insincerity
the quality of not being sincere; false honesty or feelings
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House S1E16: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 16Drama
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misanthropic
disliking people and preferring to avoid them
morbidly
in a way that shows an unhealthy interest in death, illness, or unpleasant things
vasectomy
a surgical operation that prevents a man from being able to have children
antacid
a medicine that reduces acid in the stomach
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
fraying
the process of becoming worn and starting to come apart at the edge
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
scrotum
the pouch of skin that holds the testicles
thesaurus
a book or online tool that lists words with similar meanings
heartburn
a painful burning feeling in the chest caused by stomach acid moving up into the throat
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shoplifting
to steal goods from a store
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
foxed
stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness
stethoscope
a medical instrument used for listening to a person's heart and lungs
subcutaneous
located under the skin
treatable
able to be treated successfully with medicine or other care
pituitary
the pituitary gland
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
antagonism
strong dislike or hostility between people or groups
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
cyclical
happening again and again in a regular pattern
controllable
able to be controlled or managed