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Desperate Housewives S8E4: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 4MysteryDramaComedy

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  • streetwalker

    Word

    a prostitute who works in the streets

  • whiten

    Word

    to make something white or whiter

  • lunged

    Word

    to make a sudden forward movement, usually to attack or grab something

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • shackle

    Word

    a metal loop or fastener used to connect a chain or rope

  • cleanser

    Word

    a substance or product used for cleaning something, especially skin or a surface

  • oppressor

    Word

    a person or group that treats others cruelly or unfairly by using power

  • stethoscope

    Word

    a medical instrument used for listening to a person's heart and lungs

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • lunge

    Word

    a sudden forward movement, especially in an attack or to catch something

  • sorbet

    Word

    a frozen dessert made from fruit juice or purée

  • placard

    Word

    a large sign or poster, especially one used in a protest or public notice

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  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • perceptive

    Word

    good at noticing and understanding things quickly

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • piped

    Word

    carried or supplied through pipes

  • bummer

    Word

    a disappointing or annoying situation

  • tetanus

    Word

    a serious disease that causes painful muscle stiffness and spasms

  • pretzel

    Word

    a hard, salty baked snack shaped like a knot or stick

  • appetizer

    Word

    a small dish served before the main meal

  • tat

    Word

    a small knot or loop in thread, cord, or rope

  • prickly

    Word

    covered with sharp points or prickles

  • evener

    Word

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

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  • denominator

    Word

    the number below the line in a fraction

  • visitation

    Word

    the act of visiting someone, especially in a hospital or prison

  • revoke

    Word

    to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement

  • smeared

    Word

    covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

  • watcher

    Word

    a person who watches or observes something

  • nodding

    Word

    slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

  • inferno

    Word

    a large, destructive fire

  • manicure

    Word

    a beauty treatment for the hands and fingernails

  • suffice

    Word

    to be enough for a need or purpose

  • cliche

    Word

    a phrase, idea, or remark that has been used so often it is no longer original

  • rosy

    Word

    pink or red in color

  • flask

    Word

    a small container with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids

  • blister

    Word

    a small, raised bubble on the skin filled with liquid

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • lingerie

    Word

    women's underwear, especially attractive or delicate styles

  • Founding Father

    Phrase

    one of the people who helped found an important country or organization

  • hedgehog

    Word

    a small animal with a body covered in sharp spines

  • quad

    Word

    a central open area surrounded by buildings, especially on a college campus

  • glare

    Word

    to look at someone or something with an angry, fixed stare

  • have no right

    Phrase

    to have no moral or legal permission to do something

  • palate

    Word

    the roof of the mouth inside your mouth

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • mobilize

    Word

    to organize people or resources for a purpose

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • break back

    Phrase

    in tennis, to win back a game after your opponent has broken your serve

  • blackmailing

    Word

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

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • stand corrected

    Phrase

    to admit that you were wrong after someone corrects you

  • lush

    Word

    growing thickly and looking healthy and green

  • snore

    Word

    to breathe noisily while sleeping

  • booty

    Word

    stolen goods, especially goods taken in war or by pirates

  • porcupine

    Word

    a large rodent with sharp quills on its body

  • caterpillar

    Word

    the larva of a butterfly or moth

  • smear

    Word

    a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • silent partner

    Phrase

    a business partner who provides money but does not help run the business

  • fling

    Word

    to throw something with a lot of force

  • pip

    Word

    a small hard seed inside some fruits

  • civil right

    Phrase

    a legal right that protects a person's freedom and equal treatment

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • soccer mom

    Phrase

    an informal term for a mother who spends a lot of time driving her children to school and activities

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • scheming

    Word

    making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

  • ready or not

    Phrase

    used to say that something will happen whether people are ready or not

  • redhead

    Word

    a person with red hair

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • drive off

    Phrase

    to force someone or something to leave by chasing or pushing them away

  • sit through

    Phrase

    to stay through something unpleasant until it ends

  • gut out

    Phrase

    to get through something difficult by being determined and not giving up

  • run about

    Phrase

    to be very busy with lots of different tasks

  • seed money

    Phrase

    money used to start a new business or project

  • veg out

    Phrase

    to relax and do very little, especially by sitting or lying around

  • bedside

    Word

    the area next to a bed

  • hooker

    Word

    a person who has sex for money

  • God bless

    Phrase

    A friendly way to say goodbye, often with a warm or religious tone

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • sleep on

    Phrase

    to wait until the next day before deciding something

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • illustrator

    Word

    a person who creates drawings or pictures for books, magazines, or websites

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • park in

    Phrase

    to park a vehicle so that another vehicle cannot get out

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • head off

    Phrase

    to stop something bad from happening

  • like crazy

    Phrase

    very much; to an extreme degree

  • write up

    Phrase

    to write something in full or in a finished form

  • work through

    Phrase

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

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • unjust

    Word

    not fair or morally right

  • raging

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    very strong and violent

  • evenly

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    in a way that is equal, level, or balanced

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