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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert S1E16: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 16ComedyTalk

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  • nauseate

    Word

    to make someone feel sick or disgusted

  • utterer

    Word

    a person who says or speaks something

  • relapsing

    Word

    happening again after a period of improvement

  • concurrence

    Word

    the fact of two things happening at the same time

  • shute

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    a steep channel or slide for moving things down from one place to another

  • contort

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    to twist or bend something out of its normal shape

  • eggshell

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    the hard outer covering of an egg

  • acumen

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    the ability to make smart, quick judgments, especially in a particular area

  • cubby

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    a small enclosed space or compartment for storing things

  • welcomer

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

  • divisive

    Word

    likely to cause disagreement or split people into opposing groups

  • millennial

    Word

    relating to the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s

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  • ethereal

    Word

    very light, delicate, and beautiful in a way that seems almost unreal

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • sponging

    Word

    clean something with a sponge

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • canted

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    slanted or tilted, not straight up and down

  • miscellaneous

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    made up of different kinds of things; mixed

  • snug

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    warm, comfortable, and close-fitting

  • dis

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    to insult or show disrespect to someone

  • couched

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    to express something in a particular way

  • evener

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

  • relapse

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    a return of a disease or bad habit after a period of improvement

  • fanfare

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    a short, loud piece of music played on brass instruments, often to announce someone or something important

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  • yap

    Word

    to bark in a sharp, high-pitched way

  • revere

    Word

    to feel deep respect and admiration for someone or something

  • wedded

    Word

    married

  • fiasco

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    a complete failure, especially one that is embarrassing or badly organized

  • maestro

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    a very skilled and respected musician, especially a conductor

  • yay

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    used to show happiness, excitement, or approval

  • overalls

    Word

    a piece of clothing with trousers and a bib front, worn over a shirt for work or casual wear

  • ing

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    a suffix added to verbs to make forms like running or eating

  • tweak

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    to make small changes to something to improve it or make it work better

  • concede

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    to admit that something is true, valid, or right, especially after resisting it

  • wont

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    used to describe someone who is used to doing something

  • floppy

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    soft and hanging loosely, or not holding its shape well

  • invoke

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    to mention or use something as support for an argument or action

  • heartbreaking

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    causing very deep sadness or pain

  • tailoring

    Word

    the work of making or altering clothes so they fit well

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • side arm

    Phrase

    a gun carried as a secondary weapon

  • breaded

    Word

    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • broken man

    Phrase

    a man who has been deeply hurt or emotionally damaged by a bad experience

  • flier

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    a small printed sheet used for advertising or sharing information

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • plugging

    Word

    the act of sealing a hole or gap

  • emit

    Word

    to give off a sound, smell, light, or gas

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • hold it down

    Phrase

    to keep a situation under control or handle your part of it

  • bug in

    Phrase

    to stay in one place and protect yourself during danger or an emergency

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • diva

    Word

    a famous female singer, especially in opera or pop music

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • beige

    Word

    a pale brownish color

  • nothing short of

    Phrase

    used to say that something is completely true, extreme, or impressive

  • armistice

    Word

    an agreement to stop fighting for a period of time, especially in a war

  • mow

    Word

    to cut grass or crops with a machine or a scythe

  • revise

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    to change something after thinking about it again or getting new information

  • realism

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    the quality of showing things in a true-to-life way

  • flake

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    a small thin piece that has broken off from something

  • pooling

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

  • excite

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    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • anticipate

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    to expect something or think it will happen

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • smoothing

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    the process of making a surface or material smooth

  • deployment

    Word

    the act of sending troops or equipment to a place for a mission

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • vast majority

    Phrase

    the very large majority of people or things

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • wed

    Word

    to get married

  • dune

    Word

    a hill of sand formed by the wind, especially near the sea or in a desert

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • military personnel

    Phrase

    the people serving in a country's armed forces

  • cant

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    insincere talk that pretends to be moral, religious, or serious

  • mysteriously

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    in a way that is hard to explain or understand

  • memoir

    Word

    a book in which someone describes their own life and experiences

  • sleep on

    Phrase

    to wait until the next day before deciding something

  • trade in

    Phrase

    to give an old item to a store as part of the payment for a new one

  • rogue

    Word

    a dishonest or unprincipled person

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • oral

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    relating to the mouth or to speaking

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • kind of like

    Phrase

    somewhat like; in a way similar to

  • beware

    Word

    to be careful about something dangerous or unpleasant

  • migrant

    Word

    a person who moves to another place or country to live or work

  • have nots

    Phrase

    people who have little money or wealth

  • stand in

    Phrase

    to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • interstate

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    relating to travel or activity between states

  • yankee

    Word

    a person from the northern US, especially New England

  • amaze

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    to fill someone with wonder or great surprise

  • bedded

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    past tense and past participle of bed

  • caravan

    Word

    a vehicle you can live in and tow behind a car

  • judicial

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    relating to courts, judges, or the legal system

  • appliance

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    a machine or device used in the home for a particular job

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