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Awkward. S4E19: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 19ComedyDrama

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  • whiffing

    Word

    moving or drifting out in small puffs or wisps

  • debilitate

    Word

    to make someone or something weaker or less effective

  • simper

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    to smile in a shy, affected, or flirtatious way

  • overeager

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    too eager or enthusiastic

  • sycophant

    Word

    someone who flatters a powerful person to get an advantage

  • incarcerate

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    to put someone in prison

  • flay

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    to remove the skin or outer layer from a person or animal

  • painstaking

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    done with a lot of care and attention to detail

  • complacency

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    a feeling of being too pleased with yourself, especially when you should be more careful

  • intoxicating

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    having a strong, pleasant effect that is exciting or hard to resist

  • buttress

    Word

    a stone or brick support built against a wall

  • magnify

    Word

    to make something look larger, especially with a lens or microscope

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  • wallow

    Word

    to roll around or lie in mud, water, or dust

  • gild

    Word

    to cover something with a thin layer of gold

  • gab

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    to talk a lot in a casual, lively way

  • whiff

    Word

    a brief smell that you notice for a moment

  • courant

    Word

    trained to perform the advanced movements of classical dressage

  • oftentimes

    Word

    often; many times

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • exhale

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    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • outrun

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    to run faster than someone or something, or to escape by running

  • evener

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

  • resilience

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    the ability to recover quickly after problems or hardship

  • chaser

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    a person or thing that chases something

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  • intimidation

    Word

    the act of frightening or pressuring someone to make them do something

  • spiked

    Word

    having spikes or sharp points

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • coasting

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    the act of moving along without using power

  • springing

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    moving with quick, light jumps

  • decipher

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    to figure out or read something that is hard to understand, especially a code or message

  • congratulation

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

  • benign

    Word

    not harmful or dangerous

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • vile

    Word

    very unpleasant or disgusting

  • back at you

    Phrase

    used to say the same thing back to someone, often in a friendly or joking way

  • humility

    Word

    the quality of not thinking you are more important than other people

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • laced

    Word

    fastened with laces

  • your man

    Phrase

    the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

  • gene pool

    Phrase

    the collection of genes in a population or species

  • knitting

    Word

    the activity of making clothes or other items by looping yarn with needles

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • affluent

    Word

    having a lot of money and a comfortable lifestyle

  • trajectory

    Word

    the path that something moving through the air or space follows

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • hook up with

    Phrase

    to start a casual romantic or sexual relationship with someone

  • commute

    Word

    to travel regularly between home and work

  • desperation

    Word

    a feeling of hopelessness, often when you think a situation cannot improve

  • shading

    Word

    the use of light and dark areas in a drawing or picture

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • clean slate

    Phrase

    a chance to start again without being affected by past problems

  • intimidate

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    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • over the hump

    Phrase

    past the hardest part of something

  • reversal

    Word

    a change to the opposite state, direction, or result

  • maturing

    Word

    becoming more mature and fully developed

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • go way back

    Phrase

    to have known someone for a very long time

  • sweet talk

    Phrase

    flattering or persuasive talk used to get someone to do something

  • knit

    Word

    to make cloth or clothing by looping yarn with needles

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • sneak around

    Phrase

    to move or act secretly so other people do not notice what you are doing

  • music video

    Phrase

    a short film or video made to promote a song

  • guilty conscience

    Phrase

    a feeling of guilt or shame about something you have done

  • close encounter

    Phrase

    a brief, often surprising meeting or contact with something unusual, impressive, or dangerous

  • knit together

    Phrase

    to join or grow together into one solid piece

  • tequila

    Word

    a strong alcoholic drink made from agave, originally from Mexico

  • get it together

    Phrase

    to start behaving in a more responsible and organized way

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • imperative

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    extremely important or necessary

  • puke

    Word

    to vomit

  • hook up

    Phrase

    to connect a device to a power source or another device

  • hump

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

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • optimism

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    hope and confidence that things will turn out well

  • keep up

    Phrase

    to stay informed about something or to stay at the same speed or level as others

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • do not want

    Phrase

    used to say that you strongly dislike or reject something

  • bland

    Word

    boring, plain, and lacking strong character or flavor

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • pharmaceutical

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    relating to medicinal drugs and their preparation or use

  • lettered

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    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • humiliate

    Word

    make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

  • col

    Word

    a narrow pass between mountains

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • narrowing

    Word

    the process of becoming narrower

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • sneaking

    Word

    done in a quiet, secret way

  • tango

    Word

    a lively ballroom dance from Latin America

  • tricking

    Word

    the act of deceiving or cheating someone

  • finalist

    Word

    a person or team that has reached the final round of a competition

  • lace

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    a delicate fabric made of thread in an open, decorative pattern

  • wiring

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

  • whispering

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    the act of speaking very quietly, or the soft sound of someone speaking quietly

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • paddle

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    a short pole with a flat blade, used for moving a small boat or canoe

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