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Modern Family S2E3: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 3Comedy

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  • sarcastically

    in a sarcastic way

  • fanciful

    imaginative, unusual, or not based on reality

  • seasick

    feeling sick and dizzy because of the movement of a boat or ship

  • strapping

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • thumbed

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • cloaking

    the act of hiding something so it is not easily seen or detected

  • peppering

    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • menstruation

    the monthly bleeding that happens in the female body when a pregnancy does not occur

  • palmed

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • clouding

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • caddy

    a person who carries a golfer's clubs and helps during a game

  • bookshelf

    a shelf or piece of furniture for keeping books on

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  • copped

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • tacky

    showing poor taste; cheap and unattractive in a way that is meant to impress

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • racking

    causing a lot of pain or suffering

  • quaint

    attractively old-fashioned or unusual in a charming way

  • crowbar

    a heavy metal bar used for forcing things open or moving heavy objects

  • yearn

    to want something very much, especially something you have lost or cannot have

  • passover

    a Jewish festival that celebrates the Israelites' escape from Egypt

  • dishing

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • terrify

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • couched

    to express something in a particular way

  • evener

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

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