agonize
to worry or feel upset about something for a long time
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Desperate Housewives S2E7: English vocabulary
Season 2, Episode 7MysteryDramaComedy
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blubbering
crying loudly and uncontrollably
crumple
to crush or press into wrinkles or folds
eerily
in a strange and frightening way
gloat
to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure
savor
to enjoy something very much by paying close attention to it
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
hag
an ugly old woman, especially one imagined as a witch
peekaboo
a game for babies or small children in which you hide your face and then show it again, saying “peekaboo
devastate
to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely
embryonic
relating to the early stages of development
bugger
an annoying or unpleasant person
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thrush
a small songbird with a spotted breast
snappy
smart, stylish, and attractive
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
smug
too pleased with yourself and your achievements
slighting
showing disrespect or contempt
snug
warm, comfortable, and close-fitting
merciless
showing no mercy or kindness
ripen
to become ripe or fully developed
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
adept
very skilled at doing something
obsess
to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else