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Modern Family S3E1: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 1Comedy

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  • fraternize

    Word

    to socialize with people you should not be friendly with, especially because of rules or politics

  • neigh

    Word

    to make the high sound a horse makes

  • skittish

    Word

    easily frightened and quick to move or react

  • calve

    Word

    to give birth to a calf

  • whisperer

    Word

    a person who is especially good at understanding or calming animals

  • canvass

    Word

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

  • buttercup

    Word

    a small wild plant with bright yellow flowers

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • saddled

    Word

    having a saddle on it

  • firecracker

    Word

    a small firework that makes a loud bang when it explodes

  • treacherous

    Word

    dangerous because it may cause harm or trouble

  • filly

    Word

    a young female horse

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  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • wolverine

    Word

    a stocky, fierce mammal of the weasel family that lives in northern regions

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • penciled

    Word

    written or marked lightly with a pencil

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • veer

    Word

    to change direction suddenly

  • whew

    Word

    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • Three Stooges

    Phrase

    a humorous way to refer to a group of three people who are acting silly or foolishly

  • for the book

    Phrase

    especially impressive or memorable

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  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • horny

    Word

    sexually excited

  • fives

    Word

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

  • ride on

    Phrase

    to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

  • butch up

    Phrase

    to make someone or something look more masculine

  • slept on

    Phrase

    not appreciated enough; overlooked or undervalued

  • come up and bite

    Phrase

    used in the negative to say that someone would not notice something obvious

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • bossy

    Word

    too ready to tell other people what to do

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • blowing up

    Phrase

    a harsh scolding or reprimand

  • birdie

    Word

    a small bird, especially a young one

  • prospective

    Word

    expected or likely to happen in the future

  • living will

    Phrase

    a legal document that says what medical treatment you want if you become too ill to decide for yourself

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • big one

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way of saying death

  • special someone

    Phrase

    the person you are dating or in a romantic relationship with

  • rouge

    Word

    a red powder or cream used to color the cheeks or lips

  • reckoning

    Word

    the act of making a calculation or estimate

  • macho

    Word

    showing a very strong, traditional idea of masculinity

  • set in stone

    Phrase

    fixed and unlikely to change

  • cam

    Word

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

  • sleep on

    Phrase

    to wait until the next day before deciding something

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • ride up

    Phrase

    to move upward so that part of clothing no longer stays in place

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • rugged

    Word

    having a rough, uneven, or rocky surface

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • like crazy

    Phrase

    very much; to an extreme degree

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • desirable

    Word

    worth wanting or having; attractive or useful

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • ranch hand

    Phrase

    a person who works on a ranch, especially caring for animals

  • lodging

    Word

    a place where you can stay, especially for a short time

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • hank

    Word

    a loose coil of yarn, rope, or hair

  • stick up for

    Phrase

    to defend or support someone, especially when other people criticize them

  • plan out

    Phrase

    to make a detailed plan for something

  • count to three

    Phrase

    to count slowly to three, often to calm yourself before acting

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • cactus

    Word

    a plant that grows in hot, dry places and has thick stems and sharp spines

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • oh my goodness

    Phrase

    an expression of surprise, shock, or concern

  • see you around

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye when you expect to meet again

  • best bet

    Phrase

    the most likely or sensible choice

  • reckon

    Word

    to calculate something

  • pancake

    Word

    a thin, flat cake made from batter and cooked in a pan

  • netting

    Word

    a light open fabric made of threads or cord with holes in it

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • my goodness

    Phrase

    used to express surprise, shock, or amazement

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • my gosh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show surprise or mild shock

  • saddle

    Word

    a seat fixed on the back of a horse or other animal for riding

  • laying

    Word

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

  • watch it

    Phrase

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

  • oh my gosh

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show surprise, shock, or excitement

  • city lights

    Phrase

    the lights of a city seen at night

  • ticketing

    Word

    the sale and issuing of tickets

  • blow up

    Phrase

    explode or burst violently

  • great big

    Phrase

    very large; huge

  • royalty

    Word

    a king, queen, or their family members

  • oh oh

    Phrase

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

  • to go

    Phrase

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

  • real life

    Phrase

    life outside the internet, games, or imagination

  • masculine

    Word

    having qualities or an appearance traditionally associated with men, such as strength or toughness

  • set off

    Phrase

    to leave a place and begin a journey

  • move out

    Phrase

    to leave the home you live in and start living somewhere else

  • lodge

    Word

    to place something somewhere firmly or securely

  • trailing

    Word

    hanging down or extending over the edge of something

  • not bad

    Phrase

    fairly good; better than expected

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • 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

  • end up

    Phrase

    to finally be in a situation, often unexpectedly

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