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Modern Family S1E16: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 16Comedy

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  • bedspread

    a decorative cover for a bed

  • fidgety

    unable to sit still; nervous and moving around a lot

  • thresher

    a machine used to separate grain from the rest of the plant

  • halibut

    a large flat sea fish that is eaten as food

  • leavings

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • hounding

    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

  • stereotyped

    lacking originality and sounding familiar in a dull way

  • intrepid

    brave and willing to take risks

  • scoot

    to move or go somewhere quickly, often in a playful or casual way

  • ahold

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • shifty

    looking or acting as if you are hiding something

  • goggle

    protective glasses that cover and protect the eyes

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  • arrowhead

    the pointed metal tip of an arrow

  • jacketed

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • perfectionist

    someone who wants everything to be exactly right and is hard to satisfy

  • evener

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

  • notching

    make small cuts or grooves in something

  • brunch

    a late morning meal that combines breakfast and lunch

  • smuggler

    a person who moves goods illegally across a border

  • carding

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • skied

    past tense of ski

  • geez

    used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

  • floppy

    soft and hanging loosely, or not holding its shape well

  • wiggle

    to move with small quick side-to-side or up-and-down motions

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