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The Simpsons S4E12: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 12AnimationComedy

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  • emasculate

    Word

    to make someone or something weaker or less effective

  • comely

    Word

    pleasant and attractive in a simple, graceful way

  • disbursement

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    the act of paying money out of a fund or account

  • centralize

    Word

    to bring activities, decisions, or control under one central authority

  • electrify

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    to make something carry or use electricity

  • defile

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    to make something dirty, impure, or morally bad

  • magnify

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    to make something look larger, especially with a lens or microscope

  • leavings

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

  • loveable

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    easy to like and care about

  • ooze

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    to flow out slowly in a thick or sticky way

  • incriminate

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    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • gobble

    Word

    to eat something quickly and noisily

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  • pothole

    Word

    a hole or broken place in a road surface

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • impersonate

    Word

    pretend to be someone else, often to trick people or for entertainment

  • nay

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    no; not so

  • lass

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    a girl or young woman, especially in Scottish English

  • exhaustive

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    very thorough and complete

  • marshaling

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    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • squander

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    to waste money, time, or an opportunity in a careless way

  • outrun

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    to run faster than someone or something, or to escape by running

  • arouse

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    to cause a feeling, reaction, or interest to start or increase

  • evener

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

  • boon

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    something that is very helpful or brings an advantage

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  • pornographic

    Word

    showing or containing explicit sexual images or activity

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • possum

    Word

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

  • donut

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    a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • siamese

    Word

    a breed of cat with a pale coat and dark points, often blue-eyed

  • folly

    Word

    foolish behavior or a foolish decision

  • my good man

    Phrase

    a polite or old-fashioned way to address a man

  • dashing

    Word

    attractive, stylish, and confident

  • escalator

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    a moving staircase that carries people between floors

  • wheeling

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    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

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

  • rascal

    Word

    a mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • sash

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    a long strip of cloth worn around the waist or over one shoulder

  • blazing

    Word

    burning very brightly and strongly

  • run out on

    Phrase

    to leave a partner or commitment suddenly and without warning

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • mono

    Word

    sound recorded or played with one channel only

  • investigative

    Word

    used for investigating or intended to investigate

  • not on your life

    Phrase

    absolutely not; no way

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • big one

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way of saying death

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • want out

    Phrase

    to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • superman

    Word

    a man with extraordinary strength, ability, or courage

  • glide

    Word

    to move smoothly through the air or over a surface with little effort

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • amuse

    Word

    to make someone feel happy or entertained

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • town meeting

    Phrase

    a meeting where people in a town discuss local matters

  • environmental protection

    Phrase

    the protection of the natural environment from harm

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • skyscraper

    Word

    a very tall building with many floors

  • cowardly

    Word

    showing a lack of courage

  • lie around

    Phrase

    to spend time doing nothing useful

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • key in

    Phrase

    to enter information by typing it into a computer or device

  • warp

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    to bend or twist out of shape

  • dolly

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    a small wheeled platform used for moving heavy things

  • allegiance

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    loyal support for a person, group, or cause

  • nuisance

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    something or someone that causes annoyance or inconvenience

  • penned

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    wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • homer

    Word

    a home run

  • embark

    Word

    to begin a journey on a ship, plane, or other vehicle

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • drumming

    Word

    the act of playing drums

  • awfully

    Word

    very; extremely

  • cosmic

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    relating to the universe and outer space

  • dedicate

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    to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

  • contempt

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    a strong feeling that someone or something is not worthy of respect

  • eclipse

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    an event in which one celestial body blocks the light from another

  • wiring

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    the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

  • batter

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    to hit or beat something repeatedly with hard blows

  • pledge

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    a serious promise to do something

  • anchored

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    fixed firmly in place

  • chartered

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    used for a vehicle, flight, or trip that is hired for a special purpose

  • blaze

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    a very large, bright fire

  • faulty

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    not working properly because of a defect or mistake

  • pardon me

    Phrase

    a polite way to say sorry or to ask someone to repeat something or let you pass

  • constable

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    a police officer, especially one of the lower ranks in some countries

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • lever

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    a bar that turns around a fixed point and helps lift or move something

  • lifelong

    Word

    lasting for all of a person's life

  • stumble

    Word

    to trip or lose your balance for a moment

  • no good

    Phrase

    bad, useless, or not worth using

  • watch it

    Phrase

    used to warn someone to be careful or stop what they are doing

  • either way

    Phrase

    used to say that the result is the same no matter which choice happens

  • beverage

    Word

    a drink, especially one that is not water

  • sensation

    Word

    a feeling caused by something touching your body or happening to it

  • mule

    Word

    the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse

  • too late

    Phrase

    so late that something can no longer be done or changed

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