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Grey's Anatomy S2E20: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 20Drama

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  • sleepwalking

    Word

    to walk or do other actions while asleep

  • understate

    Word

    to make something seem less important or serious than it really is

  • objectify

    Word

    to treat a person as if they were only a body or a thing, not a full human being

  • diuretic

    Word

    a medicine or substance that makes your body produce more urine

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • meshed

    Word

    joined so that the parts fit together and move smoothly

  • mimosa

    Word

    a tropical plant with yellow flowers and leaves that fold up when touched or in low light

  • dislocation

    Word

    the act of moving something out of its normal position

  • scalping

    Word

    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • splint

    Word

    a thin, stiff piece of material used to support an injured bone or joint

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

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  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • flannel

    Word

    a soft cloth, usually made of wool or cotton, used for clothes or bedding

  • wean

    Word

    to stop a baby or young animal from drinking milk and start giving other food

  • nightgown

    Word

    a loose piece of clothing worn for sleeping

  • scrabble

    Word

    to scratch or feel around for something with your fingers

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • clench

    Word

    to close or squeeze tightly

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • stitching

    Word

    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • evener

    Word

    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • brunch

    Word

    a late morning meal that combines breakfast and lunch

  • tangle

    Word

    to twist or become twisted into a messy mass

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  • prognosis

    Word

    a doctor's judgment about how a disease or injury is likely to develop

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • nitrate

    Word

    a chemical salt or ester of nitric acid

  • remodel

    Word

    to change the structure or style of a room or building

  • puck

    Word

    a small hard disc used in ice hockey and some other games

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • ruptured

    Word

    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • stuff you

    Phrase

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • anyways

    Word

    used in speech to mean “anyway” or “in any case,” often when changing the subject or continuing a point

  • confine

    Word

    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • deterioration

    Word

    the process of getting worse

  • inhibit

    Word

    to make something less active, strong, or effective

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • inhibitor

    Word

    a person or thing that slows or stops a process

  • extraordinarily

    Word

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • intrigue

    Word

    to make someone very interested or curious

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • have no right

    Phrase

    to have no moral or legal permission to do something

  • redirect

    Word

    to send something to a different place, person, or direction

  • brain trust

    Phrase

    a group of experts who give advice, especially to a leader or organization

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • booker

    Word

    a person who arranges reservations or bookings

  • nervous breakdown

    Phrase

    a serious mental or emotional collapse

  • pulmonary edema

    Phrase

    a dangerous condition in which fluid collects in the lungs

  • beta blocker

    Phrase

    a drug that lowers blood pressure and slows the heart rate

  • rupture

    Word

    a serious break in a relationship or situation

  • ers

    Word

    a person who engages in a specified activity, especially a sport or branch of the performing arts, professionally or as a pastime.

  • feces

    Word

    waste that comes out of the body through the bowels

  • pulmonary

    Word

    relating to the lungs

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • indifferent

    Word

    not interested in something and not caring about it

  • mesh

    Word

    a piece of material made of threads, wire, or plastic with many small holes

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • living hell

    Phrase

    a situation that is extremely unpleasant and very hard to endure

  • quick fix

    Phrase

    a temporary or simple solution to a problem

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • ins and outs

    Phrase

    the practical details or hidden facts of something

  • just another pretty face

    Phrase

    a person who is attractive but not especially intelligent or capable

  • scalp

    Word

    the skin on the top of your head

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • dirty mind

    Phrase

    a tendency to think about sex in a joking or suggestive way

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • diagnose

    Word

    to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • settle on

    Phrase

    to choose something after thinking about different options

  • work back

    Phrase

    to work extra hours to make up for time off or finish a shift

  • fork off

    Phrase

    to divide into two separate routes or directions

  • bedside

    Word

    the area next to a bed

  • rip off

    Phrase

    to steal something from someone

  • premature

    Word

    happening or done too early, before the right time

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • second opinion

    Phrase

    an extra opinion from another expert, especially a doctor

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • sleep on

    Phrase

    to wait until the next day before deciding something

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • want in

    Phrase

    to want to join in or be included in something

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • look back

    Phrase

    to think about the past, or about what happened before

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • heath

    Word

    open land with rough grass and low bushes, especially in Britain

  • do not want

    Phrase

    used to say that you strongly dislike or reject something

  • curing

    Word

    the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • membrane

    Word

    a very thin layer of tissue that covers a surface or separates parts of the body

  • yang

    Word

    in Chinese philosophy, one of the two opposite forces in the universe, linked with darkness, passivity, and the moon

  • freshly

    Word

    in a fresh or newly made way

  • bed rest

    Phrase

    a period of time when someone must stay in bed to recover from illness or injury

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • take over

    Phrase

    to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

  • sew

    Word

    to join or repair something with thread and a needle

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