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Smallville S10E19: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 19Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama

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  • rappel

    Word

    to descend a steep rock face using a rope

  • demoralize

    Word

    to make someone feel less confident, hopeful, or eager

  • delude

    Word

    to make someone believe something that is false

  • scrawl

    Word

    write something quickly and carelessly

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • headstrong

    Word

    strongly determined to do what you want, even if other people disagree

  • purgatory

    Word

    in Roman Catholic teaching, a place or state where souls are purified before heaven

  • watchtower

    Word

    a tall tower used for watching for danger or keeping guard

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • homing

    Word

    returning to its home or nest from far away

  • minion

    Word

    a person who serves or follows a powerful person, often in a weak or unimportant role

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  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • undoing

    Word

    the process of reversing or canceling something

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • evener

    Word

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

  • mistrust

    Word

    a feeling that you do not trust someone or something

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • communicator

    Word

    a person who is good at expressing ideas clearly

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • confine

    Word

    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • decipher

    Word

    to figure out or read something that is hard to understand, especially a code or message

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • gladiator

    Word

    a man in ancient Rome who fought in public contests for entertainment

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  • lordship

    Word

    the title or form of address used for a lord

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • life and limb

    Phrase

    great danger of being killed or badly hurt

  • chic

    Word

    very stylish and elegant

  • metropolis

    Word

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

  • sinful

    Word

    morally wrong or evil; full of sin

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • tyrant

    Word

    a cruel ruler who uses power in a harsh and unfair way

  • wreath

    Word

    a ring of flowers, leaves, or other plants used as decoration or to honor someone who has died

  • orion

    Word

    a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • unpack

    Word

    to take things out of a bag, box, or other container

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • footing

    Word

    a secure place for your feet when standing or climbing

  • prey upon

    Phrase

    to exploit or harm someone for your own benefit

  • prevailing

    Word

    most common or widely accepted at a particular time

  • crush it

    Phrase

    to do something very well and succeed impressively

  • powerless

    Word

    unable to act, influence events, or change a situation

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • hair metal

    Phrase

    a style of glam metal, especially from the 1980s

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • prevail

    Word

    to become stronger or more successful than something else

  • go way back

    Phrase

    to have known someone for a very long time

  • wedding vow

    Phrase

    a promise spoken during a wedding ceremony

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • dominion

    Word

    power or control over a place or people

  • on earth

    Phrase

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

  • no place

    Phrase

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

  • omega

    Word

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

  • inevitably

    Word

    used to say that something is certain to happen or be true

  • strong suit

    Phrase

    a skill or area that someone is especially good at

  • under control

    Phrase

    in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

  • read me

    Phrase

    a file that gives basic information about a software program or project

  • kneel

    Word

    to rest on one or both knees

  • unleash

    Word

    to release something or someone from restraint

  • postpone

    Word

    to change a planned event or action to a later time

  • drop in

    Phrase

    to visit someone briefly and informally

  • pitted

    Word

    having many small holes or dents on the surface

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • cut out

    Phrase

    cut out of a piece of material or paper

  • constellation

    Word

    a group of stars that forms a pattern in the night sky

  • celtic

    Word

    relating to the Celts or their languages

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • laser

    Word

    a device that produces a narrow beam of light for use in technology, medicine, and science

  • reel

    Word

    a device on a fishing rod used for winding and unwinding the line

  • distrust

    Word

    to not trust someone or something; to feel suspicious about them

  • vibration

    Word

    a shaking or trembling movement

  • stand by

    Phrase

    to wait and be ready to act when needed

  • sentimental

    Word

    showing strong feelings of love, sadness, or tenderness

  • crippled

    Word

    unable to walk or move normally because of an injury or disability

  • calculated

    Word

    carefully planned or done on purpose

  • sneaking

    Word

    done in a quiet, secret way

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • smoothly

    Word

    in a way that is easy and without problems

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • phantom

    Word

    a ghost or a figure that seems real but is not

  • disruption

    Word

    a problem or event that interrupts normal activity

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • enlist

    Word

    to join the armed forces, or to sign someone up for military service

  • manifest

    Word

    clear and obvious

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • upgrade

    Word

    to make something newer, better, or more advanced

  • console

    Word

    to comfort someone who is sad or upset

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • crushing

    Word

    causing a very heavy defeat or loss

  • treasure hunt

    Phrase

    a game in which people follow clues to find hidden things

  • ticketing

    Word

    the sale and issuing of tickets

  • too late

    Phrase

    so late that something can no longer be done or changed

  • meant to

    Phrase

    supposed to; expected or required to do something

  • blow up

    Phrase

    explode or burst violently

  • camp out

    Phrase

    to sleep outdoors, usually in a tent or sleeping bag

  • aisle

    Word

    a narrow passage between rows of seats or shelves

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