malinger
Wordto pretend to be sick or injured in order to avoid work or duty
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House S2E22: English vocabulary
Season 2, Episode 22Drama
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sorrowed
Wordfeeling or showing deep sadness, especially after a death or loss
slosh
Wordto move through water or another liquid with a splashing sound
ovulate
Wordto release an egg from an ovary
wheeze
Wordto breathe with a whistling sound, usually because of a blocked airway
gastritis
Wordinflammation of the stomach lining
atrophied
Wordhaving wasted away or become smaller because of illness, age, or lack of use
boozy
Worddrunk or related to drinking alcohol
stomaching
Wordthe present participle of stomach
glisten
Wordto shine with a soft, reflected light
oxygenation
Wordthe process of adding oxygen to something, especially the body or blood
groggy
Wordfeeling weak, dizzy, or confused, especially after not sleeping enough
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psoriasis
Worda long-term skin disease that causes red, scaly patches
worser
Wordan old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
clotted
Wordthickened into a solid mass or lumps
overrule
Wordto use your authority to change or reject a decision
predisposition
Worda tendency to think, feel, or act in a particular way
colic
Wordpain in the stomach area that comes and goes, often in babies
welcomer
Worda person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
dermatologist
Worda doctor who treats skin problems
spew
Wordto send out or throw out quickly and forcefully
muscling
Wordthe use of force or pressure to get something
submerge
Wordto put something under water or another liquid
rigidity
Wordthe quality of being stiff, fixed, or unwilling to change
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catheter
Worda thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid
entitle
Wordto give someone the right to have or do something
fascinate
Wordto attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly
delirium
Worda serious confused state of mind, often caused by illness or fever
atrophy
Worda gradual wasting away or weakening, especially from lack of use
abscess
Worda painful swollen area in the body that contains pus
inflamed
Wordred, swollen, and painful because of infection or irritation
copped
Wordto get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
dialysis
Worda medical treatment that removes waste from the blood when the kidneys cannot do it properly
abler
Wordmore able or skilled than someone or something else
swab
Worda small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample
milligram
Worda unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram
gluten
Worda protein in wheat and some other grains that makes dough stretchy
psychosis
Worda serious mental illness that can cause a person to lose touch with reality
muting
Wordthe act of making a sound or device silent
slighting
Wordshowing disrespect or contempt
neurologist
Worda doctor who specializes in the brain, nerves, and nervous system
neuron
Worda nerve cell that sends signals in the body and brain
suffocating
Wordmaking it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky
suffocate
Wordto stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air
stabling
Wordthe act of keeping horses in stables
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
boning
Wordthe process of removing bones from meat or fish
placebo
Worda harmless substance given to some patients in a test to compare its effects with a real medicine
meningitis
Worda serious illness that causes swelling around the brain and spinal cord
grasping
Wordgreedy and always wanting more money or possessions
necking
Wordkissing and touching someone in a sexual way
smother
Wordto stop someone from breathing by covering their nose and mouth
subtraction
Wordthe process of taking one number away from another
quits
Wordused in the phrase call it quits: to stop doing something or end a relationship or argument
nutritional
Wordrelating to nutrition or to the substances in food that help the body grow and stay healthy
chaser
Worda person or thing that chases something
scarecrow
Worda figure, often made to look like a person, that is put in a field to scare birds away
stroking
Wordthe act of gently rubbing or stroking something
hemorrhage
Worda heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel
physiological
Wordrelating to how the body and its parts work
clot
Worda thick mass of blood or another liquid that has become partly solid
involuntary
Worddone without conscious control
smuggle
Wordto move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally
springing
Wordmoving with quick, light jumps
operative word
Phrasethe word in a phrase that is most important for the meaning or point being made
breaded
Wordcovered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking
lesion
Wordan area of damaged tissue in the body caused by injury or disease
piston
Worda part inside an engine or pump that moves back and forth in a tube
filth
Wordvery dirty or disgusting matter
butting
Wordto hit or push with the head or horns
epilepsy
Worda medical condition that causes repeated seizures
spatial
Wordrelating to space and the position of things in it
chute
Worda sloping tube or slide that things move down
chow
Wordfood; a meal or something to eat
hard on
PhraseA strong sexual desire for someone
delusion
Worda false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true
lithium
Worda soft, light metal used especially in batteries
shake it
Phraseto dance in a lively, energetic way
peep
Worda short, high sound, especially from a bird or baby
bacterial
Wordrelating to bacteria or caused by bacteria
proxy
Wordthe authority to act or vote for someone else
deprivation
Worda lack of something that people need or want, especially food, sleep, or care
reborn
Wordbrought back to life, activity, or popularity
sprinkle
Wordto scatter something in small drops or pieces over a surface
shotted
Wordpast tense and past participle of shoot
vulnerability
Wordthe state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism
indulge
Wordto let yourself enjoy something, especially something you like but may not need
back into
Phraseto end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances
crash cart
Phrasea cart in a hospital that carries emergency equipment and medicine
caucasian
Worda person from the Caucasus region
spruce
Worda type of evergreen tree with short needles and a pointed shape
oddly
Wordin a strange or unusual way
rampage
Worda period of violent, uncontrolled behavior
time in
Phraseto record that you have started work or a shift
deficiency
Worda lack of something that is needed or expected
malt
Wordgrain, usually barley, that has been soaked and allowed to sprout, used in brewing
saliva
Wordthe liquid in your mouth that helps you chew and swallow food
screwing
Wordthe act of fastening something with a screw
look beyond
Phraseto think about something in a broader way and not focus only on the obvious details
diabetic
Wordrelating to diabetes or to people who have diabetes