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Desperate Housewives S7E15: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 15MysteryDramaComedy

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  • bigoted

    Word

    showing strong, unreasonable prejudice against people or ideas

  • housewarming

    Word

    a party for celebrating a new home

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • molest

    Word

    to harass or bother someone persistently

  • trashy

    Word

    cheap-looking, low-quality, or tasteless

  • dialysis

    Word

    a medical treatment that removes waste from the blood when the kidneys cannot do it properly

  • thud

    Word

    to make a dull, heavy sound

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • dishing

    Word

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

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  • collectible

    Word

    worth collecting because people want it or will pay a lot for it

  • evener

    Word

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

  • jeopardize

    Word

    to put someone or something in danger

  • bloated

    Word

    swollen and uncomfortable, especially because of gas or fluid

  • keg

    Word

    a small barrel, often used for beer or other drinks

  • fiasco

    Word

    a complete failure, especially one that is embarrassing or badly organized

  • ballooned

    Word

    to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

  • omelet

    Word

    a dish made by cooking beaten eggs in a pan, often with other ingredients

  • rant

    Word

    to speak angrily and at length

  • old broad

    Phrase

    an insulting word for an older woman

  • stuff you

    Phrase

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • platter

    Word

    a large, flat dish used for serving food

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  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • evict

    Word

    to force someone to leave a home or property, usually by legal action

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • horny

    Word

    sexually excited

  • land with

    Phrase

    to give someone extra work or a difficult task to deal with

  • seam

    Word

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

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • fives

    Word

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

  • chauffeur

    Word

    a person whose job is to drive a private car for someone

  • foil

    Word

    to stop something from succeeding

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • hamper

    Word

    to make it harder for something to happen or progress

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • ticking

    Word

    the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

  • cockroach

    Word

    a large brown insect that often lives in warm, damp places and is hard to get rid of

  • commend

    Word

    to praise someone or something, especially publicly

  • booty

    Word

    stolen goods, especially goods taken in war or by pirates

  • tremble

    Word

    to shake slightly and uncontrollably, often because you are nervous, cold, or weak

  • whipping

    Word

    the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

  • swear to God

    Phrase

    Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

  • scramble

    Word

    to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • diabetic

    Word

    relating to diabetes or to people who have diabetes

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • special treatment

    Phrase

    unfairly better or more considerate treatment than other people get

  • old enough to vote

    Phrase

    A humorous way to say that something is very old

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • true that

    Phrase

    used to strongly agree with someone

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • frown

    Word

    a facial expression in which you pull your eyebrows together, often because you are annoyed, worried, or thinking hard

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • nice try

    Phrase

    used to say that an attempt was not successful

  • Ouija board

    Phrase

    a board used in a game to spell out messages, sometimes believed to contact spirits

  • jury duty

    Phrase

    the legal duty to serve as a juror in a trial

  • area code

    Phrase

    the set of digits you dial before a phone number to show which area it is in

  • security deposit

    Phrase

    money paid in advance for a rental or service, returned if nothing is damaged or owed

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • what do you say

    Phrase

    used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

  • arthritis

    Word

    a medical condition that causes painful, stiff joints

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • name after

    Phrase

    to give someone or something the name of another person or thing, usually to honor them

  • push out

    Phrase

    to force something to move outward

  • stick down

    Phrase

    to stick to a surface

  • puke

    Word

    to vomit

  • hung over

    Phrase

    feeling ill and tired because you drank too much alcohol

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • flushing

    Word

    the act of becoming red in the face or skin

  • deceive

    Word

    to trick someone by making them believe something false

  • gee

    Word

    used to express surprise, worry, or mild annoyance

  • shoot me

    Phrase

    a casual way to say you feel embarrassed, annoyed, or frustrated

  • classify

    Word

    to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • catch up

    Phrase

    to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

  • get past

    Phrase

    to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

  • defective

    Word

    not working properly or having a fault

  • yankee

    Word

    a person from the northern US, especially New England

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • take over

    Phrase

    to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

  • sneaking

    Word

    done in a quiet, secret way

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • poor thing

    Phrase

    a person or animal you feel sorry for

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • dialing

    Word

    the act of entering a phone number to call someone

  • just wondering

    Phrase

    used to introduce a question or comment that you are making out of curiosity

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