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Modern Family S3E16: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 16Comedy

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  • unlearned

    not educated or not well informed

  • unlearn

    to stop using or believing something you have learned, especially a habit or way of thinking

  • snicker

    to laugh quietly in a way you try to hide

  • grubby

    dirty and untidy

  • deductible

    an amount of money you must pay yourself before an insurance company pays the rest

  • buckling

    the bending or curving of something under pressure

  • clouding

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • poling

    the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water

  • millionth

    being number one million in a sequence

  • forgetful

    often forgetting things or not paying enough attention to remember them

  • pegging

    the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes

  • drool

    to let saliva run from your mouth

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  • dishing

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • hundredth

    number 100 in a sequence

  • aversion

    a strong feeling of dislike or avoidance

  • evener

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

  • brunch

    a late morning meal that combines breakfast and lunch

  • prognosis

    a doctor's judgment about how a disease or injury is likely to develop

  • obsess

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • carding

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • whine

    to complain in a high, annoying voice

  • elaborated

    to explain something in more detail

  • gassing

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • buck for

    to try hard to get something, especially a job or promotion

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