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Desperate Housewives S5E21: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 21MysteryDramaComedy

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  • macaroon

    a small sweet cake or cookie, often made with coconut or ground nuts

  • attune

    to make someone or something better suited to a situation or feeling more aware of something

  • agonize

    to worry or feel upset about something for a long time

  • candied

    covered with sugar or preserved in sugar

  • overstate

    to describe something as bigger, better, or more important than it really is

  • throb

    to beat or move with a strong, regular rhythm

  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

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

  • streamer

    a person who streams video online, especially as a job or hobby

  • entitle

    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • poling

    the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water

  • trickery

    the use of lies or dishonest tricks to get what you want

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  • sleazy

    dishonest, immoral, or unpleasant in a way that seems dirty or cheap

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • condone

    to accept or ignore bad or wrong behavior, without trying to stop it

  • rightfully

    in a way that is fair, morally right, or legally deserved

  • ahem

    used to get someone's attention, or to show mild embarrassment or disapproval

  • braving

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • evener

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

  • armpit

    the hollow under your shoulder where your arm joins your body

  • bouncer

    a person whose job is to stop troublemakers from entering a bar, club, or similar place

  • loophole

    a way of getting around a rule or law because of a gap or weakness in it

  • deodorant

    a product you put on your body to stop or reduce body odor

  • streaked

    having thin lines or marks of a different color

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