unclench
to relax a clenched hand, jaw, or other tense muscle
Episode vocabulary
House S1E19: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 19Drama
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nonconformity
the refusal to follow accepted rules, customs, or beliefs
dehydrate
to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer
hemorrhoids
swollen veins in the anus or rectum that can cause pain, itching, or bleeding
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
pedantic
too concerned with small details or rules in a way that annoys other people
yule
Christmas or the Christmas season
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
virulent
very harmful, severe, or aggressive
scrotum
the pouch of skin that holds the testicles
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
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foxed
stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness
curable
able to be cured or made healthy again
lumbar
relating to the lower back
treatable
able to be treated successfully with medicine or other care
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
tablespoon
a large spoon used for serving food
shredding
the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces
horoscope
a prediction about what will happen to someone, based on astrology
smudge
a dirty mark or smear
sepsis
a serious medical condition caused by the body's extreme response to an infection
neurology
the branch of medicine that deals with the brain, nerves, and nervous system