maggoty
covered with maggots
Episode vocabulary
Desperate Housewives S4E9: English vocabulary
Season 4, Episode 9MysteryDramaComedy
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connive
to secretly help or allow something wrong or illegal to happen
embezzle
to steal money that you were trusted to manage
fondue
a meal of melted cheese kept warm in a pot and eaten by dipping bread or other food into it
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
dreadfully
very; extremely
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
antibacterial
able to kill bacteria or stop them from growing
vindictive
showing a desire to get back at someone for a wrong or insult
gouge
to cut or scrape a deep hole or mark in something
hag
an ugly old woman, especially one imagined as a witch
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glean
to find and collect useful information from different sources
babble
to talk quickly and continuously in a confused or silly way
windowless
having no windows
clouding
the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent
sponging
clean something with a sponge
commandeer
to take control of a vehicle, building, or other thing, often by force
handcuff
to put handcuffs on someone
pitying
showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior
suffocating
making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, thick, or smoky
suffocate
to stop someone from breathing, or to die because there is not enough air
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
intrude
to enter a place or situation where you are not wanted or invited