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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert S3E158: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 158ComedyTalk

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  • bigly

    to a great degree; very much

  • burgeon

    to grow or increase quickly

  • bullish

    feeling confident that something will be successful or that prices will rise

  • farfetched

    too unlikely to be true or believable

  • incarcerate

    to put someone in prison

  • shamble

    to walk slowly with heavy, dragging steps

  • pinking

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • quip

    a short, witty remark

  • tas

    a cup or drinking vessel

  • foxed

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

  • humbles

    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • mooned

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

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  • segmented

    to divide something into separate parts or sections

  • welcomer

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

  • wanton

    deliberately cruel, violent, or harmful

  • git

    a foolish or unpleasant person

  • tact

    careful skill in dealing with people or difficult situations without causing offense

  • impotent

    unable to act or help effectively; powerless

  • manganese

    a hard gray metal used in steel and other alloys

  • connective

    a word or phrase that connects parts of a sentence or text

  • spoiler

    a comment or post that reveals an important part of a story, movie, or game before you see it

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • dispenser

    a machine that gives out a drink, snack, or other item when you press a button or pay for it

  • lucifer

    a match that lights when struck

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