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The Simpsons S2E21: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 21AnimationComedy

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  • americanize

    Word

    to make something more American in style, customs, or character

  • tugger

    Word

    a vehicle used for pulling heavy loads

  • squealer

    Word

    a person who tells the police or another authority about someone’s wrongdoing

  • bordello

    Word

    a brothel

  • fidget

    Word

    to make small repeated movements, especially because you are nervous or impatient

  • sniffle

    Word

    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

  • smasher

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    a person or thing that smashes something

  • amputate

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    to remove part or all of a limb or finger by surgery

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • waddle

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    to walk with short steps, swaying from side to side

  • sauerkraut

    Word

    finely cut cabbage that has been fermented and eaten as a side dish

  • wagering

    Word

    the activity of betting money on uncertain results

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  • grubby

    Word

    dirty and untidy

  • gloat

    Word

    to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

  • welcomer

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

  • friendliness

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    the quality of being friendly and pleasant to other people

  • chump

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    a foolish or easily fooled person

  • whitewash

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    to hide bad facts or mistakes and make something seem better than it is

  • whence

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    from what place or source

  • dyeing

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    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

  • tasteful

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    attractive because of simple, elegant style

  • sordid

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    morally bad, unpleasant, or shameful

  • materialism

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    a belief that money and possessions are more important than other values

  • saber

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    a curved sword with one sharp edge

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  • equate

    Word

    to say that two things are the same or very similar

  • sludge

    Word

    thick, wet mud or dirty liquid with solid material in it

  • arouse

    Word

    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

  • merciful

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    showing kindness and forgiveness

  • drowsy

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    feeling sleepy and unable to stay fully awake

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • impart

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    to give someone information, knowledge, or a quality

  • kaiser

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    the title used for the emperor of Germany and Austria in the past

  • iodine

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    a chemical element used in medicine and as a nutrient in small amounts

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • barbed

    Word

    having sharp points that can hurt or catch on things

  • butting

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    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • larva

    Word

    the young form of an insect that hatches from an egg and changes into an adult

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • wager

    Word

    a bet on the result of something

  • dime out

    Phrase

    to tell the police or another authority that someone has done something wrong

  • behold

    Word

    to look at something with attention or wonder

  • stand corrected

    Phrase

    to admit that you were wrong after someone corrects you

  • sap

    Word

    the liquid that flows through a plant and carries food and other substances

  • apricot

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    a small, soft, orange fruit with a sweet taste

  • bargain for

    Phrase

    to expect or allow for something, especially something unpleasant

  • folklore

    Word

    traditional stories, beliefs, and customs of a community

  • play on

    Phrase

    to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • lighten up

    Phrase

    to become less serious, tense, or upset

  • superman

    Word

    a man with extraordinary strength, ability, or courage

  • germ

    Word

    a tiny living thing, especially one that can cause disease

  • nice try

    Phrase

    used to say that an attempt was not successful

  • chore

    Word

    a small task you have to do regularly, especially around the house

  • lighten

    Word

    to make or become lighter in color, weight, or mood

  • master's degree

    Phrase

    a university degree you earn after a bachelor's degree

  • vulture

    Word

    a large bird that eats dead animals

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • hump

    Word

    a rounded lump or raised part on the back of a camel or some other animals

  • riches

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    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • pant

    Word

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

  • deserving

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    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • zoned

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    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • serum

    Word

    a clear liquid in blood or in some medicines and beauty products

  • homer

    Word

    a home run

  • haunt

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    to visit a place often

  • barley

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    a cereal plant grown for its grain

  • humiliate

    Word

    make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

  • almond

    Word

    a small oval nut that grows inside a hard shell

  • improve on

    Phrase

    to do something better than something that already exists

  • sewer

    Word

    an underground pipe or system of pipes that carries away waste water and sewage

  • good times

    Phrase

    a period in the past that was enjoyable or memorable, often remembered with nostalgia

  • mourning

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    the feeling and actions of sadness after someone has died

  • wiring

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

  • tick

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    a small insect-like animal that bites animals and people and sucks blood

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • inject

    Word

    to put a liquid, drug, or other substance into something or someone

  • imitation

    Word

    something made to look like another thing

  • rum

    Word

    a strong alcoholic drink made from sugarcane

  • witty

    Word

    showing quick, clever humor

  • masked

    Word

    covered with a mask or disguise

  • baseball card

    Phrase

    a card with a picture of a baseball player, often collected or traded

  • little hand

    Phrase

    the shorter hand on a clock that shows the hours

  • grenade

    Word

    a small explosive weapon that is thrown by hand or fired from a launcher

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • just kidding

    Phrase

    used to say that you were joking and not serious

  • school bus

    Phrase

    a bus that takes children to and from school

  • paste

    Word

    a soft, thick substance

  • haunted

    Word

    looking sad, worried, or troubled, as if something bad has happened

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • nursing home

    Phrase

    a home where older people live and get care

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • how's it going

    Phrase

    a casual way of asking how someone is doing

  • free time

    Phrase

    time when you are not working and can do what you like

  • venus

    Word

    the second planet from the Sun

  • glow

    Word

    to give off a steady light or heat without flames

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