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Shameless S2E3: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 3DramaComedy

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  • weeper

    Word

    a person who cries a lot

  • baste

    Word

    to moisten meat with its juices or fat while it cooks

  • pooped

    Word

    very tired

  • snowshoeing

    Word

    the activity of walking over snow with snowshoes

  • squelch

    Word

    to make a soft, wet, sucking sound

  • snowshoe

    Word

    a frame that you strap to your boots to walk on deep snow without sinking

  • bunt

    Word

    to hit a ball lightly and push it forward, especially in baseball

  • trig

    Word

    trigonometry

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • endearment

    Word

    a word or phrase used to show affection

  • credo

    Word

    a set of beliefs or principles that guides how someone lives or acts

  • retroactive

    Word

    taking effect from an earlier date

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  • windfall

    Word

    an unexpected gain, especially of money

  • naught

    Word

    nothing; zero

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • snagged

    Word

    caught on something and torn or damaged

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • formaldehyde

    Word

    a colorless chemical used to preserve biological samples and make plastics and resins

  • euphemism

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    a mild or indirect word or phrase used instead of a harsher one

  • technicality

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    a small detail or rule that may seem unimportant but can affect a decision or result

  • maggot

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    the soft, legless larva of a fly

  • condolence

    Word

    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • herpes

    Word

    a common viral infection that can cause cold sores or genital sores

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • inking

    Word

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • inkling

    Word

    a slight idea or suspicion about something

  • impair

    Word

    to make something weaker, less effective, or less clear

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • evener

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

  • snag

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    a small problem or difficulty that stops something from going smoothly

  • derelict

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    in very bad condition because it has been left unused and uncared for

  • oxidation

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    the process of a substance combining with oxygen

  • skim

    Word

    to read or look through something quickly, without paying close attention

  • indict

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    to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

  • obsess

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

  • juggle

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    to keep several things going at the same time by managing them carefully

  • kiosk

    Word

    a small shop or stand that sells things like newspapers, snacks, or tickets

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • manicure

    Word

    a beauty treatment for the hands and fingernails

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • pickled

    Word

    preserved in vinegar or salty water

  • eat dirt

    Phrase

    a rude phrase used to tell someone to go away or show contempt

  • weeding

    Word

    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • nugget

    Word

    a small lump of gold or another precious metal found in the ground

  • reaper

    Word

    a person who cuts and gathers crops

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • whew

    Word

    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • tanning

    Word

    the process of making skin darker by exposure to the sun or a tanning bed

  • long hour

    Phrase

    the late hours of the night

  • salting

    Word

    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • beaming

    Word

    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • waffle

    Word

    a flat cake with a pattern of squares, often eaten for breakfast

  • swipe

    Word

    to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • organ transplant

    Phrase

    an operation that moves an organ from one body to another

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • laden

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    covered with or weighed down by something heavy

  • seam

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    the line where two pieces of cloth or other material are sewn together

  • finder

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    a person or thing that finds something

  • fives

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • zip one's lip

    Phrase

    to stop talking, especially because someone wants you to be quiet

  • hitch

    Word

    to fasten something to a hook, rope, chain, or strap

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • what's good

    Phrase

    a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

  • companionship

    Word

    the friendly feeling of being with someone and enjoying their company

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • scramble

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    to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • carton

    Word

    a box or container made of cardboard or plastic, often used for food or drinks

  • round up

    Phrase

    to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

  • every man for himself

    Phrase

    a situation where everyone acts only for themselves and does not help others

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • detour

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    a longer route taken to avoid a problem or to go somewhere else first

  • twig

    Word

    a small thin branch from a tree or bush

  • me three

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying you agree with someone

  • six feet under

    Phrase

    dead and buried underground

  • arming

    Word

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

  • big ones

    Phrase

    money, especially a large amount of it

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • ghetto

    Word

    a poor area of a city where many people from a minority group live

  • errand

    Word

    a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • make out with

    Phrase

    to kiss and touch someone in a sexual or romantic way

  • ink in

    Phrase

    to write or fill in something with ink

  • cash advance

    Phrase

    money you get before it is earned or due

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • grad student

    Phrase

    a student who is studying for a graduate degree

  • mixer

    Word

    a machine used for mixing ingredients

  • vulture

    Word

    a large bird that eats dead animals

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