruit or chocolate

  • muffle

    Word

    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • fleeced

    Word

    to cheat someone out of a lot of money

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • ocular

    Word

    relating to the eye or vision

  • sterilize

    Word

    to make something free of all harmful germs

  • gorged

    Word

    having eaten too much

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • louse

    Word

    a small parasitic insect that lives in hair or on the body

  • crass

    Word

    rude, insensitive, and lacking good taste

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  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • adhesion

    Word

    the ability of one surface to stick to another

  • clementine

    Word

    a small, sweet orange fruit that is easy to peel

  • poling

    Word

    the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water

  • scalpel

    Word

    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • vitals

    Word

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

  • cynic

    Word

    a person who expects people to act mainly out of self-interest and does not trust their sincerity

  • milligram

    Word

    a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

  • ovary

    Word

    one of the two organs in a woman's body that produce eggs

  • hernia

    Word

    a medical condition in which an organ pushes through a weak place in the muscle or tissue around it

  • locket

    Word

    a small decorative case worn on a chain around the neck, often holding a photo or keepsake

  • renal

    Word

    relating to the kidneys

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • sluggish

    Word

    moving or working slowly, often because of tiredness or poor health

  • huddle

    Word

    to crowd or gather closely together

  • florist

    Word

    a person who sells flowers and makes flower arrangements

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • factoring

    Word

    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • incision

    Word

    a small cut made in the body, usually during an operation

  • thrower

    Word

    a person or thing that throws something

  • microscopic

    Word

    extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

  • hemorrhage

    Word

    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

  • wilt

    Word

    to become limp and droop, especially because of heat or lack of water

  • medically

    Word

    in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment

  • fleece

    Word

    the woolly coat of a sheep or goat

  • caramel

    Word

    a soft, chewy sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream

  • reprimand

    Word

    to criticize someone sharply, especially for bad behavior

  • ruptured

    Word

    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • pathology

    Word

    the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • lingerie

    Word

    women's underwear, especially attractive or delicate styles

  • sitter

    Word

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

  • benign

    Word

    not harmful or dangerous

  • suction

    Word

    the act of drawing air or liquid in by creating a partial vacuum

  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • taunt

    Word

    to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • migraine

    Word

    a severe headache that often affects one side of the head and may cause nausea or vision problems

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • deprivation

    Word

    a lack of something that people need or want, especially food, sleep, or care

  • stabilize

    Word

    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • fives

    Word

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

  • hot date

    Phrase

    an informal date that is expected to be romantic or sexual

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • tenderness

    Word

    gentle kindness or affection

  • forfeit

    Word

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

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • antibody

    Word

    a protein in the blood that helps the body fight infection

  • sac

    Word

    a small pouch or sac-like bag

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • invader

    Word

    a person, group, or animal that enters a place by force or without permission

  • induce

    Word

    to persuade or influence someone to do something

  • decency

    Word

    behavior that shows good manners and respect for other people

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • build in

    Phrase

    to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start

  • stand over

    Phrase

    to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

  • anarchy

    Word

    a situation where there is no government or no control, often causing chaos

  • fiance

    Word

    a man who is engaged to be married

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • ready to roll

    Phrase

    completely ready to begin something

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • compression

    Word

    the process of making something smaller or tighter by pressing it together

  • hover

    Word

    to stay in one place in the air

  • now for

    Phrase

    used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

  • just like that

    Phrase

    suddenly and without warning

  • no chance

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying that something is impossible or will definitely not happen

  • look the other way

    Phrase

    to ignore something wrong on purpose

  • gorge

    Word

    a deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often with a river running through it

  • abdominal

    Word

    relating to the abdomen or stomach area

  • about time

    Phrase

    used to say that something should have happened earlier

  • brain tumor

    Phrase

    a cancerous growth in the brain

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • brawl

    Word

    a noisy, rough fight or argument

  • rearrange

    Word

    to change the order or position of things

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • inflammation

    Word

    swelling, redness, heat, and pain in part of the body, often caused by injury or infection

  • clamp

    Word

    a device used to hold two things tightly together

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • at the wheel

    Phrase

    in control of a vehicle while driving it

  • spinal

    Word

    relating to the spine or spinal cord

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

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