platitude
a remark that is so often repeated that it has become boring or unoriginal
Episode vocabulary
House S3E1: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 1Drama
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atrophied
having wasted away or become smaller because of illness, age, or lack of use
effusion
a flow or release of something, especially liquid
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
regrowth
the process of growing again after being cut, damaged, or destroyed
hallucinate
to see or hear things that are not really there
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
soreness
pain or tenderness in a part of the body
urination
the act of passing urine
tightness
the state of being tight or squeezed
sphincter
a ring-shaped muscle that closes an opening in the body
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disuse
the state of not being used for a long time
opiate
a drug made from opium or similar substances, used to relieve pain
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
tantamount
so important or serious that it is effectively the same as something else
pituitary
the pituitary gland
flinch
to make a quick, nervous movement because of fear, surprise, or pain
eon
a very long period of time
cull
to choose the best or most useful things from a larger group
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
larynx
the part of the throat that contains the vocal cords
substantiate
to provide evidence that something is true
fabricate
to invent false information or a story