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Modern Family S10E14: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 14Comedy

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  • stuffer

    Word

    a small gift that is put in a Christmas stocking

  • wainscoting

    Word

    wooden panels on the lower part of a wall

  • sot

    Word

    a person who drinks too much alcohol regularly

  • barbadian

    Word

    relating to Barbados or its people

  • swoon

    Word

    to faint, especially from strong emotion or excitement

  • sullen

    Word

    bad-tempered, quiet, and unfriendly

  • elongate

    Word

    to make something longer

  • opinionated

    Word

    having strong opinions and often expressing them in a forceful way

  • braiding

    Word

    the act of making a braid or braids by weaving strands together

  • gosling

    Word

    a young goose

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • aloof

    Word

    not friendly or involved with other people; distant and reserved

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  • peppering

    Word

    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • indecisive

    Word

    not able to make decisions easily or quickly

  • jerky

    Word

    dried meat, usually beef, eaten as a snack

  • tempering

    Word

    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • hernia

    Word

    a medical condition in which an organ pushes through a weak place in the muscle or tissue around it

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • goblin

    Word

    a small, ugly, or evil creature in stories and folklore

  • obsess

    Word

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

  • truss

    Word

    a framework of beams or bars that supports a roof, bridge, or other structure

  • power of attorney

    Phrase

    the legal right to act for someone else, especially in financial or legal matters

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  • heads will roll

    Phrase

    people will be punished or lose their jobs because of a serious mistake or failure

  • hoot

    Word

    the sound an owl makes

  • marital

    Word

    relating to marriage or to a married couple

  • liberate

    Word

    to free someone from prison, slavery, or control

  • benign

    Word

    not harmful or dangerous

  • your girl

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

  • palate

    Word

    the roof of the mouth inside your mouth

  • braid

    Word

    a pattern made by weaving three or more strands together

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • diva

    Word

    a famous female singer, especially in opera or pop music

  • growl

    Word

    to make a low, rough sound, especially in anger or warning

  • sanity

    Word

    the state of being mentally healthy and able to think clearly and reasonably

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • snore

    Word

    to breathe noisily while sleeping

  • hysterical

    Word

    very upset, excited, or out of control; also, extremely funny

  • sketchy

    Word

    looking or sounding a little suspicious or not fully trustworthy

  • intimidate

    Word

    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • big one

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way of saying death

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • itchy

    Word

    causing an itch or feeling itchy

  • marrow

    Word

    the soft material inside bones that makes blood cells

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • dream on

    Phrase

    used to tell someone that something is impossible or will not happen

  • panic room

    Phrase

    a small room in a house or building where people can hide and stay safe during an attack or emergency

  • in small doses

    Phrase

    in small amounts, or only for short periods at a time

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • tackled

    Word

    to deal with a problem or task in a determined way

  • chance on

    Phrase

    to find or meet something by chance

  • shut out

    Phrase

    to stop light, sound, or other things from getting in

  • blow through

    Phrase

    to spend money or use up something very quickly

  • dotted

    Word

    covered with small dots or spots

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • yank

    Word

    a sudden hard pull or jerk

  • noticeable

    Word

    easy to see or notice

  • postpone

    Word

    to change a planned event or action to a later time

  • pick it up

    Phrase

    to speak or act more quickly

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • checklist

    Word

    a list of tasks or items to check off one by one

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • settle down

    Phrase

    to become calm and quiet after being active, noisy, or upset

  • generosity

    Word

    the quality of being generous and willing to give or help

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • lure

    Word

    to attract or tempt someone or something, often by offering something appealing

  • shelling

    Word

    the act of removing shells or outer coverings from nuts, seeds, or other food

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • stick around

    Phrase

    to stay in a place for a while and not leave

  • good girl

    Phrase

    said to a female animal, especially a dog, when she has done something well

  • no problemo

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying that something is not a problem

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • delightful

    Word

    very pleasant or enjoyable

  • crushing

    Word

    causing a very heavy defeat or loss

  • foreman

    Word

    a person in charge of a group of workers, especially on a building site or in a factory

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • no time

    Phrase

    a very short period of time

  • warm up

    Phrase

    gentle exercise done before harder exercise or sport to prepare the body

  • book signing

    Phrase

    an event where an author signs copies of a book for readers

  • launch party

    Phrase

    a party to celebrate the release of a new product, book, or film

  • yoga

    Word

    a system of physical exercises and breathing used to improve health and relaxation

  • sensation

    Word

    a feeling caused by something touching your body or happening to it

  • can't wait

    Phrase

    to feel very excited and eager for something that will happen soon

  • vengeance

    Word

    the desire to punish someone for a wrong they did

  • every time

    Phrase

    used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens

  • in bed

    Phrase

    in a bed, especially while sleeping or resting

  • Bad Thing

    Phrase

    something that has a bad effect or causes trouble

  • fashioned

    Word

    made or shaped in a particular way

  • falcon

    Word

    a bird of prey with long pointed wings and a hooked beak

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

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