incarcerate
to put someone in prison
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Desperate Housewives S7E10: English vocabulary
Season 7, Episode 10MysteryDramaComedy
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worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
deafening
very loud and hard to hear over
pummel
to hit someone or something many times, especially with your fists
puny
small, weak, and not very strong
fascinate
to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly
waver
to move slightly back and forth, especially because of wind or uncertainty
antler
one of the branched bony growths on a deer, elk, or moose
caroling
singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house
millionth
being number one million in a sequence
misread
to read something wrongly or understand it in the wrong way
bolting
running away suddenly and quickly
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samaritan
a very helpful or kind person, especially one who helps a stranger
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
bitters
a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails
medallion
a large decorative medal, often worn on a chain or used as an ornament
bystander
a person who sees an event or situation but does not get involved
civilize
to make people or a place more civilized and polite
remodel
to change the structure or style of a room or building
emulate
to try to do as well as or better than someone, often by copying what they do
forget you
an angry or dismissive way of telling someone to go away or stop bothering you
keyed
locked with a key
slur
an insulting remark about someone, especially one that attacks their race, religion, or identity
bury the lede
in journalism, to delay the main point of a story and start with less important details