fulminate
to speak or protest in a very angry, forceful way
Episode vocabulary
House S1E20: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 20Drama
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homeopath
a person who treats people with homeopathy
suppository
a small medicine that you put into the rectum or vagina so it dissolves
buzzsaw
a circular saw with a toothed blade
gyn
a woman or female animal.
slumming
to live or travel in much poorer or rougher conditions than you are used to
shingling
the job of covering a roof with shingles
prolapse
the slipping down of an organ or body part from its normal position
ingenue
a young woman who is innocent and inexperienced, especially in a play or film
obit
a short newspaper notice about a person's death, often with a brief life story
narrowness
the quality of being narrow
proclivity
a tendency to do or like something, often something bad or unusual
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haggle
to argue about the price of something in order to get a lower one
homeopathic
related to homeopathy
clamor
a loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
tourney
an old word for a tournament or competition
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
jawbone
the lower jaw of a person or animal
harmonize
to make different things fit together better
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
stagnation
a lack of activity, growth, or change
tinkle
to make a light, clear ringing sound