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Modern Family S4E11: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 11Comedy

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  • seclude

    to keep someone or something apart from other people

  • whippersnapper

    a young person who is seen as too confident or disrespectful

  • slumming

    to live or travel in much poorer or rougher conditions than you are used to

  • tattle

    to tell on someone, especially a child telling an adult about bad behavior

  • pasty

    pale and unhealthy-looking

  • pucker

    to gather into small folds or wrinkles

  • whimsy

    a playful, fanciful quality in something

  • sullen

    bad-tempered, quiet, and unfriendly

  • welcomer

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • leavings

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • figurehead

    a leader who has the title but little real power

  • outdo

    to do better than someone or something else

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  • hungered

    to feel very hungry

  • concoction

    a mixture of different ingredients or things

  • palmed

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • scoot

    to move or go somewhere quickly, often in a playful or casual way

  • sift

    to pass dry ingredients through a sieve to remove lumps or coarse bits

  • starlight

    the light that comes from stars

  • evener

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

  • obsess

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

  • raving

    showing strong enthusiasm or excitement

  • tablecloth

    a cloth used to cover a table, especially for meals or decoration

  • mahogany

    a hard reddish-brown wood used for furniture and decoration

  • springing

    moving with quick, light jumps

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