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Desperate Housewives S2E1: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 1MysteryDramaComedy

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  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • mimosa

    a tropical plant with yellow flowers and leaves that fold up when touched or in low light

  • ulterior

    hidden or not openly stated, especially about a motive or purpose

  • leavings

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

  • hairbrush

    a brush used for combing or styling hair

  • entitle

    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • squabble

    to argue about something unimportant

  • copped

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • slough

    to shed or remove a layer of dead skin or other outer covering

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • cleverness

    the quality of being clever and quick to understand or solve problems

  • quench

    to make a fire stop burning

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  • condone

    to accept or ignore bad or wrong behavior, without trying to stop it

  • deterrent

    something that discourages people from doing something

  • terrify

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • paternity

    the fact of being a father

  • braving

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • eulogy

    a speech or piece of writing that praises someone, especially after they have died

  • neurotic

    anxious and overly worried about things, often in a way that seems excessive

  • evener

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

  • irresistible

    so attractive, pleasant, or tempting that it is hard to refuse

  • bongo

    a pair of small drums played with the hands

  • organist

    a person who plays the organ

  • carding

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

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