kleptomania
a mental illness that causes a strong, repeated urge to steal things
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Desperate Housewives S5E23: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 23MysteryDramaComedy
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emasculation
the act of making someone feel less powerful, confident, or masculine
chive
a small herb with thin, onion-flavored leaves used in cooking
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
tamale
a Mexican food made of corn dough with a filling, wrapped and steamed in corn husks
blameless
free from blame or wrongdoing
tranquilizer
a medicine that helps a person or animal relax or sleep
palmed
to hide something in your hand, especially secretly
entitle
to give someone the right to have or do something
alimony
money that one ex-spouse pays to the other after a divorce
fluency
the ability to speak or write a language easily and smoothly
sorely
very much; to a great degree
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matchmaker
a person who arranges romantic matches or marriages between other people
carelessly
in a careless way, without enough attention
impound
to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule
shrew
a small mammal with a long pointed nose and tiny eyes
lard
soft fat from a pig, used in cooking
penchant
a strong liking for something, or a tendency to do something often
retriever
a dog bred to find and bring back game
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
scraping
small bits or pieces left after something has been scraped away
ebb
the movement of the sea away from the shore as the tide goes out
kurdish
relating to the Kurds or their language
lapping
moving gently against something with a soft, light sound