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The Simpsons S29E17: English vocabulary

Season 29, Episode 17AnimationComedy

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  • gratin

    Word

    a dish baked with a browned top, often made with cheese or breadcrumbs

  • bisque

    Word

    a thick, creamy soup made with shellfish, especially lobster or crab

  • praline

    Word

    a sweet paste or powder made from ground nuts and sugar

  • briny

    Word

    salty or tasting of salt

  • artichoke

    Word

    a plant with a large edible flower bud, eaten as a vegetable

  • reefer

    Word

    a cigarette containing marijuana

  • brisket

    Word

    a cut of beef from the lower chest of a cow

  • eek

    Word

    used to express sudden fear, surprise, or discomfort

  • gumbo

    Word

    a thick soup or stew from the southern U.S., usually made with meat or seafood, vegetables, and rice

  • crawfish

    Word

    a small freshwater animal with a hard shell and claws, like a tiny lobster

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • glorify

    Word

    to praise or present something as very good or important

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  • canvass

    Word

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

  • scat

    Word

    to run away quickly; to leave in a hurry

  • blacken

    Word

    to make something black or darker

  • glum

    Word

    looking or feeling sad and gloomy

  • repulsive

    Word

    causing strong disgust or dislike

  • cajun

    Word

    a person from the Cajun community in Louisiana

  • crabbing

    Word

    the activity of catching crabs

  • casserole

    Word

    a dish of meat, vegetables, or pasta baked slowly in the oven

  • perilous

    Word

    very dangerous or risky

  • pecan

    Word

    a long, smooth brown nut that you can eat

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • mouthpiece

    Word

    the part of a musical instrument that you blow into

  • kale

    Word

    a leafy green vegetable with curly or flat leaves

  • keg

    Word

    a small barrel, often used for beer or other drinks

  • hideous

    Word

    extremely ugly or unpleasant

  • brighten

    Word

    to make something brighter or lighter in color

  • sax

    Word

    a saxophone

  • creole

    Word

    a language that developed from a mixture of languages

  • suck it

    Phrase

    used to taunt someone after they lose or fail

  • donut

    Word

    a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

  • tailoring

    Word

    the work of making or altering clothes so they fit well

  • incurable

    Word

    not able to be cured

  • bottom dollar

    Phrase

    all of someone's money, especially the last money they have

  • whiz

    Word

    a person who is very skilled at something

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • voodoo

    Word

    a religion and set of spiritual practices that developed in Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean

  • turbulence

    Word

    violent, uneven movement in air or water that can shake a plane or boat

  • dashing

    Word

    attractive, stylish, and confident

  • hallelujah

    Word

    used to express praise, joy, or relief

  • peep

    Word

    a short, high sound, especially from a bird or baby

  • sacking

    Word

    the act of being dismissed from a job

  • smoky

    Word

    full of smoke

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • satire

    Word

    writing, art, or humor that uses exaggeration to criticize people or society

  • fall in

    Phrase

    to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

  • clarinet

    Word

    a woodwind instrument with a single reed and keys

  • yuck

    Word

    used to show that you find something disgusting or very unpleasant

  • rehearse

    Word

    to practice a play, speech, or performance before presenting it

  • dripping

    Word

    the act of liquid dripping in drops

  • dixie

    Word

    a large metal pot used for cooking outdoors

  • roasting

    Word

    the process of cooking food in an oven or over a fire

  • catfish

    Word

    a fish that lives in rivers, lakes, or the sea and has whisker-like feelers near its mouth

  • eel

    Word

    a long, thin fish that looks like a snake

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • crush it

    Phrase

    to do something very well and succeed impressively

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • pun

    Word

    a joke that uses a word with two meanings or two words that sound the same

  • for the love of

    Phrase

    used in an exclamation to show annoyance or frustration

  • hold that thought

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to pause for a moment so you can deal with something else

  • veggie

    Word

    a vegetable, especially when spoken about informally

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • saxophone

    Word

    a brass musical instrument with a curved tube and a single-reed mouthpiece

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • voodoo doll

    Phrase

    a doll used in voodoo rituals or as a symbol of voodoo magic

  • powder keg

    Phrase

    a situation that is likely to become violent or cause serious trouble

  • sperm

    Word

    the male sex cell that can fertilize an egg

  • oyster

    Word

    a sea animal with a hard shell that lives attached to rocks

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • want in

    Phrase

    to want to join in or be included in something

  • microscope

    Word

    a device that makes very small objects look much bigger

  • knock off

    Phrase

    to steal something

  • grave robber

    Phrase

    a person who digs up graves, especially to steal from them

  • bourbon

    Word

    a type of American whiskey made from corn

  • divert

    Word

    to change the direction of something, or send it somewhere else

  • homer

    Word

    a home run

  • chatter

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • ducking

    Word

    to lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen

  • gag

    Word

    a device or piece of cloth used to stop someone from speaking

  • squid

    Word

    a sea animal with a long soft body and eight arms, plus two longer tentacles

  • spotlight

    Word

    a strong, focused light that shines on one small area

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • humidity

    Word

    the amount of water vapor in the air

  • jazz

    Word

    a style of music with strong rhythm and improvisation

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • robber

    Word

    a person who steals money or property, often by using force or threats

  • crushing

    Word

    causing a very heavy defeat or loss

  • pecan pie

    Phrase

    a sweet pie made with pecans, sugar, butter, and eggs

  • day trip

    Phrase

    a short trip that starts and ends on the same day

  • air travel

    Phrase

    travel by plane

  • ticketing

    Word

    the sale and issuing of tickets

  • too late

    Phrase

    so late that something can no longer be done or changed

  • how are things

    Phrase

    a casual way of asking how someone is doing or how life is going

  • doom

    Word

    something terrible that is going to happen, or a feeling that something terrible is coming

  • conditioned

    Word

    trained to react in a particular way

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