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Modern Family S8E6: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 6Comedy

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  • herringbone

    a pattern of short diagonal lines that form a V-shape

  • toweling

    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • bleacher

    a set of long seats or benches for spectators at a sports field or other event

  • grabber

    something that attracts attention, especially at the start of a speech, article, or presentation

  • courageously

    in a brave way

  • foxed

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • leavings

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

  • wellingtons

    a waterproof rubber boot, usually reaching up to the knee

  • incriminate

    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • nosing

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • anxiously

    in a worried or uneasy way

  • crotch

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

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  • poling

    the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water

  • daffodil

    a yellow spring flower with a trumpet-shaped center

  • couched

    to express something in a particular way

  • evener

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

  • budge

    to move a little, or make something move a little

  • ironing

    the activity of pressing clothes or fabric with a hot iron

  • stripper

    a person who takes off their clothes as entertainment, especially in a club or bar

  • shuttered

    closed and no longer open for business

  • tweed

    a thick wool fabric used for making warm clothes

  • obsess

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • groin

    the area where the top of the leg meets the lower abdomen

  • slur

    an insulting remark about someone, especially one that attacks their race, religion, or identity

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