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Desperate Housewives S3E22: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 22MysteryDramaComedy

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  • blather

    long, silly, or meaningless talk

  • bonbon

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

  • haggle

    to argue about the price of something in order to get a lower one

  • floured

    covered with a thin layer of flour

  • welcomer

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

  • pesky

    annoying in a small but persistent way

  • poach

    to cook food, especially an egg, in hot water without the shell

  • disinfect

    to clean something with a chemical that kills germs

  • devastate

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • thoughtless

    not thinking about other people’s feelings or needs

  • insanely

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • abler

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • sliver

    a very small, thin piece of something that has broken off or been cut from a larger piece

  • lymph

    a clear fluid in the body that helps fight infection and carries white blood cells

  • materialize

    to happen or become real after being expected or planned

  • scallop

    a type of shellfish with a fan-shaped shell, eaten as seafood

  • caterer

    a person or company that provides food and drink for an event

  • evener

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

  • nauseous

    feeling as if you might vomit

  • centerpiece

    the main or most eye-catching part of something

  • grate

    a metal frame for holding burning fuel in a fireplace or stove

  • curt

    rude because it is very brief and not friendly

  • necking

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • florist

    a person who sells flowers and makes flower arrangements

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