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Desperate Housewives S1E9: English vocabulary
Season 1, Episode 9MysteryDramaComedy
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horrify
to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted
medicate
to give someone medicine, or to treat a condition with medicine
pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
unseemly
not polite or proper in a way that may offend people
chiffon
a thin, light, sheer fabric
rationalization
the act of making a bad action or mistake seem reasonable by giving false or irrelevant reasons
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
rummage
to search through things in a messy or casual way
underhanded
secret and dishonest
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
poach
to cook food, especially an egg, in hot water without the shell
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crotch
the area between a person's legs where the legs join the body
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
handcuff
to put handcuffs on someone
impeccable
perfect or without faults
urinate
to pass urine from the body
christen
to give someone a Christian name in a baptism ceremony
underage
too young to be allowed to do something by law
treachery
the act of betraying someone’s trust or loyalty
dishing
giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously
lovable
easy to love because of pleasant or attractive qualities
braving
while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely
arouse
to cause a feeling, reaction, or interest to start or increase