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Desperate Housewives S7E12: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 12MysteryDramaComedy

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  • shuffleboard

    Word

    a game played on a marked surface, where players slide disks toward scoring areas

  • unhook

    Word

    to remove something from a hook or fastening

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • banishment

    Word

    the punishment of being forced to leave a country or place

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • peppering

    Word

    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • railroading

    Word

    the act of forcing a decision, plan, or deal through quickly and unfairly

  • sardine

    Word

    a small fish that is often eaten canned or preserved in oil

  • parishioner

    Word

    a person who belongs to a parish, especially one who attends its church

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • cayenne

    Word

    a hot red spice made from dried chili peppers

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • brownie

    Word

    a small square of rich chocolate cake

  • shun

    Word

    deliberately avoid someone or something

  • evener

    Word

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

  • notching

    Word

    make small cuts or grooves in something

  • brunch

    Word

    a late morning meal that combines breakfast and lunch

  • bubbly

    Word

    full of bubbles; fizzy

  • lull

    Word

    a short pause in activity or noise

  • pew

    Word

    a long bench with a back, used in a church for people to sit on

  • solace

    Word

    comfort or relief when you are sad, upset, or in pain

  • fudge

    Word

    a soft sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream

  • crossroad

    Word

    a place where two or more roads meet and cross

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

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  • deformed

    Word

    having a shape that is not normal or natural

  • psalm

    Word

    a sacred song or poem, especially one from the Bible

  • magically

    Word

    in a way that seems to happen by magic

  • epiphany

    Word

    a sudden moment of understanding or realization

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • old time

    Phrase

    the distant past

  • cram

    Word

    to fill something too full by pushing things in

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • overhear

    Word

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

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • blackmailing

    Word

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

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • seam

    Word

    the line where two pieces of cloth or other material are sewn together

  • commando

    Word

    a soldier in a specially trained military unit that carries out raids and other dangerous missions

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • come to terms with

    Phrase

    to accept a difficult or painful situation and stop resisting it

  • cast the first stone

    Phrase

    a way of saying that you should not judge or criticize someone else when you have done wrong too

  • coupon

    Word

    a paper or digital voucher that gives you a discount

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • screw with

    Phrase

    to annoy someone or interfere with something, often in a playful or irritating way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • love making

    Phrase

    sexual activity between lovers

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • shameful

    Word

    causing shame, embarrassment, or a feeling that something is morally wrong

  • old fashioned

    Phrase

    a cocktail made with whiskey, sugar, bitters, and a twist or slice of orange

  • longing

    Word

    a strong feeling of wanting something very much

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • caliber

    Word

    the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • avenge

    Word

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

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • take it away

    Phrase

    a cheerful way to tell someone to start speaking or performing

  • blood relative

    Phrase

    a person who is related to you by birth

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • sleep on

    Phrase

    to wait until the next day before deciding something

  • tear out

    Phrase

    to remove something by pulling it apart or cutting it out

  • party up

    Phrase

    to party or celebrate in a lively, informal way

  • flatter

    Word

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

  • shack

    Word

    a small, simple, roughly built house or shelter

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • righteous

    Word

    morally good and fair; doing what is right

  • 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

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • make up

    Phrase

    to invent something, especially a story, excuse, or plan

  • 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

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • work through

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem or difficult feeling gradually, step by step

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • injure

    Word

    to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

  • cayenne pepper

    Phrase

    a very hot red chili pepper used dried and ground as a spice

  • humiliate

    Word

    make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • sew

    Word

    to join or repair something with thread and a needle

  • pierced

    Word

    past tense and past participle of pierce

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • sermon

    Word

    a talk about a religious or moral subject, usually given in a church service

  • immature

    Word

    not fully developed or mature; childish in behavior

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • discharge

    Word

    to officially allow someone to leave a hospital or other institution

  • tasting

    Word

    the activity of trying food or drink to judge its flavor

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • best bet

    Phrase

    the most likely or sensible choice

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