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Modern Family S8E8: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 8Comedy

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  • unhinge

    to make someone feel very upset or mentally unstable

  • syrupy

    thick, sweet, and sticky

  • flapjack

    a thick pancake, especially one eaten for breakfast

  • chowder

    a thick soup, often made with seafood, corn, potatoes, and milk or cream

  • especial

    especially good or important

  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

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

  • squatter

    a person who lives in a building or on land without permission or legal right

  • ghoul

    an evil spirit in stories that is said to dig up graves and eat dead bodies

  • nervously

    in a nervous way

  • renter

    a person who rents a home or apartment from someone else

  • thud

    to make a dull, heavy sound

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  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • termite

    a small pale insect that lives in large colonies and eats wood

  • spook

    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • balm

    a soft ointment used to soothe or heal skin

  • dishing

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • punitive

    intended to punish someone

  • evener

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

  • scour

    to clean something by rubbing it hard

  • petitioning

    to formally ask an authority or organization for something

  • necking

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • sneaker

    a soft shoe with a rubber sole, worn for sports or casual use

  • lapping

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

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