petrify
to make someone feel so shocked or frightened that they cannot move or think clearly
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House S3E17: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 17Drama
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jaundiced
affected by jaundice and looking yellowish
engorged
swollen and full of blood or fluid
miscarry
to lose a baby through miscarriage
fixable
able to be fixed or repaired
oxymoron
a phrase that combines two words with opposite meanings for effect
tattle
to tell on someone, especially a child telling an adult about bad behavior
bronchial
relating to the bronchi, the tubes that carry air into the lungs
paralytic
relating to paralysis
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
sequestration
the act of taking something away and keeping it separate, especially money or assets
juxtapose
to put things close together so differences are easy to see
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pappy
an informal word for father or grandfather
placental
relating to a placenta
electrocute
to kill someone or something with electricity
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
rheumatic
relating to rheumatism or joint pain
irreparable
impossible to repair or fix
avian
relating to birds
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
jugular
the vein in the neck that carries blood from the head back to the heart
respirator
a mask or device worn over the nose and mouth to protect you from harmful dust, smoke, or fumes
capillary
a very small blood vessel that carries blood between arteries and veins