cauterize
to burn a wound with heat to stop bleeding
Episode vocabulary
24 S7E8: English vocabulary
Season 7, Episode 8Action & AdventureDramaCrime
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paralytic
relating to paralysis
tourniquet
a tight band or strap used to stop heavy bleeding in an arm or leg
greengrocer
a person or shop that sells fresh fruit and vegetables
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
negotiable
able to be changed or discussed
atrocity
an extremely cruel or shocking act
duress
pressure or threats that force someone to do something
caroling
singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house
disengage
to separate something from what it is attached to or connected with
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
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importer
a person or company that brings goods into a country to sell them
interrogate
to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
meridian
an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure longitude
jeopardize
to put someone or something in danger
reinstate
to give someone back their job, rank, or previous position
impede
to make it harder for something to happen or continue
neutralize
to make a substance or effect harmless or inactive
ruptured
damaged so badly that it has split open or torn
emigrate
to leave your own country to live in another one
keyed
locked with a key
swat
to hit something quickly with your hand