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The Simpsons S1E12: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 12AnimationComedy

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  • plumper

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    more plump; fuller or rounder in shape

  • cannoned

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    to hit or move into something with sudden force

  • sweepings

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

  • stoicism

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    calm acceptance of pain, difficulty, or bad luck without showing much emotion

  • glisten

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    to shine with a soft, reflected light

  • siesta

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    a short sleep or rest in the afternoon

  • goring

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    to wound or kill by stabbing with a horn or tusk

  • scratchy

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    causing a slight scratching or irritating feeling

  • humbles

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    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • buffoon

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    a foolish or ridiculous person

  • volleyed

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    to hit a ball before it bounces

  • segmented

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    to divide something into separate parts or sections

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  • hobo

    Word

    a homeless person who travels from place to place looking for work

  • trapeze

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    a bar that hangs by ropes and is used by circus acrobats

  • ablaze

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    burning strongly or brightly

  • fingered

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    to touch or move something with your fingers

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • jester

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    a person who entertains people with jokes and silly behavior, especially in a royal court

  • enigmatic

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    mysterious and hard to understand

  • disillusion

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    to make someone stop believing something is true or good

  • fume

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    a strong smell, especially smoke, gas, or vapor

  • sordid

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    morally bad, unpleasant, or shameful

  • illiteracy

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    the inability to read or write

  • putter

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    a golf club used for making short, gentle strokes on the green

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  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • succulent

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    (of food) juicy, tender, and full of flavor

  • allege

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    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • snug

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    warm, comfortable, and close-fitting

  • honk

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    to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

  • dispel

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    make a feeling, doubt, or belief go away

  • squander

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    to waste money, time, or an opportunity in a careless way

  • drab

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    not bright, colorful, or interesting; dull and plain

  • lovable

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    easy to love because of pleasant or attractive qualities

  • patronize

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    to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them

  • caricature

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    a picture or description that exaggerates someone’s features or behavior for comic effect

  • evener

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

  • mime

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    a performer who tells a story or entertains without speaking, using only movements and gestures

  • inhale

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    to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

  • meddle

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    to interfere in someone else's affairs when you are not wanted or needed

  • baggy

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    loose and hanging in folds

  • duff

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    a steamed pudding, often with dried fruit

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • plump

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    slightly fat in a pleasant, rounded way

  • goody

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    a small piece of food, especially something sweet

  • odyssey

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    a long and often difficult journey, or a series of difficult experiences

  • mentality

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    the way a person thinks about things and makes decisions

  • tot

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    a small child, especially a toddler

  • floppy

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    soft and hanging loosely, or not holding its shape well

  • gruesome

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    very shocking and disgusting, especially because of violence or injury

  • gore

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    blood, especially when it is seen after violence or an accident

  • hardened

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    made hard or tougher by heat, cold, use, or time

  • swat

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    to hit something quickly with your hand

  • hoot

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    the sound an owl makes

  • tripping

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    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • mayhem

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    violent or very messy disorder; chaos

  • apprehend

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    to arrest someone, especially a suspect

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • etiquette

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    the rules of polite behavior in a social situation

  • paling

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    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • het up

    Phrase

    very angry, upset, or excited

  • senseless

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    stupid, pointless, or not sensible

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • turmoil

    Word

    a state of confusion, disorder, or strong emotional upset

  • commemorative

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    made to honor or remember a person or event

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • media circus

    Phrase

    a situation in which a news event gets too much attention from reporters and cameras

  • vulgar

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    rude, offensive, or socially unacceptable

  • stamping

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    the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

  • titan

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    a very important or powerful person or thing in a particular field

  • pleading

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    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • volley

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    a quick hit of a ball, especially in tennis

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • gunpowder

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    a black powder used as an explosive, especially in old guns and fireworks

  • rendering

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    a way of showing or presenting something, especially in art, film, or speech

  • footstep

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    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • synagogue

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    a building where Jewish people go to pray and study their religion

  • doctor's orders

    Phrase

    used to say that something is being done because a doctor said it should be done

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • halfway decent

    Phrase

    fairly good, but not excellent

  • delicacy

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    a special food that is rare, expensive, or especially enjoyable to eat

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • insanity

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    a state of severe mental illness

  • likeness

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    a picture, statue, or description that looks like a person or thing

  • thy

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    your; belonging to you

  • thundering

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    making a loud, deep, rumbling sound

  • uptown

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    the upper part of a city or town, especially away from the center

  • hopping

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    moving by making small jumps on one foot

  • itchy

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    causing an itch or feeling itchy

  • ring in

    Phrase

    to celebrate the start of something, especially a new year or season

  • prime time

    Phrase

    the part of the evening when the largest TV audience is watching

  • slide show

    Phrase

    a presentation made with a series of pictures or slides

  • stamp out

    Phrase

    to stop something bad or unwanted completely

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • snap out of

    Phrase

    to stop feeling upset, confused, or distracted and become calm again

  • cowardly

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    showing a lack of courage

  • trade in

    Phrase

    to give an old item to a store as part of the payment for a new one

  • accomplice

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    a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

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