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Desperate Housewives S4E11: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 11MysteryDramaComedy

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  • buffeting

    Word

    to hit or shake something repeatedly with strong force, especially by wind or waves

  • hogwash

    Word

    nonsense or something you think is completely untrue

  • smite

    Word

    to hit or punish someone or something severely

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • hymnal

    Word

    a book of hymns used in church

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • wormed

    Word

    treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

  • incensed

    Word

    very angry

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • poach

    Word

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

  • unitarian

    Word

    a person who believes in the unity of God, especially in the Unitarian church

  • matrimony

    Word

    the state of being married

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  • prying

    Word

    too interested in other people's private matters

  • bane

    Word

    something that causes great trouble or annoyance

  • sordid

    Word

    morally bad, unpleasant, or shameful

  • scone

    Word

    a small baked bread roll, often served with tea

  • gullible

    Word

    too willing to believe what other people say; easily fooled

  • candlestick

    Word

    a stand that holds a candle

  • swoop

    Word

    to move quickly down through the air

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • blanketing

    Word

    covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

  • dysentery

    Word

    a serious intestinal infection that causes severe diarrhea

  • diviner

    Word

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

  • arouse

    Word

    to cause a feeling, reaction, or interest to start or increase

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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

  • clockwork

    Word

    the mechanism inside a clock

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • pulpit

    Word

    a raised platform in a church where a preacher speaks

  • nourishment

    Word

    food or other things that help a person or animal grow and stay healthy

  • rosary

    Word

    a string of beads used for praying the rosary

  • sacrament

    Word

    a sacred Christian rite, especially one of the main church ceremonies

  • relive

    Word

    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

  • unravel

    Word

    to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

  • virginity

    Word

    the state of never having had sex

  • forget you

    Phrase

    an angry or dismissive way of telling someone to go away or stop bothering you

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • out of the running

    Phrase

    no longer in a competition or being considered for something

  • simmer

    Word

    to cook something gently just below boiling point

  • piston

    Word

    a part inside an engine or pump that moves back and forth in a tube

  • go outside

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to stop arguing online and go out into the real world

  • laced

    Word

    fastened with laces

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • spit on

    Phrase

    to show strong contempt for someone or something

  • catholicism

    Word

    the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church

  • sarcastic

    Word

    showing sarcasm; using words that mean the opposite to mock someone or something

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • power grab

    Phrase

    an unfair or dishonest attempt to gain power

  • bead

    Word

    a small round object with a hole through it, used in jewelry or decoration

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • dearly

    Word

    in a way that shows strong love or care

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • padre

    Word

    a title used for a Catholic priest

  • brittle

    Word

    hard and dry, so it breaks or crumbles easily

  • kiss up

    Phrase

    to flatter someone insincerely, especially a person in authority, to get an advantage

  • mow

    Word

    to cut grass or crops with a machine or a scythe

  • novelty

    Word

    the quality of being new, unusual, or different

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • swap meet

    Phrase

    a market where people buy, sell, or trade used goods

  • theological

    Word

    relating to theology or to the study of religion and God

  • presbyterian

    Word

    relating to the Presbyterian Church

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • stand over

    Phrase

    to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

  • like clockwork

    Phrase

    in a very smooth, regular, and reliable way

  • incense

    Word

    a substance that is burned for its pleasant smell

  • halfway decent

    Phrase

    fairly good, but not excellent

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • take the initiative

    Phrase

    to be the first person to act or speak, especially to start something or solve a problem

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • frown

    Word

    a facial expression in which you pull your eyebrows together, often because you are annoyed, worried, or thinking hard

  • errand

    Word

    a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

  • nice try

    Phrase

    used to say that an attempt was not successful

  • slip out

    Phrase

    to leave a place quietly so no one notices

  • rush in

    Phrase

    to act too quickly without thinking carefully

  • filing system

    Phrase

    a way of organizing papers or records into files

  • house of worship

    Phrase

    a building used for religious worship

  • muffin

    Word

    a small sweet cake, usually baked in a cup-shaped mold

  • acorn

    Word

    the nut of an oak tree, with a smooth seed in a rough cup

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • what do you say

    Phrase

    used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

  • go along

    Phrase

    to agree to something or let something happen, often reluctantly

  • slip into

    Phrase

    to put on clothes quickly and easily

  • cubic

    Word

    relating to a cube or to the measurement of volume in cubic units

  • kneel

    Word

    to rest on one or both knees

  • bathtub

    Word

    a large tub that you fill with water for washing your body

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • head off

    Phrase

    to stop something bad from happening

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • big guy

    Phrase

    a friendly way to address a man or boy

  • curing

    Word

    the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

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