distend
to swell, or make something swell, because of pressure from inside
Episode vocabulary
Grey's Anatomy S9E15: English vocabulary
Season 9, Episode 15Drama
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mousy
shy, quiet, and a little awkward
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
nefarious
evil, criminal, or very dishonest
obligate
to make someone legally or morally required to do something
sterilize
to make something free of all harmful germs
outbid
to offer more money than someone else in an auction or other bidding situation
egotistical
too proud of yourself and thinking you are better than other people
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
shafting
unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated
logger
a person who cuts down trees for a living
parka
a warm jacket with a hood, worn in cold weather
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leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
churn
to stir cream or milk until it becomes butter
politeness
the quality of being polite and showing respect to other people
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
clinically
in a medical way, especially when examining or treating patients
gens
a group of families in ancient Rome who claimed the same ancestor
feasibility
the quality of being possible to do or achieve
dissect
to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
bitters
a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails
factoring
the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid
stroking
the act of gently rubbing or stroking something