euphemistic
using mild or indirect words to avoid saying something unpleasant directly
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Shameless S3E5: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 5DramaComedy
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preoccupy
to fill someone's mind so they can think of little else
medicate
to give someone medicine, or to treat a condition with medicine
sparkler
a small handheld firework that burns with bright sparks
teething
the process of a baby's teeth coming through the gums
clingy
wanting too much attention or closeness from other people
incarcerate
to put someone in prison
overstep
to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed
pacifier
a rubber or plastic nipple for a baby to suck on
denizen
a person, animal, or plant that lives in a particular place
appraise
to carefully judge the value, quality, or condition of something
sirloin
a cut of beef from the lower back of the animal
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tacking
the act of sailing a boat in a zigzag pattern to move against the wind
muff
a tube of fur or other warm material that you put your hands into to keep them warm
badgering
to annoy someone by asking or telling them to do something again and again
deadbeat
a person who avoids paying debts or neglects responsibilities
squalor
a state of being very dirty and unpleasant, often because of poverty or neglect
naught
nothing; zero
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
douche
an insulting word for a rude, unpleasant, or contemptible person
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
reek
to smell very bad
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
thumbed
past tense and past participle of thumb through