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The Good Doctor S2E3: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 3Drama

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  • whiner

    Word

    a person who complains a lot in an annoying way

  • lockjaw

    Word

    a condition in which the jaw muscles tighten so much that you cannot open your mouth normally, often caused by tetanus

  • flaccid

    Word

    soft and hanging loosely, especially in a way that suggests weakness

  • blare

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    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • malignancy

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    the presence of cancerous cells in a tumor or tissue

  • dislocate

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    to force a bone or joint out of its normal position

  • brisket

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    a cut of beef from the lower chest of a cow

  • arraign

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    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • gavel

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    a small hammer used by a judge or auctioneer to get attention or signal a decision

  • grafting

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    the process of joining parts of two plants so they grow as one

  • scoff

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    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

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  • snide

    Word

    rude or mocking in an indirect way

  • uterine

    Word

    relating to the uterus

  • forsake

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    to leave someone or something and not come back

  • welcomer

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

  • calibrate

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    to adjust a measuring instrument so it gives accurate results

  • leavings

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

  • fester

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    to become infected and start producing pus

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • paralyze

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    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • assertive

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    showing confidence and a willingness to speak up

  • abscess

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    a painful swollen area in the body that contains pus

  • septic

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    infected with bacteria, especially causing pus or decay

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  • scalpel

    Word

    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • prying

    Word

    too interested in other people's private matters

  • dyeing

    Word

    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

  • dusky

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    somewhat dark in color or light

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • spasm

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    a sudden, uncontrollable tightening of a muscle

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • ovarian

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    relating to an ovary

  • irrigate

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    to supply water to land or crops, especially through pipes or channels

  • ovary

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    one of the two organs in a woman's body that produce eggs

  • excise

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    a tax on certain goods, such as alcohol, tobacco, or fuel

  • urinate

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    to pass urine from the body

  • allege

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    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • pitying

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    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • calibration

    Word

    the process of checking or adjusting a measuring device so it gives accurate results

  • pelvic

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    relating to the pelvis or the area around it

  • bailiff

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    an official who keeps order in a court and may escort people or serve legal papers

  • infertility

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    the condition of being unable to have children

  • femur

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    the long bone in the upper part of the leg

  • couched

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    to express something in a particular way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • pry

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    to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

  • budge

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    to move a little, or make something move a little

  • adjourn

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    to stop a meeting, trial, or game for a time, with plans to continue later

  • graft

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    a piece of a plant that is joined to another plant so they grow together

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • irritable

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    easily annoyed or made angry

  • lapping

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    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • incision

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    a small cut made in the body, usually during an operation

  • bipolar

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    having two opposite parts, sides, or poles

  • sickle

    Word

    a tool with a curved blade, used for cutting crops or grass by hand

  • predicament

    Word

    a difficult or unpleasant situation

  • Holy Mother

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show surprise or shock

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • infiltrate

    Word

    to enter a place, organization, or group secretly in order to get information or cause harm

  • sedative

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    a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

  • chilling

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    making you feel very cold; cold enough to make you shiver

  • confer

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    to give someone a title, honor, right, or benefit

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • stuff you

    Phrase

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • pathology

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    the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

  • saline

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    containing salt or tasting like salt

  • vibrate

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    to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

  • retract

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    to pull something back or back in

  • foot drop

    Phrase

    a condition in which you cannot lift the front of the foot normally

  • invasive

    Word

    spreading quickly in a way that causes harm or is unwanted

  • lesion

    Word

    an area of damaged tissue in the body caused by injury or disease

  • recessed

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    set back into a surface so it does not stick out

  • corpus

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    a large collection of written or spoken texts used for study or analysis

  • strangle

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    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • wiggle

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    to move with small quick side-to-side or up-and-down motions

  • dilute

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    to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid

  • get it in

    Phrase

    to have sex

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • scarring

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    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • professionalism

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    the quality of behaving in a skilled, responsible, and respectful way at work

  • openness

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    the quality of being honest and willing to share thoughts and feelings

  • proxy

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    the authority to act or vote for someone else

  • wheeling

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    the act of moving something on wheels

  • patiently

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    in a calm, patient way, without getting upset or impatient

  • deprivation

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    a lack of something that people need or want, especially food, sleep, or care

  • fives

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

  • utmost

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    greatest in amount, degree, or importance

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • ding

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    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • uterus

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

  • jackass

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    a male donkey

  • bodily

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    relating to the body; physical

  • layering

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    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • complicate

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    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • adhere

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    to stick to something firmly; to stay loyal to a rule, belief, or plan

  • collateral

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    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • dorsal

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    relating to the back of a person, animal, or object

  • drawback

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    a disadvantage or problem that makes something less useful or attractive

  • morphine

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    a strong pain-relieving medicine used in hospitals

  • bladder

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    an organ that stores urine before it leaves the body

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