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Modern Family S4E18: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 18Comedy

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  • alfresco

    in the open air

  • goodly

    large in amount or size

  • sweepings

    bits of dirt, dust, and other small waste collected when you sweep a floor

  • dynamiting

    the act of blowing something up with dynamite

  • dimly

    in a way that is not bright or clear

  • discerning

    able to notice small differences and make good judgments

  • doze

    to sleep lightly for a short time, especially when you are not fully asleep

  • trumpeting

    to make a loud cry like an elephant

  • thumbed

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • numero

    a number or numeral

  • shifty

    looking or acting as if you are hiding something

  • photosynthesis

    the process that green plants use to make food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide

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  • triplet

    one of three children or babies born at the same time

  • bugger

    an annoying or unpleasant person

  • surcharge

    an extra amount added to the usual price or cost

  • discern

    to notice or recognize something, especially something not obvious

  • thereof

    of or about the thing just mentioned

  • garter

    a band worn around the leg to hold up a stocking or sock

  • blanketing

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

  • evener

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

  • selfless

    caring more about other people than about yourself

  • stalemate

    a situation in which neither side can make progress or win

  • factoring

    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • blunder

    to make a stupid or careless mistake

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