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Modern Family S2E8: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 8Comedy

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  • adulterer

    a person who is unfaithful to their husband, wife, or partner

  • jiffy

    a very short time

  • unbutton

    to undo the buttons on a piece of clothing

  • buckling

    the bending or curving of something under pressure

  • stroller

    a chair on wheels for pushing a baby or small child

  • outgrow

    to become too big for something, especially clothes or shoes

  • ahold

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

  • swerve

    to turn or move suddenly to one side to avoid something

  • jacketed

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • evener

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

  • preferable

    better or more suitable than something else

  • stationery

    paper, pens, envelopes, and other things used for writing or office work

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  • lotion

    a liquid or cream you put on your skin to make it softer or treat it

  • carding

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • ballooned

    to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

  • stuff you

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • keyed

    locked with a key

  • dirty dancing

    a style of dancing that is sexually suggestive

  • sitter

    a person who looks after children for a short time while their parents are away

  • long hour

    the late hours of the night

  • my good man

    a polite or old-fashioned way to address a man

  • death squad

    a small armed group that kills people for a government or powerful group

  • butting

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • It boy

    a young man who is very fashionable and widely talked about

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