buffeting
to hit or shake something repeatedly with strong force, especially by wind or waves
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House S2E10: English vocabulary
Season 2, Episode 10Drama
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medicate
to give someone medicine, or to treat a condition with medicine
condescend
to act in a way that shows you think you are better than someone else
nitroglycerin
a poisonous liquid used in some medicines and explosives
indefensible
impossible to defend or justify
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
glisten
to shine with a soft, reflected light
erectile
able to become hard and enlarged with blood
contusion
a bruise caused by a blow or fall
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
lethargy
a feeling of being tired and lacking energy
recur
to happen again, especially regularly
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indigent
very poor; lacking the money needed for basic needs
consign
to send or give something to someone to keep, sell, or deal with
foxed
stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness
overrule
to use your authority to change or reject a decision
wading
walking through water or another wet, muddy, or thick substance with effort
knapsack
a bag with shoulder straps that you carry on your back
thane
a nobleman in medieval Scotland or England
lumbar
relating to the lower back
carotid
either of the two main arteries that carry blood to the head and neck
condense
to make something smaller, shorter, or more compact
conduction
the way heat or electricity moves through a material without the material itself moving
wad
a small lump or ball of something