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Grey's Anatomy S3E23: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 23Drama

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  • incontinent

    Word

    unable to control urine or other bodily functions

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • perforation

    Word

    a row of small holes made so something can be torn easily

  • aphrodisiac

    Word

    a food, drink, or drug believed to increase sexual desire

  • herbalist

    Word

    a person who treats illnesses with herbs and other plant-based remedies

  • figment

    Word

    something imagined or invented, especially something that is not real

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • catheter

    Word

    a thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid

  • murmuring

    Word

    a soft, low, continuous sound

  • septic

    Word

    infected with bacteria, especially causing pus or decay

  • caroling

    Word

    singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house

  • placenta

    Word

    an organ in a pregnant woman or female mammal that gives the baby oxygen and food before birth

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  • felon

    Word

    a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • incubator

    Word

    a machine that keeps babies, eggs, or tiny living things in a controlled warm environment

  • paternity

    Word

    the fact of being a father

  • murmur

    Word

    a soft, quiet sound, especially of people speaking

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • psychics

    Word

    people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • coo

    Word

    to make the soft sound that a pigeon or dove makes

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  • bridesmaid

    Word

    a woman who helps the bride at a wedding

  • goody

    Word

    a small piece of food, especially something sweet

  • dell

    Word

    a small, narrow valley

  • thatcher

    Word

    a person who builds or repairs thatched roofs

  • ruptured

    Word

    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • visualize

    Word

    to form a clear picture of something in your mind

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • deflect

    Word

    to make something move in a different direction

  • amnesia

    Word

    a condition in which a person loses some or all memory

  • suction

    Word

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

  • insecurity

    Word

    a feeling of not being confident or safe

  • horny

    Word

    sexually excited

  • bacterial

    Word

    relating to bacteria or caused by bacteria

  • fives

    Word

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

  • ceramics

    Word

    objects made from clay and hardened by heat

  • wrap around

    Phrase

    to move text automatically onto the next line when it reaches the end of a line

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • on the face of

    Phrase

    used to say that something seems true or reasonable at first, but may not be when you look more closely

  • wake up one day

    Phrase

    to suddenly realize something or decide to change your life one day

  • uterus

    Word

    the organ in a woman's body where a baby grows before birth

  • commend

    Word

    to praise someone or something, especially publicly

  • barren

    Word

    with very little growing on it; almost empty of plants

  • what's good

    Phrase

    a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

  • bridal

    Word

    related to a bride or a wedding

  • miraculous

    Word

    very surprising and seeming impossible in a good way

  • cramp

    Word

    a sudden painful tightening of a muscle

  • tempt

    Word

    to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • clean slate

    Phrase

    a chance to start again without being affected by past problems

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • rouge

    Word

    a red powder or cream used to color the cheeks or lips

  • fetus

    Word

    an unborn baby in the later stages of development

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • endlessly

    Word

    in a way that continues for a very long time or without stopping

  • gland

    Word

    an organ in the body that makes and releases chemicals

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • whole food

    Phrase

    food that is natural and not heavily processed

  • sex drive

    Phrase

    a person's level of sexual desire

  • paternity test

    Phrase

    a test that shows who the biological father of a child is

  • heart murmur

    Phrase

    an extra sound heard in the heart, sometimes a sign of a problem

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • hooker

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • strip club

    Phrase

    a nightclub where people perform striptease or erotic dancing

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • caffeine

    Word

    a substance in coffee, tea, and some other plants that makes you feel more awake

  • cafeteria

    Word

    a place where people choose food from a counter and pay before eating

  • clamp

    Word

    a device used to hold two things tightly together

  • psychic

    Word

    someone who claims to have special powers to know things or see the future

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • in theory

    Phrase

    according to what is expected or believed, but not necessarily in real life

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • colon

    Word

    the part of the large intestine between the small intestine and the rectum

  • real world

    Phrase

    the ordinary world of everyday life, especially as different from school, theory, or imagination

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • stand in

    Phrase

    to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • ceramic

    Word

    made of clay and hardened by heat

  • aspirin

    Word

    a common medicine used to reduce pain, fever, and swelling

  • quack

    Word

    to make the harsh sound a duck makes

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • anatomy

    Word

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

  • lengthy

    Word

    lasting a long time or taking more time than expected

  • ounce

    Word

    a unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound, or about 28.35 grams

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • sigh

    Word

    to let out a long, deep breath that shows sadness, relief, tiredness, or frustration

  • hormone

    Word

    a chemical in the body that controls how cells and organs work

  • discharge

    Word

    to officially allow someone to leave a hospital or other institution

  • stimulate

    Word

    to make something more active, lively, or effective

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • mega

    Word

    very large or impressive

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • no good

    Phrase

    bad, useless, or not worth using

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