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Desperate Housewives S7E12: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 12MysteryDramaComedy

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  • shuffleboard

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

  • unhook

    to remove something from a hook or fastening

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • banishment

    the punishment of being forced to leave a country or place

  • leavings

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

  • peppering

    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • railroading

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

  • sardine

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

  • parishioner

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

  • frustrate

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • cayenne

    a hot red spice made from dried chili peppers

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • brownie

    a small square of rich chocolate cake

  • shun

    deliberately avoid someone or something

  • evener

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

  • notching

    make small cuts or grooves in something

  • brunch

    a late morning meal that combines breakfast and lunch

  • bubbly

    full of bubbles; fizzy

  • lull

    a short pause in activity or noise

  • pew

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

  • solace

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

  • fudge

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

  • crossroad

    a place where two or more roads meet and cross

  • carding

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

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