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Grey's Anatomy S11E20: English vocabulary

Season 11, Episode 20Drama

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  • friable

    Word

    easily broken into small pieces or powdery bits

  • reposed

    Word

    to lie or sit in a relaxed, restful way

  • distension

    Word

    the swelling or stretching of a body part because of pressure inside it

  • sutured

    Word

    closed with stitches

  • gargle

    Word

    to rinse your mouth and throat with a liquid by making a bubbling sound in your throat

  • diffused

    Word

    spread out so it is not concentrated in one place

  • bottomed

    Word

    having a specified kind of bottom or base.

  • tormenting

    Word

    causing someone to feel great pain or suffering

  • contusion

    Word

    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • amputate

    Word

    to remove part or all of a limb or finger by surgery

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • straggler

    Word

    a person or animal that has fallen behind the rest of a group

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  • badgering

    Word

    to annoy someone by asking or telling them to do something again and again

  • persevere

    Word

    to keep trying to do something despite difficulty or failure

  • repose

    Word

    a state of rest, calm, or sleep

  • ventricle

    Word

    one of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • prenatal

    Word

    relating to the time before a baby is born

  • bugger

    Word

    an annoying or unpleasant person

  • gush

    Word

    to flow out quickly in a large amount

  • sepsis

    Word

    a serious medical condition caused by the body's extreme response to an infection

  • embellish

    Word

    to make something look more attractive by adding decorative details

  • requisition

    Word

    to officially take and use something, especially property or supplies, for a particular purpose

  • fib

    Word

    a small, harmless lie

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  • lurk

    Word

    to stay hidden and wait for a chance to act

  • fetal

    Word

    relating to a fetus

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • suture

    Word

    a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • stitching

    Word

    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • technicals

    Word

    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

  • evener

    Word

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

  • intestinal

    Word

    relating to the intestines

  • foresee

    Word

    to know or guess that something will happen before it happens

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • pelvis

    Word

    the large group of bones at the bottom of the spine, between the hips

  • evaporate

    Word

    to change from a liquid into a gas

  • quadrant

    Word

    one of four equal parts of a circle or space

  • ruptured

    Word

    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • for the win

    Phrase

    used to cheer on or strongly praise someone or something

  • vibrate

    Word

    to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

  • visualize

    Word

    to form a clear picture of something in your mind

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • land the plane

    Phrase

    to stop trying to do something because it is not working

  • suction

    Word

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

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • glare

    Word

    to look at someone or something with an angry, fixed stare

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • plugging

    Word

    the act of sealing a hole or gap

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • see into

    Phrase

    to find out the truth about something by investigating it

  • yard out

    Phrase

    to drive livestock into a pen or enclosure in a stockyard

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • 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

  • fall in

    Phrase

    to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

  • snore

    Word

    to breathe noisily while sleeping

  • unpack

    Word

    to take things out of a bag, box, or other container

  • hook up with

    Phrase

    to start a casual romantic or sexual relationship with someone

  • compress

    Word

    to press something so that it becomes smaller, flatter, or tighter

  • props

    Word

    objects used in a play, movie, or TV show

  • bowel

    Word

    the intestines

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • pouch

    Word

    a small soft bag or pocket for carrying things

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • tee

    Word

    a small object you place a golf ball on before hitting it

  • paneling

    Word

    wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

  • hover

    Word

    to stay in one place in the air

  • want out

    Phrase

    to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

  • what are the odds

    Phrase

    used to show surprise that something unlikely has happened

  • make the cut

    Phrase

    to be chosen from a group because you are good enough or suitable

  • what is your problem

    Phrase

    a rude or angry way of asking why someone is behaving badly or causing trouble

  • yarn

    Word

    a long strand of twisted fibers used for knitting or weaving

  • hands up

    Phrase

    a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

  • badger

    Word

    a wild animal with short legs, thick fur, and black-and-white markings

  • residency

    Word

    the fact of living in a place, or the place where you live

  • abdominal

    Word

    relating to the abdomen or stomach area

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • about time

    Phrase

    used to say that something should have happened earlier

  • walking wounded

    Phrase

    injured people who can still walk

  • push in

    Phrase

    to move into a line or queue in a rude way

  • gutter

    Word

    a shallow channel under the edge of a roof that carries away rainwater

  • up in the air

    Phrase

    very uncertain or not yet decided

  • falling out

    Phrase

    a quarrel that ends a friendship or makes a relationship worse

  • compound fracture

    Phrase

    a broken bone that has broken through the skin

  • freak out

    Phrase

    to become very upset, frightened, or excited

  • bottom out

    Phrase

    to reach the lowest point, especially after a decline

  • hook up

    Phrase

    to connect a device to a power source or another device

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • hazel

    Word

    a light brown or greenish-brown color

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

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