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Modern Family S5E8: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 8Comedy
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trollop
an insulting word for a woman who is thought to be sexually promiscuous
condescend
to act in a way that shows you think you are better than someone else
ceaseless
continuing without stopping
stickler
a person who insists on doing things in a very exact way
sty
a small enclosure where pigs are kept
reattach
to attach something again
berate
to criticize someone angrily and at length
persevere
to keep trying to do something despite difficulty or failure
osmosis
the movement of water through a membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated one
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
quaint
attractively old-fashioned or unusual in a charming way
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lander
a spacecraft that lands on the surface of a planet or moon
filament
a very thin thread or fiber
stalked
to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way
couched
to express something in a particular way
sensibility
the ability to notice and appreciate subtle feelings, beauty, or art
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
tangle
to twist or become twisted into a messy mass
teeny
very small
silo
a tall structure on a farm used for storing grain or animal feed
barb
a sharp point or hook with a backward-facing point
rowdy
noisy and hard to control
geez
used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration