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Modern Family S9E7: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 7Comedy

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  • inseam

    the length of the inside seam of a pair of pants, from the crotch to the hem

  • concuss

    to injure the brain with a violent blow or shaking

  • condescend

    to act in a way that shows you think you are better than someone else

  • laughingstock

    a person or thing that people laugh at or make fun of

  • clothier

    a person or company that makes or sells clothes

  • godless

    not believing in God or in religion

  • approachable

    friendly and easy to talk to

  • insufferable

    too bad, unpleasant, or extreme to endure

  • spineless

    lacking courage, strength of character, or determination

  • foxed

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

  • chitchat

    casual conversation about unimportant things

  • hounding

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

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  • nosing

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • thumbed

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • stroller

    a chair on wheels for pushing a baby or small child

  • murmuring

    a soft, low, continuous sound

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • understudy

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

  • pining

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • stingy

    unwilling to spend money or give things to other people

  • overlord

    a ruler who has total power over other people or a place

  • pitying

    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • taint

    to spoil something by adding a harmful or unwanted substance or influence

  • cheater

    a person who cheats or acts dishonestly to get an advantage

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