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Modern Family S1E13: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 13Comedy

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  • lambskin

    Word

    the skin of a young sheep, or leather made from it

  • faze

    Word

    to upset or embarrass someone

  • ejector

    Word

    a device that pushes something out of a machine or weapon

  • pleat

    Word

    a fold sewn into cloth, especially in a skirt or dress

  • displease

    Word

    to make someone feel unhappy or annoyed

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • shafting

    Word

    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

  • amphitheater

    Word

    a large open-air place with seats built in tiers for performances or sports

  • hunky

    Word

    (of a man) physically strong and attractive

  • thermostat

    Word

    a device that controls the temperature in a room or building

  • vigor

    Word

    strong energy and effort

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  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • tempering

    Word

    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • muting

    Word

    the act of making a sound or device silent

  • snowflake

    Word

    a small piece of snow

  • blanketing

    Word

    covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

  • dis

    Word

    to insult or show disrespect to someone

  • evener

    Word

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

  • suede

    Word

    a type of soft leather with a velvety surface

  • florist

    Word

    a person who sells flowers and makes flower arrangements

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

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  • geez

    Word

    used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

  • tailoring

    Word

    the work of making or altering clothes so they fit well

  • how's it hanging

    Phrase

    a casual way of asking how someone is

  • quadruple

    Word

    to make something four times as large or as much

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • anguish

    Word

    severe mental suffering or great pain

  • insecurity

    Word

    a feeling of not being confident or safe

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • fives

    Word

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • dresser

    Word

    a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes or other items

  • ling

    Word

    a Chinese unit of length, equal to about 0.5 meters (1.31 feet)

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • handkerchief

    Word

    a small cloth used for wiping your nose or face

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • maturing

    Word

    becoming more mature and fully developed

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • cocky

    Word

    too confident in yourself in a way that annoys other people

  • flaming

    Word

    burning with flames

  • get up in

    Phrase

    to interfere in someone else's business or get involved in something that is not your concern

  • home theater

    Phrase

    a room or setup in a house for watching films and TV with a large screen and good sound

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • griffin

    Word

    a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle

  • back east

    Phrase

    in or to the eastern part of the United States, especially from the Midwest or West

  • in the least

    Phrase

    not at all; to no extent

  • chance on

    Phrase

    to find or meet something by chance

  • turn out

    Phrase

    to be found to be true, real, or the case

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • turn on

    Phrase

    to depend on something; to be decided by something

  • pant

    Word

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

  • prostitute

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • gambler

    Word

    a person who likes gambling or often gambles

  • ping

    Word

    to send a quick message to someone

  • catch up

    Phrase

    to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • humiliate

    Word

    make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • dale

    Word

    a narrow valley, especially in northern England

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • bottled

    Word

    preserved or sold in bottles

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • stick around

    Phrase

    to stay in a place for a while and not leave

  • get the door

    Phrase

    to open the door when someone knocks

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • my gosh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show surprise or mild shock

  • yeah right

    Phrase

    an expression used to show that you do not believe what someone has said

  • laying

    Word

    present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

  • oh my gosh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show surprise, shock, or excitement

  • family room

    Phrase

    a room in a house where people relax, watch TV, and spend time together

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • womb

    Word

    the organ in a woman or female mammal where a baby grows before birth

  • overly

    Word

    to a greater degree than is needed or wanted

  • oh oh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used when something goes wrong or seems about to go wrong

  • book club

    Phrase

    a group of people who meet regularly to talk about books they have read

  • don't worry

    Phrase

    A friendly way to tell someone not to be anxious or upset

  • football player

    Phrase

    a person who plays football, especially soccer

  • adorable

    Word

    very cute and easy to love

  • shaft

    Word

    a long, narrow part of something, such as the handle of a tool or the body of an arrow

  • lousy

    Word

    very bad, unpleasant, or of poor quality

  • cornered

    Word

    trapped or in a difficult position with little chance of escape

  • hey hey

    Phrase

    an informal, friendly greeting

  • tailor

    Word

    a person who makes or alters clothes to fit well

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • mores

    Word

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

  • waking

    Word

    the act of becoming awake

  • oh yeah

    Phrase

    used to show agreement or understanding, or to react with surprise or excitement

  • input

    Word

    information or data put into a computer, machine, or system

  • oh no

    Phrase

    an exclamation said when something bad or surprising happens

  • get away

    Phrase

    to leave a place, especially to escape or get somewhere else

  • so much

    Phrase

    to a very great degree; very much

  • every day

    Phrase

    used to say that something happens or is done each day

  • open up

    Phrase

    to make something open, or to become open

  • porter

    Word

    a person whose job is to carry luggage, especially in a hotel or station

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