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Modern Family S4E22: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 22Comedy

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  • inoculate

    Word

    give a person or animal a vaccine to protect against a disease

  • shapely

    Word

    having an attractive, well-shaped body or figure

  • deadbeat

    Word

    a person who avoids paying debts or neglects responsibilities

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • hounding

    Word

    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

  • peppering

    Word

    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • jumpy

    Word

    nervous and easily startled

  • prizing

    Word

    to value something very highly

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • jag

    Word

    a sharp point or projection, especially on a tool or piece of metal

  • blanketing

    Word

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

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  • koala

    Word

    a small Australian animal that lives in trees and eats eucalyptus leaves

  • lovable

    Word

    easy to love because of pleasant or attractive qualities

  • evener

    Word

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

  • overpass

    Word

    a bridge or road that goes over another road

  • whirl

    Word

    move or make something move quickly around and around

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • limbo

    Word

    a state of uncertainty while you are waiting for a decision or result

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • yak

    Word

    a large wild ox with long hair and horns, found in Tibet and nearby areas

  • prostate

    Word

    a gland in men that helps produce semen

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • linger

    Word

    to stay somewhere longer than needed, often because you do not want to leave

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  • brochure

    Word

    a thin book with pictures and information about a product, place, or service

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • laced

    Word

    fastened with laces

  • your man

    Phrase

    the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

  • giggle

    Word

    to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

  • buck for

    Phrase

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

  • let's play

    Phrase

    a video in which someone plays a video game and talks about it

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • cam out

    Phrase

    to slip out of the head of a screw while being driven in

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • build in

    Phrase

    to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start

  • butt out

    Phrase

    to tell someone to stop interfering in your affairs

  • tube top

    Phrase

    a tight, sleeveless top that stays up without straps

  • in the running

    Phrase

    still being considered as a possible winner or choice

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • no kidding

    Phrase

    used to show surprise, disbelief, or agreement that something is obvious

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • sane

    Word

    mentally healthy and able to think clearly

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • no place

    Phrase

    used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • stress out

    Phrase

    to make someone feel worried or under pressure

  • skyscraper

    Word

    a very tall building with many floors

  • cam

    Word

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

  • skater

    Word

    a person who skates, especially on ice skates or roller skates

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • flatter

    Word

    to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • rink

    Word

    a place with ice or a smooth surface for skating or hockey

  • break up

    Phrase

    to make a group of people separate and go away

  • catch up

    Phrase

    to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • needy

    Word

    needing a lot of attention, affection, or support

  • mess up

    Phrase

    to make a mistake or do something badly

  • roller skate

    Phrase

    a shoe with one or more wheels attached underneath, used for skating

  • humiliate

    Word

    make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • take over

    Phrase

    to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

  • tricking

    Word

    the act of deceiving or cheating someone

  • shanghai

    Word

    to force someone to do something by tricking or pressuring them

  • weathering

    Word

    the wearing away or breaking down of rock and other materials by air, water, and weather

  • insensitive

    Word

    not caring enough about other people's feelings

  • debating

    Word

    the activity of discussing a topic in a formal way, especially to argue different sides

  • lace

    Word

    a delicate fabric made of thread in an open, decorative pattern

  • concussion

    Word

    a brain injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head, often causing confusion or dizziness

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • bottled

    Word

    preserved or sold in bottles

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • metaphor

    Word

    a word or phrase that describes something by comparing it to something else in a non-literal way

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • my gosh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show surprise or mild shock

  • crushing

    Word

    causing a very heavy defeat or loss

  • flirt

    Word

    to behave in a playful romantic way toward someone

  • oh my gosh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show surprise, shock, or excitement

  • all good

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying that everything is fine or acceptable

  • community college

    Phrase

    a college that offers two-year courses and job training

  • koala bear

    Phrase

    A koala

  • work day

    Phrase

    a day when people are expected to work

  • snack bar

    Phrase

    a place where you can buy and eat light meals or snacks

  • sure thing

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying that something is certain or agreed to

  • every time

    Phrase

    used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

  • oh oh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used when something goes wrong or seems about to go wrong

  • upsetting

    Word

    making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

  • no way

    Phrase

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

  • built in

    Phrase

    built into something as a permanent part of it

  • social studies

    Phrase

    a school subject about history, geography, civics, and how society works

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