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Desperate Housewives S6E11: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 11MysteryDramaComedy

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  • lapdog

    Word

    a small pet dog that is often kept on a person's lap

  • indomitable

    Word

    impossible to defeat, control, or discourage

  • hygienist

    Word

    a person who works in dental care and helps clean and protect teeth

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • stickler

    Word

    a person who insists on doing things in a very exact way

  • cleanser

    Word

    a substance or product used for cleaning something, especially skin or a surface

  • coleslaw

    Word

    a salad made from shredded cabbage, usually with mayonnaise

  • playbook

    Word

    a book or document that shows the plays or strategies a team plans to use

  • ged

    Word

    the General Educational Development test, which shows high school-level skills

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • leniency

    Word

    kindness or mercy shown when someone is punished or judged

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  • paralyze

    Word

    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • prying

    Word

    too interested in other people's private matters

  • placenta

    Word

    an organ in a pregnant woman or female mammal that gives the baby oxygen and food before birth

  • shelve

    Word

    to put something on a shelf

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • hamstring

    Word

    one of the two muscles at the back of the thigh

  • tacky

    Word

    showing poor taste; cheap and unattractive in a way that is meant to impress

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • marshaling

    Word

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • clog

    Word

    to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that nothing can flow through it

  • dishing

    Word

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • remand

    Word

    to send a case back to a lower court for further action

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • pry

    Word

    to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

  • yap

    Word

    to bark in a sharp, high-pitched way

  • corny

    Word

    predictable and not funny, especially because it is too obvious

  • eggplant

    Word

    a plant that produces a large purple vegetable

  • deviate

    Word

    to move away from a usual course, rule, or pattern

  • stuff you

    Phrase

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • adhesive

    Word

    able to stick to a surface or hold things together

  • hypocrite

    Word

    a person who says they believe or support something but acts differently

  • pastime

    Word

    an activity you do for pleasure in your free time

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • hereby

    Word

    using these words or actions to make something official

  • tramp

    Word

    walk heavily or noisily

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • blackmailing

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • channeling

    Word

    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • unpack

    Word

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

  • stamping

    Word

    the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

  • hysterical

    Word

    very upset, excited, or out of control; also, extremely funny

  • wrinkle

    Word

    a small line or fold in skin, fabric, or paper

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • spar

    Word

    to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • big one

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way of saying death

  • just like that

    Phrase

    suddenly and without warning

  • dignified

    Word

    calm, serious, and worthy of respect

  • disable

    Word

    to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • sit by

    Phrase

    to stand by and do nothing while something bad or important is happening

  • crime rate

    Phrase

    the number of crimes in a place during a particular period

  • dental hygienist

    Phrase

    a dental worker who cleans teeth and helps prevent gum and tooth problems

  • spinal column

    Phrase

    the row of bones in your back that supports your body and protects the spinal cord

  • muscle tone

    Phrase

    the natural firmness or tightness of your muscles

  • nag

    Word

    to keep asking someone to do something in an annoying way

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • milestone

    Word

    an important stage or event in a process or development

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • emergency landing

    Phrase

    an aircraft landing made because of a serious problem or emergency

  • eyewitness

    Word

    a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • cafeteria

    Word

    a place where people choose food from a counter and pay before eating

  • propeller

    Word

    a device with blades that spins to move a boat or aircraft forward

  • dictate

    Word

    to say words slowly and clearly so someone can write them down

  • greatness

    Word

    the quality of being very successful, admired, or important

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • spinal

    Word

    relating to the spine or spinal cord

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • colon

    Word

    the part of the large intestine between the small intestine and the rectum

  • rye

    Word

    a grain used for making flour, bread, and whiskey

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • flatten

    Word

    to make something flat or flatter

  • desirable

    Word

    worth wanting or having; attractive or useful

  • guideline

    Word

    a rule or piece of advice that helps you decide what to do

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • brandy

    Word

    a strong alcoholic drink made from wine or fruit

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • parole

    Word

    temporary release of a prisoner before the end of a sentence, with conditions

  • concussion

    Word

    a brain injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head, often causing confusion or dizziness

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • good girl

    Phrase

    said to a female animal, especially a dog, when she has done something well

  • cater

    Word

    to provide food and drink for an event or group of people

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

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