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Grey's Anatomy S3E20: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 20Drama

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  • estrange

    Word

    to make people less close or friendly

  • sharer

    Word

    a person who likes to share things with others

  • sutured

    Word

    closed with stitches

  • overstep

    Word

    to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed

  • tonsil

    Word

    one of the two small glands at the back of the throat

  • orifice

    Word

    an opening in a body or object

  • pillowcase

    Word

    a cloth cover that goes over a pillow

  • sandpaper

    Word

    a rough paper used for smoothing wood, metal, or other surfaces

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • gambit

    Word

    a risky move or opening remark made to gain an advantage

  • abscess

    Word

    a painful swollen area in the body that contains pus

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  • withered

    Word

    dried out and shriveled

  • dyeing

    Word

    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

  • amicable

    Word

    friendly and peaceful, especially after a disagreement

  • overbearing

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    too controlling and forceful in a way that annoys other people

  • credential

    Word

    an official document or piece of information that proves who you are or shows your qualifications

  • annihilate

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    to destroy completely

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • pediatrics

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    the medical field that deals with the health and treatment of children

  • smug

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    too pleased with yourself and your achievements

  • infusion

    Word

    a liquid made by soaking herbs, fruit, or other plant material in water

  • solitaire

    Word

    a card game played by one person

  • suffocating

    Word

    making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

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  • stalked

    Word

    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • suture

    Word

    a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

  • suffocate

    Word

    to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air

  • evener

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

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • overdo

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    to do something too much or too intensely

  • atrium

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    a large open area inside a building, often with a glass roof

  • sneaker

    Word

    a soft shoe with a rubber sole, worn for sports or casual use

  • brunette

    Word

    a woman or girl with dark brown hair

  • factoring

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    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • penance

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    something done to show regret for a wrong action, often as a religious duty

  • rook

    Word

    a chess piece that can move any number of squares in a straight line

  • wither

    Word

    to become dry, weak, and shriveled, especially because of heat or lack of water

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • charity case

    Phrase

    a person who is seen as depending on charity or public help

  • vascular

    Word

    relating to blood vessels

  • suction

    Word

    the act of drawing air or liquid in by creating a partial vacuum

  • your girl

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

  • vena cava

    Phrase

    the large vein that carries blood from the upper body to the heart

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • senseless

    Word

    stupid, pointless, or not sensible

  • ruse

    Word

    a trick or plan used to deceive someone

  • fives

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    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • discreet

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    careful about what you say or do, especially to keep something private

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • circulate

    Word

    to move around within a system or area, or make something do this

  • let on

    Phrase

    to hint at or reveal something indirectly, often a secret or embarrassing fact

  • bladder

    Word

    an organ that stores urine before it leaves the body

  • hoop

    Word

    a circular ring or band

  • glamour

    Word

    an attractive quality that makes someone or something seem exciting and special

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • back in the game

    Phrase

    having recovered and able to compete or succeed again

  • maturing

    Word

    becoming more mature and fully developed

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • redhead

    Word

    a person with red hair

  • get outta here

    Phrase

    used to show surprise or disbelief, or to ask someone to repeat what they said

  • the finest

    Phrase

    the police

  • wouldn't you say

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to agree with what you have just said

  • take into consideration

    Phrase

    to consider something before making a decision

  • sinner

    Word

    a person who has committed a sin

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • foremost

    Word

    most important, famous, or powerful

  • diagnose

    Word

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

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • marrow

    Word

    the soft material inside bones that makes blood cells

  • about time

    Phrase

    used to say that something should have happened earlier

  • trailer park

    Phrase

    an area where people live in mobile homes

  • birth mother

    Phrase

    the woman who gave birth to someone, especially when she is not the person's adoptive mother

  • teaching hospital

    Phrase

    a hospital where medical students and trainee doctors get practical training

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • carry on

    Phrase

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

  • hold down

    Phrase

    to keep a job or manage to do something difficult for a period of time

  • drill in

    Phrase

    teach or make someone learn something by repeating it many times

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • registry

    Word

    an official record or list of names, events, or items

  • double door

    Phrase

    a pair of doors that open in the middle

  • yang

    Word

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

  • haunt

    Word

    to visit a place often

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • cardiac

    Word

    relating to the heart

  • 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

  • take over

    Phrase

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

  • numb

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    unable to feel part of your body, often because it is cold or injured

  • rewrite

    Word

    to write something again in a different or improved way

  • transcript

    Word

    a written copy of spoken, recorded, or printed material

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • anatomy

    Word

    the study of the structure of the bodies of people and animals

  • formidable

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    very impressive, powerful, or difficult to deal with

  • scare away

    Phrase

    to make someone or something go away by frightening them

  • similarity

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    the fact that two things are alike

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