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Desperate Housewives S1E22: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 22MysteryDramaComedy

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  • relapsing

    Word

    happening again after a period of improvement

  • begonia

    Word

    a plant with bright flowers, often grown indoors or in gardens

  • lascivious

    Word

    showing strong and offensive sexual desire

  • unmade

    Word

    not made up or prepared, especially a bed

  • unfeeling

    Word

    not showing sympathy or emotion; cold and uncaring

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • ogle

    Word

    to look at someone or something in a way that shows strong sexual interest

  • gloat

    Word

    to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • hobo

    Word

    a homeless person who travels from place to place looking for work

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • perversion

    Word

    a change that twists something away from its original meaning or purpose

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  • sordid

    Word

    morally bad, unpleasant, or shameful

  • felon

    Word

    a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

  • downright

    Word

    used to emphasize something, often in a strong or negative way

  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • appreciative

    Word

    feeling or showing gratitude

  • stalked

    Word

    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • evener

    Word

    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • relapse

    Word

    a return of a disease or bad habit after a period of improvement

  • nodding

    Word

    slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

  • fondness

    Word

    a feeling of liking or affection for someone or something

  • sweeten

    Word

    to make something sweet or sweeter

  • chum

    Word

    a close friend or companion

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  • psyche

    Word

    the mind or soul of a person

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • donut

    Word

    a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • pastime

    Word

    an activity you do for pleasure in your free time

  • cynical

    Word

    believing that people are mostly selfish and cannot be trusted to be sincere

  • overhear

    Word

    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • far out

    Phrase

    very unusual, unconventional, or extreme

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • throw it back

    Phrase

    to move your hips and lower back backward in a dance, often in a sexy way

  • brag

    Word

    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • discreet

    Word

    careful about what you say or do, especially to keep something private

  • sprinkle

    Word

    to scatter something in small drops or pieces over a surface

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • redeem

    Word

    to make up for a bad quality or mistake

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • erection

    Word

    the act of building or putting something up

  • excel

    Word

    to be very good at something

  • provoke

    Word

    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • swear to God

    Phrase

    Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

  • choke on

    Phrase

    to refuse to accept something, especially an idea or suggestion

  • mow

    Word

    to cut grass or crops with a machine or a scythe

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • stomp

    Word

    to hit the ground or floor with your foot hard, often because you are angry or excited

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • coming on

    Phrase

    almost; very nearly

  • stalk

    Word

    the main stem of a plant

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • no kidding

    Phrase

    used to show surprise, disbelief, or agreement that something is obvious

  • arson

    Word

    the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

  • beat up

    Phrase

    to attack someone and hit them hard

  • hold that thought

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to pause for a moment so you can deal with something else

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • gang up

    Phrase

    to join with others to attack, bully, or oppose someone

  • gang up on

    Phrase

    to join with others to bully or attack someone

  • send away for

    Phrase

    to order something from a company by mail or online

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • doorstep

    Word

    the area just outside a door, especially the step or small space in front of a house

  • avenge

    Word

    to punish someone by doing harm in return for a wrong done to you or someone else

  • hooker

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • duck down

    Phrase

    to bend down quickly to avoid being hit or seen

  • what do you say

    Phrase

    used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

  • construction worker

    Phrase

    a person whose job is to do building work on construction sites

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • fixture

    Word

    a piece of equipment or furniture fixed in place in a building

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • mitt

    Word

    a large glove with one section for the thumb and one for the other fingers, used for catching a ball or for warmth

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • mam

    Word

    mother; used especially in some British English dialects

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • rex

    Word

    a king; used in the Latin title of a ruler or in names and titles

  • amaze

    Word

    to fill someone with wonder or great surprise

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • ducking

    Word

    to lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen

  • ruthless

    Word

    showing no pity or mercy

  • run back

    Phrase

    to drive someone back somewhere, especially home

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • ensemble

    Word

    a group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • plumbing

    Word

    the pipes, fixtures, and other parts that carry water and waste in a building

  • plumber

    Word

    a person whose job is to install and repair pipes, sinks, toilets, and other water systems

  • strangely

    Word

    in a strange or unusual way

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • unnatural

    Word

    not natural, normal, or expected; strange in a way that makes you uneasy

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • agenda

    Word

    a list of topics to be discussed at a meeting

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