Modern Family S7E9: English vocabulary

a very small spot or mark

locked with a key

used to describe an animal that has been trained to be calm and easy to handle

a person who has earned the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America

a humorous way to sign off a letter or note

to sleep very peacefully and deeply

to complain in a high, annoying voice

to fill something too full by pushing things in

very drunk

faithfulness and loyalty to a person, group, or belief

moving or walking with quick, light steps

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

to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

to make up for a bad quality or mistake

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

to practice a play, speech, or performance before presenting it

to throw something with a lot of force

to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

the act of fastening something with a screw

a light jacket, often worn with smart clothes or as part of a uniform

the time when it starts to get dark in the evening

to make something clear or settled

to stop arguing and become friendly again

to make someone feel excited and eager

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

not correct, suitable, or acceptable

far away; at a great distance

clothing, especially clothes sold as a category or for a particular purpose

the condition of being unable to sleep well

a group of wild boars

a metal part that joins two things and lets one swing open or shut

used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

the highest level of competition in a sport

a sudden burst of energy from the sun

to make someone drunk with liquor

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

a shallow channel under the edge of a roof that carries away rainwater

to take action and become more involved or helpful

away from home, especially while travelling or playing in another team’s venue

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

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

not showing gratitude

in a relaxed, informal, or not very serious way

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

deserving praise, help, or respect

to invent something, especially a story, excuse, or plan

used to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or unwanted

a long strap used to guide a horse while riding

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

as; in the same way that

to destroy something completely or make it disappear

a hard round nut with a wrinkled edible kernel inside

to burn or shine with a sudden bright light

used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

past tense and past participle of bed

a tiny amount of energy or matter in quantum physics

a large enclosed heater used to warm a building or to heat materials to very high temperatures

to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

to make someone feel less interested in something or not want to do it

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

the quality of being clean, unmixed, or not contaminated

a small piece of cloth or paper used at a meal to wipe your mouth or fingers

the wearing away or breaking down of rock and other materials by air, water, and weather

a bright red color with a slight orange tint

very pleasant or delightful

to some extent; fairly

a sweet fruit with soft flesh and many small seeds

relating to the temperature scale in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100°

a list of topics to be discussed at a meeting

to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

used to express relief that something bad did not happen