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House S2E3: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 3Drama

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  • sorrowed

    feeling or showing deep sadness, especially after a death or loss

  • stubbed

    past tense and past participle of stub

  • cesspool

    a pit or tank for collecting liquid waste and sewage

  • subdivide

    to divide something into smaller parts or areas

  • pinking

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • clotted

    thickened into a solid mass or lumps

  • ratting

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • wrinkly

    having a lot of wrinkles

  • foxed

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • overrule

    to use your authority to change or reject a decision

  • nitric

    relating to nitrogen or containing nitrogen, especially in a higher oxidation state

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  • welcomer

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

  • squawk

    to make a loud, harsh sound

  • wallow

    to roll around or lie in mud, water, or dust

  • gangrene

    a serious condition in which body tissue dies and starts to decay, usually because blood flow is blocked or there is an infection

  • precipitate

    cause something bad to happen suddenly or earlier than expected

  • vertebra

    one of the small bones that make up the spine

  • disseminate

    to spread information, ideas, or news widely

  • clouding

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • insecticide

    a substance used to kill insects

  • chasm

    a very deep crack or opening in rock or the ground

  • prizing

    to value something very highly

  • dusky

    somewhat dark in color or light

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