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Seinfeld S8E16: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 16Comedy

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  • skedaddle

    Word

    to leave or run away quickly, often in a playful or informal way

  • laze

    Word

    to spend time relaxing and doing very little

  • finicky

    Word

    hard to please; too careful about small details

  • fastidious

    Word

    very careful about details and standards

  • sweepings

    Word

    bits of dirt, dust, and other small waste collected when you sweep a floor

  • toweling

    Word

    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • jiggle

    Word

    to move with small, quick, shaky motions

  • sterilize

    Word

    to make something free of all harmful germs

  • ooze

    Word

    to flow out slowly in a thick or sticky way

  • retrace

    Word

    to go back over the same route or path

  • grimy

    Word

    dirty, especially with a layer of grime

  • pothole

    Word

    a hole or broken place in a road surface

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  • jingling

    Word

    making a light, clear ringing sound

  • plumb

    Word

    exactly vertical or straight up and down

  • spatula

    Word

    a kitchen tool with a flat blade, used for lifting, turning, or spreading food

  • bugger

    Word

    an annoying or unpleasant person

  • cinder

    Word

    a small piece of burned coal or wood that is still hot

  • quirk

    Word

    a small habit or feature that is a little unusual but not serious

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • flounder

    Word

    a flat sea fish with a wide, flat body

  • spotless

    Word

    completely clean and free from marks or dirt

  • upholstery

    Word

    the material used to cover and pad furniture

  • taint

    Word

    to spoil something by adding a harmful or unwanted substance or influence

  • dishing

    Word

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • silliness

    Word

    the quality of being silly or foolish

  • fireball

    Word

    a ball of fire, especially one caused by an explosion

  • hygienic

    Word

    clean and safe in a way that helps prevent illness

  • microscopic

    Word

    extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

  • sloping

    Word

    sloping downward or at an angle

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • time served

    Phrase

    time already spent in jail or prison that counts toward a sentence

  • ammonia

    Word

    a strong-smelling gas used in making fertilizers and cleaning products

  • filth

    Word

    very dirty or disgusting matter

  • dilute

    Word

    to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid

  • mishap

    Word

    a small unlucky accident or mistake

  • grime

    Word

    a layer of dirt that is stuck on a surface

  • beaming

    Word

    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • converge

    Word

    to move toward the same point or place

  • mower

    Word

    a machine used for cutting grass

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • crumble

    Word

    to break into small pieces or fall apart

  • stuff out

    Phrase

    to fill something too full so that it bulges or spills out

  • in the toilet

    Phrase

    in a very bad or ruined state

  • screw with

    Phrase

    to annoy someone or interfere with something, often in a playful or irritating way

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • induction

    Word

    the process of introducing someone to a new job, role, or organization

  • janitor

    Word

    a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • dementia

    Word

    a serious illness that slowly damages the brain and causes problems with memory and thinking

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • slop

    Word

    to spill or let liquid flow out of a container

  • bleach

    Word

    to make something white or lighter using a chemical process

  • now for

    Phrase

    used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

  • for the love of

    Phrase

    used in an exclamation to show annoyance or frustration

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • germ

    Word

    a tiny living thing, especially one that can cause disease

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • about time

    Phrase

    used to say that something should have happened earlier

  • cinder block

    Phrase

    a concrete building block with holes in it

  • eat away at

    Phrase

    to gradually damage or wear something away

  • muffin

    Word

    a small sweet cake, usually baked in a cup-shaped mold

  • thinner

    Word

    a liquid used to make paint or other coatings thinner

  • inning

    Word

    one of the periods of play in baseball or softball, when each team gets a turn to bat

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • on the road

    Phrase

    away from home, especially while travelling or playing in another team’s venue

  • bump on

    Phrase

    to hit something or someone accidentally while moving past

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • infrastructure

    Word

    the basic systems and services a society needs, such as roads, power, and water

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • laser

    Word

    a device that produces a narrow beam of light for use in technology, medicine, and science

  • luxurious

    Word

    very comfortable, attractive, and expensive

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • duplicate

    Word

    an exact copy of something

  • jerry can

    Phrase

    a large metal container used for carrying or storing fuel

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • ape

    Word

    a large monkey without a tail, such as a chimpanzee or gorilla

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • funk

    Word

    a feeling of low energy, sadness, or lack of interest

  • grease

    Word

    a thick, oily substance used to make moving parts work smoothly

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • toothbrush

    Word

    a small brush with a long handle, used for cleaning teeth

  • oh man

    Phrase

    used to show frustration, disappointment, or annoyance

  • blender

    Word

    a machine used for mixing or crushing food into a smooth liquid

  • piles

    Word

    a large amount of something

  • toilet bowl

    Phrase

    the round part of a toilet that holds water and waste

  • spray paint

    Phrase

    paint that comes in a spray can and is applied by spraying

  • steak knife

    Phrase

    a small knife used for cutting steak while eating

  • mail truck

    Phrase

    a truck that carries mail

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • south side

    Phrase

    the part of a town, city, or area that is in the south

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • sanctuary

    Word

    a place where someone or something is safe from danger or trouble

  • pull over

    Phrase

    to move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop

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