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Desperate Housewives S1E7: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 7MysteryDramaComedy

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  • medicate

    to give someone medicine, or to treat a condition with medicine

  • splurge

    to spend money freely or extravagantly

  • jigging

    move with quick, jerky up-and-down movements

  • neighborly

    friendly and helpful in a way that makes people feel welcome

  • teeter

    to move or stand unsteadily, as if you might fall

  • blackmailer

    a person who demands money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging or embarrassing information

  • 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

  • postmark

    the mark stamped on a letter or package by the post office, showing where and when it was mailed

  • nosing

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • locksmith

    a person who makes, repairs, or opens locks and keys

  • inconspicuous

    not easy to notice; not attracting attention

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  • devastate

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • fertilize

    to make a plant or soil grow better by adding a suitable substance

  • cashmere

    a very soft, fine wool from a special kind of goat

  • bugger

    an annoying or unpleasant person

  • jig

    a lively dance with quick, springy steps

  • milkman

    a man who delivers milk to homes or shops

  • incomprehensible

    impossible or very hard to understand

  • crabbing

    the activity of catching crabs

  • miscellaneous

    made up of different kinds of things; mixed

  • spotless

    completely clean and free from marks or dirt

  • saddled

    having a saddle on it

  • saturation

    the point at which nothing more can be added or absorbed

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