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Desperate Housewives S4E4: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 4MysteryDramaComedy

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  • milkmaid

    a woman who milks cows or works with dairy products

  • plumper

    more plump; fuller or rounder in shape

  • ravish

    to delight or captivate someone completely

  • stomaching

    the present participle of stomach

  • singsong

    a song or tune with a simple, repetitive rhythm

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • conciliatory

    intended to calm a disagreement or make people less angry

  • anise

    a plant grown for its seeds, which are used for flavoring

  • raspy

    having a rough, hoarse sound

  • indistinctly

    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • ratting

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • scoff

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

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  • coldly

    in a cold, unfriendly, or unemotional way

  • rebuff

    to reject someone or something in a blunt or unfriendly way

  • tinkle

    to make a light, clear ringing sound

  • screamer

    a person or thing that screams

  • 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

  • salve

    a soft ointment used to heal or soothe a wound or sore

  • whimper

    to make quiet, weak sounds because you are scared, hurt, or upset

  • stereotyped

    lacking originality and sounding familiar in a dull way

  • crotch

    the area between a person's legs where the legs join the body

  • nervously

    in a nervous way

  • prizing

    to value something very highly

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