jujitsu
a Japanese martial art that uses holds, throws, and locks
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Modern Family S1E19: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 19Comedy
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mope
to spend time feeling sad, bored, or sorry for yourself
adopter
to choose to use or do something new
overconfident
too confident in your own abilities or chances
rosewood
a hard, dark wood used for furniture and musical instruments
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
dishing
giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously
tongs
a tool with two arms joined at one end, used for gripping and lifting things
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
inhale
to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs
carding
the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers
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ballooned
to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost
checkmate
the move in chess that traps the opponent's king so it cannot escape
groin
the area where the top of the leg meets the lower abdomen
smuggle
to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally
gingerbread
a sweet cake or cookie flavored with ginger and spices
springing
moving with quick, light jumps
keyed
locked with a key
broken in
used to describe an animal that has been trained to be calm and easy to handle
even as
at the same time that something else is happening
come right
to end well or be resolved successfully
God boy
a pious Christian man, used as an insult
live on
to continue to exist or be remembered