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Modern Family S4E7: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 7Comedy

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  • waft

    Word

    to move or carry something gently through the air, or to move gently in the air

  • cribbing

    Word

    the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission

  • bronchial

    Word

    relating to the bronchi, the tubes that carry air into the lungs

  • candor

    Word

    the quality of speaking or acting honestly and openly

  • reapply

    Word

    to apply again, especially for a job, permit, or official document

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • belittle

    Word

    to make someone or something seem less important or less good

  • buckling

    Word

    the bending or curving of something under pressure

  • stroller

    Word

    a chair on wheels for pushing a baby or small child

  • drunkenness

    Word

    the state of being drunk

  • copped

    Word

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

  • scone

    Word

    a small baked bread roll, often served with tea

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • spotless

    Word

    completely clean and free from marks or dirt

  • underage

    Word

    too young to be allowed to do something by law

  • blanketing

    Word

    covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

  • sleepless

    Word

    not able to sleep

  • evener

    Word

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

  • obstruct

    Word

    to block a place or path, or make movement difficult

  • confer

    Word

    to give someone a title, honor, right, or benefit

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • law review

    Phrase

    a journal about law, usually published by a law school

  • spoken word

    Phrase

    a style of performance poetry meant to be spoken aloud

  • cranky

    Word

    bad-tempered, easily annoyed, or in a bad mood

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  • animosity

    Word

    strong dislike or hatred between people or groups

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • drive by

    Phrase

    a shooting attack from a moving car

  • real one

    Phrase

    an informal way to say someone is very loyal, helpful, or supportive

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • waffle

    Word

    a flat cake with a pattern of squares, often eaten for breakfast

  • blurry

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • appropriately

    Word

    in a suitable or proper way

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • uterus

    Word

    the organ in a woman's body where a baby grows before birth

  • disciplinary

    Word

    relating to rules, discipline, or punishment for breaking rules

  • dread

    Word

    to feel worried or afraid about something that may happen

  • close up

    Phrase

    at a very short distance; with little space between things

  • soaking

    Word

    completely wet

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • hands up

    Phrase

    a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

  • nice try

    Phrase

    used to say that an attempt was not successful

  • resisting arrest

    Phrase

    the crime of trying to stop a police officer from arresting someone

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • up in the air

    Phrase

    very uncertain or not yet decided

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • inflammation

    Word

    swelling, redness, heat, and pain in part of the body, often caused by injury or infection

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • childish

    Word

    silly or immature in a way that is typical of a child

  • pick it up

    Phrase

    to speak or act more quickly

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • knock it off

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or unwanted

  • head off

    Phrase

    to stop something bad from happening

  • like crazy

    Phrase

    very much; to an extreme degree

  • penned

    Word

    wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

  • win big

    Phrase

    to win by a large margin or by a lot

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • injure

    Word

    to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

  • violate

    Word

    to break a rule, law, or agreement

  • molecule

    Word

    the smallest part of a substance that can exist on its own and still keep its chemical properties

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • don't ask

    Phrase

    used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • crib

    Word

    a baby's bed with bars on the sides

  • soy

    Word

    a bean used as food and to make oil

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • resistant

    Word

    able to resist or not be affected by something

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • swelling

    Word

    an area of the body that is larger than normal, often because of injury or illness

  • tasting

    Word

    the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • poor thing

    Phrase

    a person or animal you feel sorry for

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • mascot

    Word

    a person or thing that is believed to bring good luck, especially for a team, school, or event

  • perry

    Word

    an alcoholic drink made from fermented pear juice

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • footage

    Word

    recorded video material of an event or place

  • oh man

    Phrase

    used to show frustration, disappointment, or annoyance

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • walk in

    Phrase

    to enter a place on foot

  • crushing

    Word

    causing a very heavy defeat or loss

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • dining hall

    Phrase

    a large room where people eat together, especially in a school or college

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • buckle

    Word

    a small metal fastener used to join the ends of a belt, strap, or similar band

  • can't wait

    Phrase

    to feel very excited and eager for something that will happen soon

  • friend of mine

    Phrase

    one of the speaker's or writer's friends

  • in the hospital

    Phrase

    being in a hospital as a patient

  • drive up

    Phrase

    to drive a vehicle closer to a place or person

  • upsetting

    Word

    making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • real life

    Phrase

    life outside the internet, games, or imagination

  • scaled

    Word

    covered with scales

  • this evening

    Phrase

    later today, in the evening

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