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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert S2E3: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 3ComedyTalk

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  • tugger

    a vehicle used for pulling heavy loads

  • inbred

    present in someone or something from birth, not learned or acquired

  • ratting

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • humbles

    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • segmented

    to divide something into separate parts or sections

  • welcomer

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

  • benevolence

    kind and generous toward other people

  • leavings

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

  • manhole

    a covered opening in a street or sidewalk that lets people reach underground pipes or cables

  • fatherhood

    the state of being a father

  • fascinate

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • drape

    to hang or place something loosely over something else

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  • seamstress

    a woman who sews clothes, especially as a job

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • grouse

    a game bird with a plump body and feathered legs

  • canted

    slanted or tilted, not straight up and down

  • understudy

    a performer who learns a role and can replace the main actor if needed

  • frivolous

    not serious or important; silly and wasteful

  • intolerable

    too bad, difficult, or unpleasant to accept or deal with

  • dishing

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • braving

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • heave

    to lift or move something heavy with a lot of effort

  • evener

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

  • boning

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

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