hypochondria
an unhealthy fear that you are seriously ill when you probably are not
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The Simpsons S4E1: English vocabulary
Season 4, Episode 1FamilyAnimationComedy
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laryngitis
an illness that makes your voice hoarse or causes you to lose it
gruel
a thick, soft food made by boiling oats or other grain in water or milk
smite
to hit or punish someone or something severely
hyperbole
an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally
bucolic
pleasantly rural; connected with the countryside
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
tannery
a factory where animal skins are made into leather
birthmark
a small mark on the skin that you have from birth or that appears soon after
gorged
having eaten too much
nourishing
providing good nutrition and helping you stay healthy
obliging
willing and quick to help other people
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glaring
very bright and hard to look at
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
harlequin
a clown character in traditional Italian comedy, usually wearing a mask and a diamond-patterned costume
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
superfluous
more than needed; not necessary
workhouse
a place where poor people were housed and made to work, especially in the past
euphemism
a mild or indirect word or phrase used instead of a harsher one
buttercup
a small wild plant with bright yellow flowers
ringleader
the person who leads a group, especially one doing something bad or illegal
scorching
extremely hot
maggot
the soft, legless larva of a fly
blotch
a dark or irregular mark or stain