careen
to move fast in an uncontrolled way, often while turning or swerving
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Desperate Housewives S6E1: English vocabulary
Season 6, Episode 1MysteryDramaComedy
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threadbare
worn out, thin, or shabby from age and use
discolor
to make something change color, usually in an unwanted way
vasectomy
a surgical operation that prevents a man from being able to have children
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
fatten
to make a person or animal fatter
obstetrician
a doctor who specializes in pregnancy and childbirth
fleck
a small spot or patch of color, light, or dirt
veiling
a thin piece of cloth used to cover or partly cover something
shalt
an old form of shall used with thou
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
hawked
to try to sell things in public by calling out to people
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reek
to smell very bad
fascinate
to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly
paralyze
to make a person or part of the body unable to move
stucco
a smooth plaster used on walls or for decoration
poling
the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
chivalry
the traditional qualities of a knight, such as honor, courage, and courtesy
charmer
a person who is very charming and good at making people like them
termite
a small pale insect that lives in large colonies and eats wood
pining
full of longing or sadness for someone or something
saddled
having a saddle on it
garter
a band worn around the leg to hold up a stocking or sock