cantankerous
bad-tempered and often complaining or arguing
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9-1-1 S1E3: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 3DramaCrimeAction & Adventure
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rappel
to descend a steep rock face using a rope
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
smirk
to smile in a way that shows you are pleased with yourself or think you know more than others
saintly
showing very good, kind, or moral behavior
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
paralyze
to make a person or part of the body unable to move
ahold
the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of
jumpy
nervous and easily startled
vitals
the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
pining
full of longing or sadness for someone or something
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winch
a machine used for pulling or lifting heavy things with a cable or chain
braving
while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely
stabling
the act of keeping horses in stables
brood
a group of young animals born or hatched at the same time
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
necking
kissing and touching someone in a sexual way
fetish
an object or idea that someone feels an unusually strong interest in or attraction to
hemorrhage
a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel
medically
in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment
jerking
making quick, sharp movements
total loss
using a fluid once and then discarding it instead of recirculating it
shadowing
the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker