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Desperate Housewives S2E8: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 8MysteryDramaComedy

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  • demander

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    to ask for something

  • parer

    Word

    a tool for peeling fruit or vegetables

  • doit

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    to do something; to perform an action

  • aider

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    to help or support someone

  • coiffure

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    a person's hairstyle, especially one that is carefully arranged

  • valuer

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    a person who gives an expert estimate of how much something is worth, especially property

  • pyjama

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    sleeping clothes, usually a matching top and trousers

  • paring

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    the act of cutting off small pieces from something

  • rend

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    to tear something apart roughly or violently

  • saute

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    to cook food quickly in a small amount of hot fat or oil

  • risque

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    slightly indecent or sexually suggestive

  • bonbon

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

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  • ennui

    Word

    a feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction, especially when nothing interesting is happening

  • pith

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    the soft white part just under the peel of citrus fruit

  • poser

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    a person who tries to seem more important, stylish, or interesting than they really are

  • prise

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    to force something open with a tool or by using leverage

  • facile

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    easy to do or achieve; requiring little effort

  • proposer

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    to suggest an idea, plan, or solution for people to consider

  • visage

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    the face, especially when you are describing its appearance or expression

  • ment

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    the mind, or the faculty of thinking and understanding

  • sombre

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    dark and serious in mood or appearance

  • permanence

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    the state of lasting a long time without changing

  • tas

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    a cup or drinking vessel

  • nous

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    intelligence or wisdom

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  • perturb

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    to make someone feel worried or upset

  • fining

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    the act of making someone pay a fine

  • plait

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    to braid hair or other flexible material

  • milieu

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    the social world or setting that someone belongs to

  • avant

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    new and unusual in style, especially in art, music, or fashion

  • courant

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    trained to perform the advanced movements of classical dressage

  • sou

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    an old French coin worth very little money

  • amour

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    a secret or illicit love affair

  • allure

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    the quality of being very attractive or fascinating

  • demi

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    half; partly

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • rapport

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    a friendly, easy relationship in which people understand and trust each other

  • manger

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    a box or trough that farm animals eat from

  • gens

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    a group of families in ancient Rome who claimed the same ancestor

  • temps

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    short for a temporary worker

  • diviner

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    a person who is believed to be able to predict the future

  • dis

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    to insult or show disrespect to someone

  • vigilant

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    watching carefully for danger or problems

  • carte

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    a menu listing the dishes available in a restaurant

  • cor

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    an ancient Hebrew unit of measure for liquids and dry goods, equal to about one gallon or 3.8 liters.

  • femme

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    a woman who is very attractive and uses that to influence or seduce people

  • nom

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    a meal or snack

  • lib

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    a book or other collection of writings, especially one that is considered of exemplary quality or importance.

  • retard

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    to delay or slow something down

  • foyer

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    the entrance area of a building

  • ridicule

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    mocking or insulting speech or behavior that shows contempt

  • provocation

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    something said or done to make someone angry or upset, often on purpose

  • res

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    a particular kind, class, or group

  • mince

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    to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces

  • jargon

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    special words and phrases used by a particular group, especially in a job or field

  • tout

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    to try to sell or promote something, often in a pushy way

  • passe

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    no longer fashionable or up to date

  • petite

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    small and attractively delicate, especially used about a woman

  • petit

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    small or tiny

  • vie

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    to compete with someone for something

  • pendant

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    a piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain around the neck

  • envoy

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    a person sent to represent a government or organization, especially in talks with another country

  • hector

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    to bully or speak to someone in a harsh, overbearing way

  • sac

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    a small pouch or sac-like bag

  • beau

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    a boyfriend or male companion

  • rue

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    to feel regret about something you did or about what happened

  • informer

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    a person who gives secret information about someone, especially to the police

  • arming

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    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • bord

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    a long, flat piece of wood, plastic, or another material

  • sol

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    the basic unit of money in Peru

  • belle

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    a beautiful woman, especially one admired in a social group or at an event

  • sen

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    a unit of money used in Brunei, equal to 100 cents

  • rite

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    a religious ceremony or formal act

  • dire

    Word

    very serious and worrying

  • encore

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    a request for an extra performance at the end of a concert or show

  • serum

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    a clear liquid in blood or in some medicines and beauty products

  • mis

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    used to show that something is wrong, bad, or not done correctly

  • monte

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    a card game where players bet on which card will be turned up

  • ai

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    a type of computer technology that can do tasks that usually need human intelligence

  • rex

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    a king; used in the Latin title of a ruler or in names and titles

  • est

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    the quality of being; existence, as opposed to nonexistence.

  • col

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    a narrow pass between mountains

  • ensemble

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    a group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together

  • par

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    the standard score for a hole in golf

  • id

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    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • parole

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

  • vent

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    to talk or write about your feelings or problems in order to feel better

  • aurora

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    a natural display of colored light in the night sky near the Earth’s poles

  • housewife

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    a woman whose main job is taking care of her home and family

  • non

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    a prefix meaning 'not' or 'without

  • piles

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    a large amount of something

  • blog

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    a website where someone regularly writes posts about a topic, their opinions, or their life

  • sentiment

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    a feeling or opinion that people in a group have about something

  • las

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    The syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.

  • trait

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    a quality or feature that makes someone or something different

  • bizarre

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    very strange or unusual

  • cuisine

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    a style of cooking that is typical of a country or region

  • motivation

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    the reason or desire that makes someone want to do something

  • porter

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    a person whose job is to carry luggage, especially in a hotel or station

  • bout

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    a short period of a particular illness, feeling, or activity

  • patron

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    a person or organization that gives money or support to an artist, charity, or similar cause

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