agonize
to worry or feel upset about something for a long time
Episode vocabulary
House S2E21: English vocabulary
Season 2, Episode 21Drama
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horrify
to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted
rhombus
a flat shape with four equal sides; a diamond shape
tattle
to tell on someone, especially a child telling an adult about bad behavior
tourniquet
a tight band or strap used to stop heavy bleeding in an arm or leg
amoeba
a tiny living thing made of one cell
gratify
to give someone pleasure or satisfaction
intractable
very difficult to control, solve, or deal with
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
granule
a very small grain or particle
regress
to return to an earlier or less developed state
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
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scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
glaucoma
an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and can cause blindness
misnomer
a wrong or inaccurate name for something
treatable
able to be treated successfully with medicine or other care
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
sisterhood
the friendship, support, or solidarity among women
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
retrace
to go back over the same route or path
contagion
the spread of a disease from one person, animal, or place to another
devastate
to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely
wean
to stop a baby or young animal from drinking milk and start giving other food
copped
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way