flincher
a person who flinches or hesitates when action is needed
Episode vocabulary
Modern Family S1E12: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 12Comedy
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utterer
a person who says or speaks something
humorless
showing no sense of humor
monocle
a single eyeglass held in one eye socket
mortify
to make someone feel very embarrassed or ashamed
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
marionette
a puppet moved by strings from above
bloomer
a person or thing that blooms, especially a plant that produces flowers
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
chump
a foolish or easily fooled person
summarily
in a sudden and official way, without the usual process
smut
dirty marks or soot
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dribble
to bounce a ball while moving, especially in basketball
girdle
a belt or band worn around the waist
unholy
not holy or sacred
topless
with no clothes on the upper body
terrify
to make someone feel extreme fear
cheater
a person who cheats or acts dishonestly to get an advantage
jacketed
covered with a protective outer layer
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
thrift
careful use of money and other resources; not wasting them
stuff you
a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away
anyways
used in speech to mean “anyway” or “in any case,” often when changing the subject or continuing a point
manic
showing very excited, restless, or out-of-control energy