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Modern Family S8E17: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 17Comedy

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  • utterer

    a person who says or speaks something

  • jowl

    the fleshy lower part of a person's or animal's face, near the jaw

  • groomer

    a person who washes, brushes, and cares for animals, especially dogs or horses

  • conjurer

    a person who performs magic tricks to entertain people

  • unread

    not yet read or opened

  • ashen

    pale gray, like ash

  • humbug

    deceptive or false talk or behavior

  • pinking

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • debase

    to make something worse in quality, value, or moral character

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • illusionist

    a performer who does magic tricks and creates illusions

  • electrolysis

    a process that uses electricity to break a compound into simpler substances

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  • approachable

    friendly and easy to talk to

  • egregious

    very bad and shocking

  • barnacle

    a small sea animal that sticks firmly to rocks, boats, and other surfaces

  • shackle

    a metal loop or fastener used to connect a chain or rope

  • foxed

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

  • bloomer

    a person or thing that blooms, especially a plant that produces flowers

  • mooned

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • welcomer

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

  • patter

    a light tapping or rustling sound

  • oddity

    the quality of being strange or unusual

  • accredit

    to officially approve or certify something

  • hounding

    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

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