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Amy Poehler/Vice President Joe Biden/A Great Big World: Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) S01E01 English vocabulary

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  • inoculate

    Word

    give a person or animal a vaccine to protect against a disease

  • crony

    Word

    a close friend, especially one in a group that has influence or power

  • misdirection

    Word

    the use of tricks or distractions to make people notice the wrong thing

  • litigator

    Word

    a lawyer who handles lawsuits in court

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • womanly

    Word

    having qualities traditionally associated with women, such as gentleness or grace

  • enshrine

    Word

    to protect or preserve something as important or sacred

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • goring

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    to wound or kill by stabbing with a horn or tusk

  • virulent

    Word

    very harmful, severe, or aggressive

  • divorcee

    Word

    a person who is divorced

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

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  • foxed

    Word

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

  • impoverish

    Word

    to make a person, group, or area poor

  • columbine

    Word

    a garden plant with delicate, spurred flowers

  • segmented

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    to divide something into separate parts or sections

  • leavings

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    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • defraud

    Word

    to get money or property from someone by lying or cheating

  • disseminate

    Word

    to spread information, ideas, or news widely

  • premonition

    Word

    a feeling that something, especially something bad, is going to happen

  • fascinate

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    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • paralyze

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    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • legalize

    Word

    to make something legal by changing the law

  • fanatical

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    showing extreme, single-minded enthusiasm or support

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  • isis

    Word

    the ancient Egyptian goddess of magic and motherhood

  • pox

    Word

    a disease that causes spots or pustules on the skin, such as chickenpox or smallpox

  • birthright

    Word

    a right or privilege that you have because of the family you are born into

  • absentee

    Word

    a person who is expected to be somewhere but is not there

  • directorial

    Word

    relating to a film, play, or other production director or their work

  • spout

    Word

    to send out liquid in a sudden flow or stream

  • overdrive

    Word

    a state of very high activity, energy, or speed

  • dweller

    Word

    a person or animal that lives in a particular place

  • gullible

    Word

    too willing to believe what other people say; easily fooled

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • fahrenheit

    Word

    the Fahrenheit temperature scale, where water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • evasive

    Word

    careful not to answer directly or reveal too much

  • hysteria

    Word

    a state of wild, uncontrolled emotion or excitement

  • gallows

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    a structure used for hanging people as a form of execution

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • pennant

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    a long, narrow flag, often used as a decoration or symbol

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • nemesis

    Word

    a person or thing that is very difficult to defeat or deal with

  • ordain

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    to make someone a priest or minister in a religious ceremony

  • deodorant

    Word

    a product you put on your body to stop or reduce body odor

  • leprosy

    Word

    a serious infectious disease that affects the skin and nerves

  • horde

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    a very large crowd or group of people

  • ovation

    Word

    a strong, enthusiastic show of applause from an audience

  • plunder

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    to steal things from a place, especially during war or a riot

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • stripping

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    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • congratulation

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    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • gore

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    blood, especially when it is seen after violence or an accident

  • massively

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    to a very great degree; extremely

  • cram

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    to fill something too full by pushing things in

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • mountaineer

    Word

    a person who climbs mountains, especially as a sport or job

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • far out

    Phrase

    very unusual, unconventional, or extreme

  • insane asylum

    Phrase

    an old-fashioned word for a hospital for people with severe mental illness

  • frenzy

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    a state of wild, uncontrolled excitement or activity

  • phenomenal

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    extremely good, impressive, or surprising

  • wildfire

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    a large fire in the wild that spreads quickly and is hard to control

  • counterfeit

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    to make an illegal copy of something in order to trick people

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • truthful

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    always telling the truth; honest

  • minority leader

    Phrase

    the leader of the minority party in a legislature

  • constitutional amendment

    Phrase

    a change to a constitution

  • home in

    Phrase

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

  • wheeling

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    the act of moving something on wheels

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • stuff up

    Phrase

    to make a serious mistake or do something badly

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • stacking

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    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • theorist

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    a person who develops theories, especially in science or politics

  • railing

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    a bar or set of bars used as a fence, guard, or support

  • inclusive

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    including everyone, especially people who are often left out

  • wildly

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    in a very uncontrolled or extreme way

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • sweaty

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    covered with sweat

  • subscribe

    Word

    to pay to receive a newspaper, magazine, or service regularly

  • whipping

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    the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • nominate

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    to choose someone as a candidate for an election, award, or job

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • props

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    objects used in a play, movie, or TV show

  • hoax

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    a trick or lie meant to make people believe something false

  • excite

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    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • sovereignty

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    the power of a country to govern itself

  • apparel

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    clothing, especially clothes sold as a category or for a particular purpose

  • sane

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    mentally healthy and able to think clearly

  • cocky

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    too confident in yourself in a way that annoys other people

  • shopper

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    a person who is shopping, especially in a store or mall

  • to tell the truth

    Phrase

    used to introduce a statement that is honest or frank

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