backhanded
said or done in a way that is indirect and often insulting
Episode vocabulary
The Office S5E17: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 17Comedy
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stomaching
the present participle of stomach
whimsy
a playful, fanciful quality in something
metabolize
to break down food or a substance in the body so it can be used
shirtless
wearing no shirt
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
urinal
a fixture in a public restroom that men use to urinate into
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
insubordination
the act of refusing to obey authority or follow orders
absorbent
able to soak up liquid
entitle
to give someone the right to have or do something
blacken
to make something black or darker
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pallet
a flat wooden platform used for moving and storing goods
sponging
clean something with a sponge
carnation
a garden flower with ruffled petals, often pink, red, or white
faxed
to send something by fax
sugary
tasting or smelling of a lot of sugar; very sweet
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
canoeing
the activity of traveling in a canoe using paddles
congratulation
an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck
breaded
covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking
when it's at home
used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English
try me
used to challenge someone to try something, especially a fight or argument
open the door
to make it possible for something to happen