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Desperate Housewives S3E3: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 3MysteryDramaComedy

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  • swaggerer

    Word

    a person who behaves in a very confident, showy, and often arrogant way

  • bonbon

    Word

    a small sweet, often a piece of chocolate with a soft filling

  • relaxant

    Word

    a substance that helps the body or muscles relax

  • spousal

    Word

    relating to a husband or wife, or to marriage

  • wormed

    Word

    treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

  • azalea

    Word

    a shrub with bright flowers, often grown in gardens

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • strapping

    Word

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • immaterial

    Word

    not important or relevant in a particular situation

  • saucy

    Word

    bold in a rude or disrespectful way

  • poodle

    Word

    a dog with curly fur that is often cut in a special style

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • impound

    Word

    to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

  • swagger

    Word

    a confident, often slightly arrogant way of walking or behaving

  • pearly

    Word

    shiny and pale, like a pearl

  • platonic

    Word

    describing a close relationship or friendship that is not sexual

  • delinquent

    Word

    a person, especially a young person, who breaks the law or behaves badly

  • dented

    Word

    slightly damaged by a dent

  • ahem

    Word

    used to get someone's attention, or to show mild embarrassment or disapproval

  • evener

    Word

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

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • passionately

    Word

    in a way that shows very strong feeling or belief

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

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  • ing

    Word

    a suffix added to verbs to make forms like running or eating

  • touchy

    Word

    easily upset or offended

  • stuff you

    Phrase

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • chap

    Word

    a man or boy

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • bucking

    Word

    moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • insecurity

    Word

    a feeling of not being confident or safe

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • dashing

    Word

    attractive, stylish, and confident

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • impending

    Word

    about to happen very soon

  • horny

    Word

    sexually excited

  • blackmailing

    Word

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

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • ride with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or be part of their group

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • pipe down

    Phrase

    to tell someone to be quiet

  • worldly

    Word

    concerned with everyday life, money, and practical matters rather than religion or spiritual things

  • hitch

    Word

    to fasten something to a hook, rope, chain, or strap

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • unpack

    Word

    to take things out of a bag, box, or other container

  • seduce

    Word

    to persuade someone to have sex with you or do something they might not otherwise do

  • decency

    Word

    behavior that shows good manners and respect for other people

  • get out of my face

    Phrase

    used to angrily tell someone to stop bothering you and go away

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • coming on

    Phrase

    almost; very nearly

  • soaking

    Word

    completely wet

  • maturing

    Word

    becoming more mature and fully developed

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • mounting

    Word

    the process of increasing gradually

  • blush

    Word

    to become red in the face, especially because you feel embarrassed

  • no chance

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying that something is impossible or will definitely not happen

  • don't you know

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • what is your problem

    Phrase

    a rude or angry way of asking why someone is behaving badly or causing trouble

  • lighten up

    Phrase

    to become less serious, tense, or upset

  • seeing as

    Phrase

    used to give a reason or explanation

  • be rid of

    Phrase

    to get free of something unwanted

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • nightingale

    Word

    a small brown bird that sings beautifully, often at night

  • dom

    Word

    a title given to members of the clergy.

  • overload

    Word

    to put too much into something, or to make something have too much to handle

  • Homecoming Queen

    Phrase

    a girl or young woman chosen by a school or college as part of homecoming celebrations

  • chore

    Word

    a small task you have to do regularly, especially around the house

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • launder

    Word

    wash clothes, sheets, or other fabric items

  • persistence

    Word

    the quality of continuing to try hard, even when something is difficult

  • lighten

    Word

    to make or become lighter in color, weight, or mood

  • God bless

    Phrase

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

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • trade in

    Phrase

    to give an old item to a store as part of the payment for a new one

  • order up

    Phrase

    to place an order for something, especially food or drinks

  • white horse

    Phrase

    a wave with a foamy white crest, made by strong wind

  • run away from

    Phrase

    to try to avoid a problem, duty, or responsibility

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • polling

    Word

    the activity of asking people questions to find out what they think, especially about an election

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • flashlight

    Word

    a small battery-powered light you can carry in your hand

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • knock it off

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or unwanted

  • stump

    Word

    the bottom part of a tree left in the ground after the tree is cut down

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • bumper

    Word

    the bar on the front or back of a car that helps protect it in a crash

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • shatter

    Word

    to break suddenly into many pieces

  • job hunting

    Phrase

    the activity of looking for a job

  • irony

    Word

    a situation in which the result is the opposite of what you would expect

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

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