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The Simpsons S16E17: English vocabulary

Season 16, Episode 17FamilyAnimationComedy

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  • overeat

    to eat too much

  • shill

    to secretly promote or support something, especially by pretending to be neutral

  • scratchy

    causing a slight scratching or irritating feeling

  • gumbo

    a thick soup or stew from the southern U.S., usually made with meat or seafood, vegetables, and rice

  • vise

    a tool with two jaws that holds an object tightly in place

  • foxed

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • wading

    walking through water or another wet, muddy, or thick substance with effort

  • gorged

    having eaten too much

  • mooned

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • libra

    the seventh sign of the zodiac, represented by scales

  • sagittarius

    the ninth sign of the zodiac, represented by an archer

  • nosing

    the front edge of a step or stair

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  • taffy

    a chewy sweet made from sugar or molasses

  • wad

    a small lump or ball of something

  • dupe

    to trick someone into believing something false

  • spurt

    to come out in a sudden, forceful stream

  • foxy

    clever, sly, or tricky

  • overlord

    a ruler who has total power over other people or a place

  • braving

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • evener

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

  • kink

    a sharp bend or twist in something that should be straight

  • scorn

    a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of respect

  • smother

    to stop someone from breathing by covering their nose and mouth

  • calorie

    a unit used to measure energy, especially the energy in food

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