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American Dad! S4E5: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 5AnimationComedy

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  • groomer

    Word

    a person who washes, brushes, and cares for animals, especially dogs or horses

  • disenfranchise

    Word

    to take away someone's right to vote

  • contrive

    Word

    to manage to do something, especially with difficulty or cleverness

  • pander

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

  • dynamiting

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    the act of blowing something up with dynamite

  • bleacher

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    a set of long seats or benches for spectators at a sports field or other event

  • degenerative

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    causing a gradual loss of strength, ability, or quality

  • scraper

    Word

    a tool used for scraping something off a surface

  • nutter

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    a crazy or strange person

  • scrawny

    Word

    unattractively thin, with little flesh on the body

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • snot

    Word

    thick mucus from the nose

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  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • bovine

    Word

    relating to cattle

  • gambit

    Word

    a risky move or opening remark made to gain an advantage

  • semblance

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    an outward appearance that hides the real situation

  • parlance

    Word

    a way of speaking or using words, especially in a particular group or field

  • tartar

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    a hard deposit that builds up on teeth

  • fume

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    a strong smell, especially smoke, gas, or vapor

  • frustrate

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    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • laxative

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    a medicine that helps you pass stool

  • auctioneer

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    a person who runs an auction and calls out the bids

  • stoner

    Word

    a person who regularly smokes marijuana

  • minion

    Word

    a person who serves or follows a powerful person, often in a weak or unimportant role

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  • fetal

    Word

    relating to a fetus

  • pandora

    Word

    in Greek myth, the woman who opened a box and released all the world's evils

  • suffocating

    Word

    making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky

  • evener

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

  • baggy

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    loose and hanging in folds

  • ridicule

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    mocking or insulting speech or behavior that shows contempt

  • outcast

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    a person who is not accepted by a group or society

  • hoof

    Word

    the hard foot of an animal such as a horse, deer, or cow

  • goth

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    a person who belongs to the goth subculture, which is known for dark clothes, makeup, and music

  • crucifix

    Word

    a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it

  • mahogany

    Word

    a hard reddish-brown wood used for furniture and decoration

  • death star

    Phrase

    a powerful company or organization that seems threatening to smaller ones

  • sling

    Word

    to throw something with a quick, forceful motion

  • viper

    Word

    a venomous snake with long fangs and a thick body

  • big boys

    Phrase

    important or experienced people, especially those with power or authority

  • Eagle Scout

    Phrase

    a person who has earned the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • titanic

    Word

    extremely large, strong, or powerful

  • exit poll

    Phrase

    a poll of voters as they leave a polling place, used to predict the result of an election

  • puberty

    Word

    the stage in life when a child's body begins to change into an adult body

  • blazing

    Word

    burning very brightly and strongly

  • anesthesia

    Word

    a drug-induced loss of feeling, or of feeling and consciousness, used during a medical procedure

  • birdie

    Word

    a small bird, especially a young one

  • karma

    Word

    the idea that your actions affect what happens to you later

  • run on fumes

    Phrase

    to keep going with very little fuel, energy, or resources left

  • powerless

    Word

    unable to act, influence events, or change a situation

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • stoop

    Word

    to bend your body forward and down

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • run against

    Phrase

    to compete against someone in an election

  • pregnancy test

    Phrase

    a test used to find out whether someone is pregnant

  • portrayal

    Word

    the way someone or something is shown in a book, film, painting, or other work

  • pissed off

    Phrase

    very angry or annoyed

  • walk on

    Phrase

    to come onto the stage in a performance

  • affiliate

    Word

    to officially connect a person or group with a larger organization

  • framing

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    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • riches

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    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • pant

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

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • better off

    Phrase

    in a better situation, especially after a change or decision

  • break up

    Phrase

    to make a group of people separate and go away

  • get past

    Phrase

    to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • humiliate

    Word

    make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

  • dynamite

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    a powerful explosive used for blasting or demolition

  • narrowing

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    the process of becoming narrower

  • debating

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    the activity of discussing a topic in a formal way, especially to argue different sides

  • faulting

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    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • dagger

    Word

    a short knife with a sharp point and two sharp edges

  • blaze

    Word

    a very large, bright fire

  • mafia

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    an organized crime group

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • extinction

    Word

    the process of a plant or animal species dying out completely

  • turf

    Word

    grass and the layer of soil and roots it grows in

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • no time

    Phrase

    a very short period of time

  • computer lab

    Phrase

    a room where computers are available for people to use

  • fish stick

    Phrase

    a piece of fish coated in breadcrumbs and fried

  • blinding

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    so bright that it is hard to see

  • web page

    Phrase

    a page on the internet that you view in a browser

  • compass

    Word

    a device with a needle that shows direction, especially magnetic north

  • highlight

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    to emphasize something or make it stand out

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • TV show

    Phrase

    a television program

  • lousy

    Word

    very bad, unpleasant, or of poor quality

  • renaissance

    Word

    a period when art, learning, or interest in something becomes active again

  • jew

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    a member of the people and cultural community whose traditional religion is Judaism and who trace their origins through the ancient Hebrew people of Israel to Abraham.

  • locker room

    Phrase

    a room where people change clothes and store their things in lockers

  • obsession

    Word

    a strong, unhealthy focus on a person or thing

  • pass through

    Phrase

    to go through a place on the way to somewhere else

  • righter

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    more correct or more suitable

  • flaw

    Word

    a small fault or imperfection in something

  • seize

    Word

    to take hold of something suddenly and firmly

  • proceeding

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    a formal legal or official process

  • hang on

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to wait for a moment

  • stand up

    Phrase

    to support or defend someone or something

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