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Modern Family S2E15: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 15Comedy

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  • journeyman

    a skilled worker who has completed training but is not yet a master

  • berate

    to criticize someone angrily and at length

  • weirdness

    the quality of being strange or unusual

  • jester

    a person who entertains people with jokes and silly behavior, especially in a royal court

  • cashmere

    a very soft, fine wool from a special kind of goat

  • swoop

    to move quickly down through the air

  • storybook

    a book of stories, especially for children

  • evener

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

  • boning

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • carding

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • ballooned

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

  • crucifix

    a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it

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  • navel

    the small hollow part in the middle of your stomach

  • intimidation

    the act of frightening or pressuring someone to make them do something

  • confetti

    small pieces of colored paper thrown at celebrations

  • flammable

    likely to catch fire easily

  • anyways

    used in speech to mean “anyway” or “in any case,” often when changing the subject or continuing a point

  • when it's at home

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • hoot

    the sound an owl makes

  • even as

    at the same time that something else is happening

  • to the house

    home; to or at home

  • mackerel

    a sea fish with blue-green back and silver sides, often eaten as food

  • sparkle

    to shine with small flashes of light

  • freshen

    to make something cleaner, cooler, or more pleasant

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