lapdog
a small pet dog that is often kept on a person's lap
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Desperate Housewives S6E11: English vocabulary
Season 6, Episode 11MysteryDramaComedy
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indomitable
impossible to defeat, control, or discourage
hygienist
a person who works in dental care and helps clean and protect teeth
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
stickler
a person who insists on doing things in a very exact way
cleanser
a substance or product used for cleaning something, especially skin or a surface
coleslaw
a salad made from shredded cabbage, usually with mayonnaise
playbook
a book or document that shows the plays or strategies a team plans to use
ged
the General Educational Development test, which shows high school-level skills
silvering
the process of turning silver in color
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
leniency
kindness or mercy shown when someone is punished or judged
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paralyze
to make a person or part of the body unable to move
prying
too interested in other people's private matters
placenta
an organ in a pregnant woman or female mammal that gives the baby oxygen and food before birth
shelve
to put something on a shelf
sedate
calm, quiet, and not lively
hamstring
one of the two muscles at the back of the thigh
tacky
showing poor taste; cheap and unattractive in a way that is meant to impress
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
marshaling
the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way
clog
to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that nothing can flow through it
dishing
giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously
remand
to send a case back to a lower court for further action