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Modern Family S10E9: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 9Comedy

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  • sot

    a person who drinks too much alcohol regularly

  • sweepings

    bits of dirt, dust, and other small waste collected when you sweep a floor

  • overstay

    to stay longer than you are allowed or longer than you planned

  • pander

    to try to please people in order to gain support, often in a dishonest way

  • spigot

    a tap or valve for controlling the flow of liquid from a container or pipe

  • thresher

    a machine used to separate grain from the rest of the plant

  • incensed

    very angry

  • fizz

    a soft hissing or bubbling sound

  • ratting

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • wrinkly

    having a lot of wrinkles

  • organically

    in a way that uses natural methods and avoids artificial chemicals

  • mooned

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

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  • 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

  • tolerable

    bad or unpleasant, but not too bad to deal with

  • hoarding

    the act of keeping and storing a lot of things, often too many

  • butchering

    the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

  • astrophysics

    the study of the physical nature of stars, planets, and other objects in space

  • cranked

    turned or operated by a crank

  • overheat

    to become too hot, or to make something too hot

  • quirk

    a small habit or feature that is a little unusual but not serious

  • downright

    used to emphasize something, often in a strong or negative way

  • snooze

    to sleep lightly for a short time

  • swoop

    to move quickly down through the air

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