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Shameless S3E5: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 5DramaComedy

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  • euphemistic

    Word

    using mild or indirect words to avoid saying something unpleasant directly

  • preoccupy

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so they can think of little else

  • medicate

    Word

    to give someone medicine, or to treat a condition with medicine

  • sparkler

    Word

    a small handheld firework that burns with bright sparks

  • teething

    Word

    the process of a baby's teeth coming through the gums

  • clingy

    Word

    wanting too much attention or closeness from other people

  • incarcerate

    Word

    to put someone in prison

  • overstep

    Word

    to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed

  • pacifier

    Word

    a rubber or plastic nipple for a baby to suck on

  • denizen

    Word

    a person, animal, or plant that lives in a particular place

  • appraise

    Word

    to carefully judge the value, quality, or condition of something

  • sirloin

    Word

    a cut of beef from the lower back of the animal

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  • tacking

    Word

    the act of sailing a boat in a zigzag pattern to move against the wind

  • muff

    Word

    a tube of fur or other warm material that you put your hands into to keep them warm

  • badgering

    Word

    to annoy someone by asking or telling them to do something again and again

  • deadbeat

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    a person who avoids paying debts or neglects responsibilities

  • squalor

    Word

    a state of being very dirty and unpleasant, often because of poverty or neglect

  • naught

    Word

    nothing; zero

  • welcomer

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

  • douche

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    an insulting word for a rude, unpleasant, or contemptible person

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • reek

    Word

    to smell very bad

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • thumbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

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  • feathered

    Word

    covered with feathers or decorated with feathers

  • beater

    Word

    a kitchen tool with wire loops used for mixing or beating food

  • terrorize

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear and distress

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • popper

    Word

    a small snack, often filled with cheese, meat, or vegetables, that is baked or fried

  • submissive

    Word

    willing to obey other people and accept their control

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • porous

    Word

    full of tiny holes that let air or liquid pass through

  • ovarian

    Word

    relating to an ovary

  • saddled

    Word

    having a saddle on it

  • dishing

    Word

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • chateau

    Word

    a large French country house or castle

  • cyst

    Word

    a small sac in the body that is filled with fluid or soft material

  • negligent

    Word

    not careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty

  • evener

    Word

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

  • notching

    Word

    make small cuts or grooves in something

  • ferret

    Word

    a small furry animal that people keep as a pet

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • cuddle

    Word

    to hold someone or something close in your arms in a loving way

  • improbable

    Word

    not likely to happen or be true

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • cocking

    Word

    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • mitigate

    Word

    to make something less severe, harmful, or painful

  • mover

    Word

    a person or company that helps people move to a new home

  • skied

    Word

    past tense of ski

  • canoeing

    Word

    the activity of traveling in a canoe using paddles

  • licking

    Word

    the act of moving your tongue over something

  • rant

    Word

    to speak angrily and at length

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • weeding

    Word

    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • unearth

    Word

    to dig up something that is buried or hidden

  • hospice

    Word

    a place that gives care to people who are very ill, especially near the end of life

  • eater

    Word

    a person or thing that eats

  • verbally

    Word

    in spoken words, not in writing

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • shameless

    Word

    showing no shame or embarrassment, especially in a bold or rude way

  • whew

    Word

    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • blister

    Word

    a small, raised bubble on the skin filled with liquid

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • breaded

    Word

    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

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

  • whine

    Word

    to complain in a high, annoying voice

  • bucking

    Word

    moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

  • impolite

    Word

    not polite; rude

  • insure

    Word

    buy insurance for something or someone

  • reorganize

    Word

    to organize something again in a new or better way

  • beaming

    Word

    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • fuck off

    Phrase

    used to tell someone very rudely to go away

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • sex addict

    Phrase

    a person who is unable to control their sexual behavior

  • genetic material

    Phrase

    DNA or RNA that carries an organism’s hereditary information

  • horny

    Word

    sexually excited

  • tit

    Word

    a small bird in the tit family

  • taker

    Word

    a person or thing that takes part in a particular activity or gets something offered

  • plunge

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    to suddenly put someone or something into a difficult situation or state

  • fives

    Word

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

  • lucrative

    Word

    making or likely to make a lot of money

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • puberty

    Word

    the stage in life when a child's body begins to change into an adult body

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • daddy issues

    Phrase

    informal criticism for emotional problems someone is thought to have because of a difficult relationship with their father

  • off the wagon

    Phrase

    to start doing a bad habit again after trying to stop, especially drinking alcohol

  • surrogate

    Word

    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • coupon

    Word

    a paper or digital voucher that gives you a discount

  • wildly

    Word

    in a very uncontrolled or extreme way

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • blowing up

    Phrase

    a harsh scolding or reprimand

  • inflict

    Word

    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • bulge

    Word

    a rounded swelling that sticks out from a surface

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • patronage

    Word

    support or financial help given to a person, group, or activity

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

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