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Smallville S10E14: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 14Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama

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  • risotto

    Word

    an Italian dish made with rice cooked slowly in stock

  • incorruptible

    Word

    not able to be bribed or morally corrupted

  • denizen

    Word

    a person, animal, or plant that lives in a particular place

  • sleuth

    Word

    a detective or someone who investigates something carefully

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • balk

    Word

    to hesitate or refuse to do something because you are unwilling or uncomfortable

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • frosting

    Word

    a sweet, creamy topping used on cakes and cupcakes

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • intrepid

    Word

    brave and willing to take risks

  • cranked

    Word

    turned or operated by a crank

  • watchtower

    Word

    a tall tower used for watching for danger or keeping guard

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  • debatable

    Word

    open to debate or disagreement

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • masquerade

    Word

    a party where people wear masks and costumes

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • unholy

    Word

    not holy or sacred

  • disproportionate

    Word

    too large or too small compared with something else

  • grossly

    Word

    in a way that is very obvious and usually bad or unacceptable

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • evener

    Word

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

  • sloth

    Word

    a slow-moving tropical American animal that hangs from trees

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  • commendation

    Word

    praise or approval for something someone has done

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • impede

    Word

    to make it harder for something to happen or continue

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • hemorrhage

    Word

    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • breaded

    Word

    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • chap

    Word

    a man or boy

  • morgue

    Word

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

  • adrenaline

    Word

    a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • scream for

    Phrase

    to strongly suggest that something is needed or appropriate

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • hide in plain sight

    Phrase

    to be hard to notice even though it is visible

  • across the pond

    Phrase

    in or to the United States, especially from Britain

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • wrapped up

    Phrase

    so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • whipping

    Word

    the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

  • stamping

    Word

    the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • prey upon

    Phrase

    to exploit or harm someone for your own benefit

  • tempt

    Word

    to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

  • yearbook

    Word

    a book made by a school each year with photos, names, and memories of students and staff

  • in the spotlight

    Phrase

    in a position where many people notice and pay attention to you

  • recipe for disaster

    Phrase

    something that is very likely to end badly

  • coroner

    Word

    an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • persuasion

    Word

    the act of convincing someone to do or believe something

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • just like that

    Phrase

    suddenly and without warning

  • on file

    Phrase

    officially recorded and kept for later use

  • average Joe

    Phrase

    an ordinary person with no special status or qualities

  • arming

    Word

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

  • rendezvous

    Word

    a meeting that has been arranged for a particular time and place

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • follow up

    Phrase

    to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

  • errand

    Word

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

  • omega

    Word

    the last letter of the Greek alphabet, written as Ω or ω

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • nice try

    Phrase

    used to say that an attempt was not successful

  • whip out

    Phrase

    to take something out quickly and suddenly

  • pull off

    Phrase

    to succeed in doing something difficult

  • belle

    Word

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

  • go up against

    Phrase

    to compete or fight against someone or something

  • even out

    Phrase

    to become more level, even, or balanced

  • lust

    Word

    strong sexual desire

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • wrath

    Word

    very strong anger

  • yank

    Word

    a sudden hard pull or jerk

  • wind up

    Phrase

    to end up in a particular place, situation, or state

  • slack off

    Phrase

    to work less hard or less carefully than you should

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • gee

    Word

    used to express surprise, worry, or mild annoyance

  • follow up on

    Phrase

    to check on something later or continue dealing with it

  • charcoal

    Word

    a black substance made by heating wood or other material without air, used as fuel or for drawing

  • penned

    Word

    wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • waltz

    Word

    a dance for two people in 3/4 time, or the music for it

  • stand by

    Phrase

    to wait and be ready to act when needed

  • crank

    Word

    a bent part on a machine that turns back-and-forth motion into circular motion

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • hostess

    Word

    a woman who welcomes and looks after guests in a restaurant, club, or at an event

  • slack

    Word

    not tight or firm; loose

  • centimeter

    Word

    a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • liability

    Word

    a legal responsibility for something, especially for damage or loss

  • blur

    Word

    a blurred or unclear image, shape, or mark

  • spotlight

    Word

    a strong, focused light that shines on one small area

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

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