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Smallville S10E10: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 10Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama

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  • apposite

    Word

    suitable and right for a particular situation

  • rile

    Word

    make someone annoyed or angry

  • disinterested

    Word

    not influenced by personal feelings or gain

  • doppelganger

    Word

    a person who looks very much like someone else

  • deductible

    Word

    an amount of money you must pay yourself before an insurance company pays the rest

  • krypton

    Word

    a rare, colorless gas used in some lights

  • industrious

    Word

    hard-working and willing to put in a lot of effort

  • prodigal

    Word

    spending money or resources too freely and carelessly

  • misspell

    Word

    to spell a word incorrectly

  • trite

    Word

    used to describe an idea, remark, or phrase that is boring because it has been used too often

  • disown

    Word

    to say that you no longer accept someone as part of your family or group

  • abdicate

    Word

    to give up a throne, power, or official position

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  • understatement

    Word

    the act of making something seem less important or less serious than it really is

  • cornfield

    Word

    a field where corn is grown

  • preoccupation

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    the state of being so interested or worried about something that it takes up most of your attention

  • consummate

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    showing great skill and polish; excellent

  • progenitor

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    a person from whom someone is descended; an ancestor or parent

  • watchtower

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    a tall tower used for watching for danger or keeping guard

  • sordid

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    morally bad, unpleasant, or shameful

  • shudder

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    to shake slightly because you feel fear, horror, or disgust

  • perverse

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    deliberately unreasonable or hard to deal with

  • surveying

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    the work of measuring land and recording its features, often for a map or building plan

  • bender

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    a period of heavy drinking

  • braving

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    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

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  • delusional

    Word

    having false beliefs that are not based in reality

  • evener

    Word

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

  • scour

    Word

    to clean something by rubbing it hard

  • colossal

    Word

    extremely large

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • shadowing

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    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • universally

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    in a way that is true or accepted everywhere, or by everyone

  • evict

    Word

    to force someone to leave a home or property, usually by legal action

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • grotesque

    Word

    very strange, ugly, or distorted in a way that can be shocking or funny

  • tramp

    Word

    walk heavily or noisily

  • metropolis

    Word

    a very large city, especially one that is important for business and culture

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • meteor

    Word

    a bright streak of light in the sky caused by a small rock burning up in the atmosphere

  • swear to God

    Phrase

    Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

  • lavish

    Word

    large, rich, and impressive in a way that suggests great expense

  • maniac

    Word

    a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, often in an excessive way

  • round up

    Phrase

    to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • iceberg

    Word

    a large piece of ice floating in the sea, broken off from a glacier or ice sheet

  • frown

    Word

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

  • persona

    Word

    the image or character that a person presents to other people

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • time travel

    Phrase

    the idea of traveling to the past or future

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • dictate

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

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • audit

    Word

    an official check of a company's accounts or finances

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • drop in

    Phrase

    to visit someone briefly and informally

  • overdue

    Word

    not done, paid, or arrived by the expected time

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • work through

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem or difficult feeling gradually, step by step

  • relic

    Word

    an object that has survived from an earlier time, especially one with historical or personal value

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • busy signal

    Phrase

    the tone you hear when a phone line is already in use

  • insufficient

    Word

    not enough for a particular need or purpose

  • rewrite

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    to write something again in a different or improved way

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • slack

    Word

    not tight or firm; loose

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • day job

    Phrase

    someone's main paid job, especially one they do to support themselves

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • grudge

    Word

    a lasting feeling of anger or resentment about something that happened in the past

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • no good

    Phrase

    bad, useless, or not worth using

  • blasting

    Word

    very loud and forceful

  • blinding

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    so bright that it is hard to see

  • dissolve

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    to mix a solid into a liquid so that it disappears into it

  • ignorant

    Word

    lacking knowledge about a subject or situation; not aware of something

  • devotion

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    strong love, loyalty, or support for someone or something

  • frown at

    Phrase

    To show that you disapprove of someone or something

  • conditioned

    Word

    trained to react in a particular way

  • successfully

    Word

    in a way that achieves the result you wanted

  • upsetting

    Word

    making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

  • night night

    Phrase

    A childish way of saying goodnight

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • all along

    Phrase

    from the beginning; from the start

  • refreshing

    Word

    making you feel more energetic, relaxed, or awake

  • don't worry

    Phrase

    A friendly way to tell someone not to be anxious or upset

  • adorable

    Word

    very cute and easy to love

  • second chance

    Phrase

    another chance to do something after you failed or missed it before

  • dedication

    Word

    hard work and strong commitment to a goal or activity

  • strand

    Word

    a single thin piece of something such as hair, thread, or wire

  • awaken

    Word

    to wake someone or something up

  • ugh

    Word

    used to show disgust, annoyance, or frustration

  • live in

    Phrase

    to have your home in a particular place

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

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