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Grey's Anatomy S9E17: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 17Drama

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  • crier

    a person who makes public announcements in a town

  • overstep

    to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed

  • pinking

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • exemplify

    to show something clearly by example

  • anoint

    to put oil or holy oil on someone or something as part of a religious ceremony

  • imbecile

    an insulting word for a very stupid person

  • welcomer

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

  • douche

    an insulting word for a rude, unpleasant, or contemptible person

  • leavings

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

  • outlive

    to live longer than someone or something

  • thumbed

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

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  • paralyze

    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • forgo

    to choose not to do or have something

  • croak

    to make a deep, hoarse sound, like a frog or a crow

  • dialysis

    a medical treatment that removes waste from the blood when the kidneys cannot do it properly

  • savvy

    practical knowledge and skill, especially about business or technology

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • hernia

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

  • infusion

    a liquid made by soaking herbs, fruit, or other plant material in water

  • dissection

    the act of cutting open a body or plant to study its parts

  • ticker

    a machine or display that shows changing stock prices

  • acne

    a skin condition that causes spots, especially on the face

  • graver

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

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