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Desperate Housewives S7E17: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 17MysteryDramaComedy

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  • flatware

    knives, forks, and spoons used for eating

  • chafe

    to rub and irritate the skin

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • dutiful

    doing what you are expected or required to do, especially because you feel it is your duty

  • festivity

    a lively celebration or festive event

  • scoff

    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • predisposition

    a tendency to think, feel, or act in a particular way

  • playbook

    a book or document that shows the plays or strategies a team plans to use

  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

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

  • reek

    to smell very bad

  • damper

    something that reduces or spoils the enjoyment of a situation

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  • inaudible

    too quiet to hear

  • squint

    to look at something with your eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to see better

  • scoot

    to move or go somewhere quickly, often in a playful or casual way

  • prizing

    to value something very highly

  • condolence

    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • exhale

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • resourceful

    good at finding quick and clever ways to solve problems

  • lurch

    to move suddenly and unsteadily, often because you are off balance

  • dishing

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • couched

    to express something in a particular way

  • caterer

    a person or company that provides food and drink for an event

  • evener

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

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