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American Dad! S15E16: English vocabulary

Season 15, Episode 16AnimationComedy

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  • gewgaw

    Word

    a small decorative object that is pretty but not very valuable

  • masticate

    Word

    to chew food

  • whir

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • retch

    Word

    to make the sound and movement of vomiting, without necessarily bringing anything up

  • coddle

    Word

    to treat someone with too much care or protection

  • brawny

    Word

    strong and muscular

  • sternly

    Word

    in a strict or severe way

  • fleeced

    Word

    to cheat someone out of a lot of money

  • lifeblood

    Word

    something that is essential to the success or survival of a person or thing

  • blare

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • zany

    Word

    funny in a strange, wild, or unusual way

  • flapper

    Word

    a young woman in the 1920s who dressed and behaved in a modern, rebellious way

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  • slicker

    Word

    a person who is clever but not honest

  • callus

    Word

    a thick, hard area of skin that forms after repeated rubbing or pressure

  • downy

    Word

    covered with soft, fine feathers or hair

  • snarling

    Word

    making a low, angry sound with the teeth showing

  • twittering

    Word

    the soft, repeated sound birds make

  • toughen

    Word

    to make something stronger and more able to deal with difficulty

  • git

    Word

    a foolish or unpleasant person

  • clang

    Word

    to make a loud, sharp metallic sound

  • sectional

    Word

    a sofa made of separate sections that can be arranged in different ways

  • croak

    Word

    to make a deep, hoarse sound, like a frog or a crow

  • gopher

    Word

    a small burrowing rodent that lives in North and Central America

  • amish

    Word

    relating to the Amish, a Christian group known for simple, traditional living

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  • nab

    Word

    to catch or seize someone or something quickly and suddenly

  • rifling

    Word

    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • toughness

    Word

    the quality of being strong and able to handle difficult conditions

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • resilient

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    able to recover quickly from problems or difficult changes

  • thumping

    Word

    making a dull, heavy sound

  • termite

    Word

    a small pale insect that lives in large colonies and eats wood

  • plush

    Word

    soft, smooth, and thick

  • blanketing

    Word

    covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • shun

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    deliberately avoid someone or something

  • dowry

    Word

    money or property a bride brings to a marriage, usually given to the husband or his family

  • raptor

    Word

    a bird that hunts and eats other animals

  • hissing

    Word

    making a long, sharp s sound

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • mite

    Word

    a very small amount of something

  • cocking

    Word

    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • yin

    Word

    in Chinese philosophy, the dark, passive, feminine principle

  • discouraging

    Word

    making someone feel less hopeful or confident

  • bulldozer

    Word

    a powerful machine with a wide metal blade at the front, used for moving earth or clearing land

  • possum

    Word

    a small to medium-sized marsupial from Australia or New Guinea

  • overalls

    Word

    a piece of clothing with trousers and a bib front, worn over a shirt for work or casual wear

  • ominous

    Word

    giving a feeling that something bad is going to happen

  • fleece

    Word

    the woolly coat of a sheep or goat

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • harvesting

    Word

    the act of gathering a crop from the fields

  • hoot

    Word

    the sound an owl makes

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • squirt

    Word

    to force liquid out in a thin stream

  • giggle

    Word

    to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

  • sod

    Word

    grass and the thin layer of soil it grows in

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • carry away

    Phrase

    to make someone so excited or emotional that they lose control

  • fiddle

    Word

    a violin, especially one used in folk music

  • senseless

    Word

    stupid, pointless, or not sensible

  • tell of

    Phrase

    to describe or talk about something

  • farm down

    Phrase

    to sell part of a project or business to another investor

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • coupon

    Word

    a paper or digital voucher that gives you a discount

  • wildly

    Word

    in a very uncontrolled or extreme way

  • rumbling

    Word

    a deep, low, continuous sound

  • homestead

    Word

    a house, especially a farmhouse, with its outbuildings and land

  • weakly

    Word

    in a weak or feeble way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • tough as nails

    Phrase

    very tough and able to deal with difficult situations

  • crunch

    Word

    to crush or bite something so it makes a loud, dry sound

  • reckoning

    Word

    the act of making a calculation or estimate

  • moo

    Word

    the sound a cow makes

  • in bad

    Phrase

    out of favor with someone; not liked by them

  • thundering

    Word

    making a loud, deep, rumbling sound

  • no place

    Phrase

    used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • wedding night

    Phrase

    the night when a married couple first sleep together

  • toughen up

    Phrase

    to become or make someone mentally stronger and less easily upset

  • compassionate

    Word

    showing kindness and concern for people who are suffering

  • pitchfork

    Word

    a long-handled tool with two or more pointed prongs, used for lifting hay or straw

  • farmhouse

    Word

    a house on a farm, usually where the farmer's family lives

  • grunt

    Word

    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • thee

    Word

    you; used as the object of a verb or preposition in older or religious English

  • gasp

    Word

    to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

  • sabotage

    Word

    the deliberate damaging or blocking of something to stop it working or succeeding

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • moan

    Word

    to make a long, low sound because of pain, sadness, or pleasure

  • live for

    Phrase

    to care about something so much that it gives you energy or purpose

  • line up

    Phrase

    a list of people or things arranged in a line

  • fight off

    Phrase

    to successfully defend yourself against an attack, illness, or a strong feeling

  • hornet

    Word

    a large stinging insect like a wasp

  • unanimous

    Word

    in complete agreement; with everyone voting the same way

  • twitter

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    a short, high, light sound, especially made by birds

  • notification

    Word

    an alert or message that tells you something has happened or needs attention

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

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