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The Office S5E12: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 12Comedy

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  • dignify

    to make someone or something seem more important, serious, or worthy of respect

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • lode

    a rich source of something useful or valuable

  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

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

  • spool

    a round object that thread, tape, wire, or film is wound around

  • fining

    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • clouding

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • baboon

    a large monkey with a long face, found in Africa and Arabia

  • fieldwork

    work done outside the office or lab, especially to collect data or observe people, places, or nature

  • bittersweet

    having a pleasant and sad feeling at the same time

  • bolting

    running away suddenly and quickly

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  • lioness

    a female lion

  • faxed

    to send something by fax

  • evener

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

  • bitters

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • stationery

    paper, pens, envelopes, and other things used for writing or office work

  • darn

    to repair a hole in knitted cloth by sewing yarn through it

  • devour

    to eat something very quickly and eagerly

  • sharpen

    to make something sharp or sharper

  • precedence

    the right of one thing to be considered before another because it is more important or comes first

  • tripping

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • tooling

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • buck for

    to try hard to get something, especially a job or promotion

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