The Late Show with Stephen Colbert S1E31: English vocabulary

rude, insensitive, and lacking good taste

a small ring or ornament attached to a key chain or watch chain

based on personal stories or experiences rather than solid facts or research

not flowing or moving, and often dirty or smelling bad

the area between a person's legs where the legs join the body

wearing boots

using only a small amount of something; careful not to waste it

to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

a state of confusion, untidiness, or lack of order

more able or skilled than someone or something else

slanted or tilted, not straight up and down

to feel sympathy for someone who is having a hard time

an official order to appear in court or give evidence

to settle in a place and take control of it, especially by sending people there to live

a wall or bank built to stop water from flooding land

careful and hardworking, especially in doing tasks well

harm or damage, especially as a result of something else

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

help or support you can turn to when a situation is difficult

written or marked lightly with a pencil

to twist or become twisted into a messy mass

a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

a person whose job is to stop troublemakers from entering a bar, club, or similar place

to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

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

in a way that shows very strong feeling or belief

a feeling that something good will happen

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

the external sex organs

the process of formally charging a public official with serious misconduct

relating to the planet Mars or to imagined life there

to repair a hole in knitted cloth by sewing yarn through it

to change from a liquid into a gas

a person or machine that checks, marks, or scores work

used to describe someone who is used to doing something

a person or group you are competing or fighting against

in a way that uses science or scientific methods

locked with a key

a person who strongly supports and works for a cause

moving or walking with quick, light steps

to hit or push with the head or horns

believing that people are mostly selfish and cannot be trusted to be sincere

to walk in a proud, showy way

to treat someone in a cruel or insulting way

among ordinary people, especially in public life

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

a legal arrangement that holds money or property to support a charity or public good

a feeling that you cannot believe something is true

to talk in a casual, lively way

to continue to exist or be remembered

a chemical compound made of oxygen and another element

material used to cover a floor

used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

not useful or realistic in practice

to settle a dispute by fighting or competing until one side wins

a deep, wide ditch around a castle, fort, or town, often filled with water for protection

covered with or weighed down by something heavy

to feed someone or an animal so they become healthier and gain weight

to load data into memory from a storage device

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

to press the gas pedal all the way down

the formal ceremony when someone begins an important public job, especially as president

the judges and courts of a country

a short text that explains a picture or photo

to remove or block parts of a book, film, message, or other content because they are considered offensive or dangerous

to do something with full effort or confidence

a remark that shows you were right after someone else was wrong

covered with sweat

the fact of being responsible for your actions and able to explain them

a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

to choose someone as a candidate for an election, award, or job

the officers or unit that guard a country's border

producing fruit

to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them