estrange
to make people less close or friendly
Episode vocabulary
Desperate Housewives S8E14: English vocabulary
Season 8, Episode 14MysteryDramaComedy
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worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
livid
very angry
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
silvering
the process of turning silver in color
respirator
a mask or device worn over the nose and mouth to protect you from harmful dust, smoke, or fumes
gruff
rough or unfriendly in manner or speech
kneecap
the bone at the front of the knee
poling
the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water
cashmere
a very soft, fine wool from a special kind of goat
fussy
hard to please or easily annoyed
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
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keenly
with great attention, interest, or enthusiasm
termite
a small pale insect that lives in large colonies and eats wood
crowbar
a heavy metal bar used for forcing things open or moving heavy objects
couched
to express something in a particular way
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
notching
make small cuts or grooves in something
snort
to make a sudden, noisy sound through the nose
inseparable
so close that the people or things are always together and hard to separate
rhetorical
relating to rhetoric, or the skill of speaking or writing effectively
mutter
to speak quietly and unclearly, often because you are annoyed or upset
loaning
the act of lending something to someone
meditate
to sit quietly and focus your mind, often for relaxation or spiritual reasons