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Desperate Housewives S1E3: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 3MysteryDramaComedy

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  • braise

    Word

    to cook meat or vegetables slowly in a little liquid

  • petulant

    Word

    bad-tempered and easily annoyed, often in a childish way

  • toweling

    Word

    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • unsettle

    Word

    to make someone feel worried, uneasy, or disturbed

  • floured

    Word

    covered with a thin layer of flour

  • ejaculate

    Word

    to say something suddenly and forcefully

  • sombrero

    Word

    a Mexican hat with a very wide brim

  • lewd

    Word

    sexual in a rude or offensive way

  • concoct

    Word

    to make something by mixing different ingredients

  • outlive

    Word

    to live longer than someone or something

  • scoot

    Word

    to move or go somewhere quickly, often in a playful or casual way

  • grisly

    Word

    causing horror or disgust because it is very shocking or gruesome

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • racking

    Word

    causing a lot of pain or suffering

  • shank

    Word

    the lower part of the leg, especially between the knee and the ankle

  • chatty

    Word

    talkative and eager to chat

  • evener

    Word

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

  • retaliate

    Word

    to hurt or punish someone in return for something they did to you

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • plausible

    Word

    seeming reasonable or likely to be true

  • elegance

    Word

    the quality of being graceful, stylish, and simple in a pleasing way

  • motoring

    Word

    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • spiked

    Word

    having spikes or sharp points

  • relive

    Word

    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

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  • unravel

    Word

    to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

  • hors d'oeuvre

    Phrase

    small dishes served before the main course

  • sitter

    Word

    a person who looks after children for a short time while their parents are away

  • whine

    Word

    to complain in a high, annoying voice

  • marital

    Word

    relating to marriage or to a married couple

  • come right

    Phrase

    to end well or be resolved successfully

  • adultery

    Word

    sex between a married person and someone who is not their spouse

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • come to the party

    Phrase

    to agree to a plan or support it

  • indulge

    Word

    to let yourself enjoy something, especially something you like but may not need

  • bitterness

    Word

    the bitter taste of something

  • keep up appearances

    Phrase

    to try to seem normal, successful, or respectable when things are not really that way

  • unpack

    Word

    to take things out of a bag, box, or other container

  • scum

    Word

    a dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid

  • jarring

    Word

    causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

  • despise

    Word

    to hate or strongly dislike someone or something

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • immensely

    Word

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • flamingo

    Word

    a large pink bird with long legs and a long neck

  • pornography

    Word

    books, pictures, or videos that show sexual acts or body parts in a way meant to cause sexual excitement

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • stark naked

    Phrase

    completely naked

  • bounce off the walls

    Phrase

    to be very excited, restless, or agitated

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • prostitution

    Word

    the practice of having sex with people in exchange for money

  • obituary

    Word

    a newspaper notice about someone's death, often with a short life story

  • loose ends

    Phrase

    unfinished things that still need attention

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • past it

    Phrase

    no longer as strong, active, or effective as before

  • frat party

    Phrase

    a party held by a fraternity, especially a college fraternity

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • refined

    Word

    elegant, polished, and cultured in style or manner

  • baptism

    Word

    a Christian ceremony in which someone is baptized with water

  • chilled

    Word

    kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

  • about time

    Phrase

    used to say that something should have happened earlier

  • child support

    Phrase

    money that a parent pays to help support a child after a separation or divorce

  • loose end

    Phrase

    a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention

  • boot camp

    Phrase

    a short, intensive training course

  • hard line

    Phrase

    a strict and uncompromising position or policy

  • settle on

    Phrase

    to choose something after thinking about different options

  • brain surgery

    Phrase

    a serious operation on the brain

  • work away

    Phrase

    to keep working steadily on something

  • scrape

    Word

    to rub or move something hard across a surface to remove dirt, paint, or another layer

  • scrape up

    Phrase

    to gather or get something together with difficulty, especially money

  • bouncing

    Word

    moving up and down repeatedly

  • go through with

    Phrase

    to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

  • built up

    Phrase

    closely packed with buildings or houses

  • pamphlet

    Word

    a small booklet or leaflet about one subject

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • the heck

    Phrase

    used in questions for emphasis, often to show surprise, anger, or impatience

  • storm out

    Phrase

    to leave a place suddenly because you are very angry

  • toaster

    Word

    a machine that browns slices of bread by heating them quickly

  • flatter

    Word

    to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • uncalled for

    Phrase

    too rude, harsh, or unnecessary

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • childish

    Word

    silly or immature in a way that is typical of a child

  • pick it up

    Phrase

    to speak or act more quickly

  • keep up

    Phrase

    to stay informed about something or to stay at the same speed or level as others

  • look back

    Phrase

    to think about the past, or about what happened before

  • in theory

    Phrase

    according to what is expected or believed, but not necessarily in real life

  • kind of like

    Phrase

    somewhat like; in a way similar to

  • get past

    Phrase

    to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

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