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Desperate Housewives S3E11: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 11MysteryDramaComedy

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  • eavesdropper

    Word

    a person who secretly listens to other people's private conversations

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • exonerate

    Word

    to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • conjugal

    Word

    relating to marriage or to a married couple

  • unbutton

    Word

    to undo the buttons on a piece of clothing

  • lingo

    Word

    informal language used by a particular group or in a particular field

  • rifling

    Word

    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • souring

    Word

    becoming sour, spoiled, or unpleasant

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • conceivable

    Word

    able to be imagined or thought possible

  • evener

    Word

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

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  • florist

    Word

    a person who sells flowers and makes flower arrangements

  • wedded

    Word

    married

  • stuffy

    Word

    with little or no fresh air; too warm and airless

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • virginity

    Word

    the state of never having had sex

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • whine

    Word

    to complain in a high, annoying voice

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • raccoon

    Word

    a gray-brown North American animal with a black face mask and a ringed tail

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

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  • tramp

    Word

    walk heavily or noisily

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • ride on

    Phrase

    to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • scum

    Word

    a dirty layer or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • harmonica

    Word

    a small musical instrument you play by blowing or sucking air through holes

  • despise

    Word

    to hate or strongly dislike someone or something

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • life savings

    Phrase

    money that someone has saved over a long time, especially a large amount

  • amend

    Word

    to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

  • special treatment

    Phrase

    unfairly better or more considerate treatment than other people get

  • piece of the puzzle

    Phrase

    one part of a bigger situation, explanation, or plan

  • on good terms

    Phrase

    in a friendly relationship with someone

  • hit the rocks

    Phrase

    to fail badly or reach a very low point

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • redhead

    Word

    a person with red hair

  • mean the world to

    Phrase

    to be very important or deeply meaningful to someone

  • orchid

    Word

    a plant with large, colorful, often unusual-looking flowers

  • wed

    Word

    to get married

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • no place

    Phrase

    used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

  • nice try

    Phrase

    used to say that an attempt was not successful

  • chore

    Word

    a small task you have to do regularly, especially around the house

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • feud

    Word

    a long, angry argument or conflict

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • pick through

    Phrase

    to look through a group of things and choose the ones you want

  • gasp

    Word

    to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • sabotage

    Word

    the deliberate damaging or blocking of something to stop it working or succeeding

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • moron

    Word

    an insulting word for a stupid person

  • rebound

    Word

    the act of bouncing back after hitting a surface

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • like crazy

    Phrase

    very much; to an extreme degree

  • iris

    Word

    the colored part of the eye around the pupil

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • settle down

    Phrase

    to become calm and quiet after being active, noisy, or upset

  • don't ask

    Phrase

    used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • appliance

    Word

    a machine or device used in the home for a particular job

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • jog

    Word

    to run slowly and steadily, especially for exercise

  • get late

    Phrase

    to become late in the day or evening

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • back off

    Phrase

    to move away and stop bothering someone

  • sigh

    Word

    to let out a long, deep breath that shows sadness, relief, tiredness, or frustration

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • blouse

    Word

    a woman's shirt-like top, often with buttons or a collar

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • chili

    Word

    a small hot pepper used in cooking

  • get better

    Phrase

    to become healthier or improve

  • just wondering

    Phrase

    used to introduce a question or comment that you are making out of curiosity

  • don't sweat it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone not to worry about something

  • pounding

    Word

    a heavy, repeated beating or striking sound

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • imprison

    Word

    to put someone in prison

  • housewife

    Word

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

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • soured cream

    Phrase

    cream that has been fermented and thickened, used in cooking or as a topping

  • glass door

    Phrase

    a door made of glass

  • bundt cake

    Phrase

    a cake baked in a ring-shaped pan

  • posture

    Word

    the way someone holds their body when standing or sitting

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • moist

    Word

    slightly wet, but not soaked

  • vibrant

    Word

    full of energy, excitement, or life

  • asylum

    Word

    protection given by a country to someone who has left their own country because they are in danger

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