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Seinfeld S8E20: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 20Comedy

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  • unmentionables

    Word

    a humorous or polite word for underwear or undergarments

  • craw

    Word

    the part of a bird's throat where food is stored before digestion

  • perpetrate

    Word

    to commit a serious crime or other harmful act

  • musty

    Word

    smelling stale, damp, or moldy

  • deliciously

    Word

    in a way that is very pleasant or enjoyable

  • inexcusable

    Word

    too bad or wrong to be accepted or forgiven

  • oriole

    Word

    a brightly colored bird with a pointed bill and a clear, musical song

  • bashful

    Word

    shy and uncomfortable in social situations

  • mooned

    Word

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

  • scalping

    Word

    the illegal buying of tickets and reselling them for a much higher price

  • saleswoman

    Word

    a woman who sells goods or services

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

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  • numero

    Word

    a number or numeral

  • popper

    Word

    a small snack, often filled with cheese, meat, or vegetables, that is baked or fried

  • barometer

    Word

    an instrument that measures air pressure, often used to help predict the weather

  • condiment

    Word

    a food added to meals to give them more flavor, such as ketchup, mustard, or soy sauce

  • stocky

    Word

    having a short, broad, and solid build

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • disloyal

    Word

    not loyal or faithful to a person, group, or cause

  • reprisal

    Word

    an act of revenge or punishment in response to an attack or injury

  • shank

    Word

    the lower part of the leg, especially between the knee and the ankle

  • triumphing

    Word

    winning or succeeding after a struggle

  • evener

    Word

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

  • noticeably

    Word

    in a way that is easy to notice; clearly

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  • mayan

    Word

    relating to the Maya people or their civilization

  • streaked

    Word

    having thin lines or marks of a different color

  • ballooned

    Word

    to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

  • incompetence

    Word

    a lack of the skill or ability needed to do something well

  • sit on it

    Phrase

    Used to tell someone rudely to go away or stop bothering you

  • snowball

    Word

    a ball of packed snow, often thrown in play

  • strut

    Word

    to walk in a proud, showy way

  • go outside

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

  • coming together

    Phrase

    the act of people or things joining together as one

  • fives

    Word

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

  • lucrative

    Word

    making or likely to make a lot of money

  • browse

    Word

    to look at things in a relaxed, casual way, especially in a shop or online

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • blazing

    Word

    burning very brightly and strongly

  • oddly

    Word

    in a strange or unusual way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • number seven

    Phrase

    the batter who is scheduled to bat seventh in the batting order

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • stocking

    Word

    a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually made of thin fabric and worn by women

  • scalp

    Word

    the skin on the top of your head

  • flop

    Word

    to fall or move down heavily and loosely

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • macho

    Word

    showing a very strong, traditional idea of masculinity

  • pop pills

    Phrase

    to take pills, especially drugs, often or regularly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • speed dial

    Phrase

    a phone feature that lets you call a number by pressing one button or a few keys

  • ball club

    Phrase

    a baseball team

  • twitch

    Word

    to make a sudden small movement, or to move with sudden small movements

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • stein

    Word

    a large mug for beer, often with a handle and a lid

  • contagious

    Word

    able to spread from one person, animal, or thing to another

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • pant

    Word

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

  • yank

    Word

    a sudden hard pull or jerk

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • moron

    Word

    an insulting word for a stupid person

  • penned

    Word

    wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • yankee

    Word

    a person from the northern US, especially New England

  • violently

    Word

    with a lot of force or energy

  • rotate

    Word

    to turn or make something turn around a center or axis

  • garment

    Word

    a piece of clothing

  • napkin

    Word

    a small piece of cloth or paper used at a meal to wipe your mouth or fingers

  • drive around

    Phrase

    to drive somewhere without a particular destination or purpose

  • coaster

    Word

    a small object you put under a glass or cup to protect a table

  • thermometer

    Word

    a device used for measuring temperature

  • blaze

    Word

    a very large, bright fire

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • millennium

    Word

    a period of 1,000 years

  • dialing

    Word

    the act of entering a phone number to call someone

  • folding

    Word

    able to be folded into a smaller size

  • crushing

    Word

    causing a very heavy defeat or loss

  • folding chair

    Phrase

    a chair that can be folded flat for storage or carrying

  • gift certificate

    Phrase

    a voucher that lets someone buy something later, usually as a gift

  • silver mine

    Phrase

    a mine where silver is extracted

  • conditioned

    Word

    trained to react in a particular way

  • tab

    Word

    a small flap or strip used for holding, fastening, or pulling something

  • cub

    Word

    a young bear, lion, fox, or similar wild animal

  • upsetting

    Word

    making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

  • fashioned

    Word

    made or shaped in a particular way

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • exclude

    Word

    to keep someone from entering a place or joining a group

  • moisture

    Word

    small amounts of water or another liquid in the air, on a surface, or in something

  • not bad

    Phrase

    fairly good; better than expected

  • contracted

    Word

    to hire a person or company to do a job or provide a service

  • deed

    Word

    an action, especially one that is brave, kind, or morally good

  • isn't it

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • stepmother

    Word

    the wife of your father from a later marriage

  • hang on

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to wait for a moment

  • mores

    Word

    the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

  • this time

    Phrase

    at the same point in time as something else

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