slumming
to live or travel in much poorer or rougher conditions than you are used to
Episode vocabulary
Smallville S9E11: English vocabulary
Season 9, Episode 11Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
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inundate
to flood or fill something with a large amount of water or other things
abet
to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal
embezzle
to steal money that you were trusted to manage
wrangle
to argue noisily and angrily
incapacitate
to make someone unable to function normally
sinker
a small weight used to sink a fishing line in water
standardize
to make different things use the same rules, methods, or level of quality
miser
a person who hates spending money and tries to keep as much as possible
brownstone
a house or apartment building made from brown sandstone, especially in New York City
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
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silvering
the process of turning silver in color
lockup
a jail or prison, especially a small one used for short-term holding
fining
the act of making someone pay a fine
slush
partly melted snow or ice on the ground
fabricate
to invent false information or a story
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
frostbite
injury to skin and tissue caused by extreme cold
vegetative
relating to growth in plants, especially when they are not flowering or producing fruit
birdcage
a cage for keeping birds in
icicle
a hanging piece of ice formed by dripping water freezing
babble
to talk quickly and continuously in a confused or silly way
railroading
the act of forcing a decision, plan, or deal through quickly and unfairly