WordStudyFriends season 1 episode 21: vocabulary
«The One with the Fake Monica». 2,228 words spoken, 487 different words. Here are the ones worth learning before you watch.
A typical learner knows this share of the words spoken in the episode:
| Your level | Familiar words | New words per episode |
|---|---|---|
| A2 | ≈ 93% | ≈ 73 |
| B1 | ≈ 96% | ≈ 39 |
| B2 | ≈ 97% | ≈ 22 |
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Sorted by how often they are said in the episode. Character names are left out.
B1 words in this episode B1
| credit | a way to buy now and pay later | 6 |
| vet | a doctor for animals | 3 |
| phase | one part or step in a process | 2 |
| curious | eager to find out about something new or hidden | 2 |
| supply | to give people what they need | 2 |
| observe | to watch something carefully | 2 |
| apparently | it seems like, people say that | 2 |
| state | condition of something, or part of a country | 2 |
| blade | sharp flat part of a knife or tool | 2 |
| embassy | office where a country's people work abroad | 2 |
| necessarily | in a way that must be so | 2 |
| deal | an agreement or to give out cards | 2 |
| caution | being very careful to avoid danger | 1 |
| compare | to look at two things to see how they are different | 1 |
| horseback | sitting on top of a horse | 1 |
| agent | a person who works for others | 1 |
| neutral | not supporting either side | 1 |
| weird | very strange and different from normal | 1 |
| spare | extra, kept in case you need it | 1 |
| means | way of doing something | 1 |
| totally | completely, in every way | 1 |
| nightmare | very bad scary dream | 1 |
| tense | feeling worried, or tight in your body | 1 |
| sexual | about the body and being male or female | 1 |
| violent | using force to hurt someone | 1 |
| unless | if not, except when | 1 |
| access | the way to get to or use something | 1 |
| apply | to ask for something or use something | 1 |
| naturally | in a normal way, or as expected | 1 |
| pipe | long tube for water or gas to flow through | 1 |
| possibility | something that may happen or be true | 1 |
| justice | fair treatment for everyone | 1 |
| insane | very crazy, not thinking clearly at all | 1 |
| spirit | soul, or the way someone feels inside | 1 |
| ones | things already talked about | 1 |
| audition | test where you perform to get a part | 1 |
| background | the part behind the main thing you see | 1 |
| society | all the people living together in a country | 1 |
| community | a group of people living in the same area | 1 |
| scare | to make someone feel afraid | 1 |
B2 words in this episode B2
| madness | very foolish or crazy behaviour | 2 |
| reckless | doing things without caring about danger | 1 |
| intimidate | to frighten someone so they do what you want | 1 |
| ethnic | about a group of people who share culture and history | 1 |
| birdie | a small bird, or a good score in golf | 1 |
| obsession | when you cannot stop thinking about something | 1 |
| unbelievably | in a way that is very hard to believe | 1 |
| uncoordinated | moving in a clumsy way, not smooth | 1 |
| maturity | the state of being fully grown or developed | 1 |
| shun | to avoid someone or something on purpose | 1 |
| dictator | a leader who has total power and controls everything | 1 |
| slaughter | the killing of many people or animals | 1 |
| technically | according to the exact rules or facts | 1 |
Harder words (C1–C2)
geek C1 yuke C2 fiddler C1 vicious C1 vigilante C1 astounding C2 scuse C2 brunt C2 docile C1 fluff C2 champ C2 thy C1
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