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Smallville S10E21: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 21Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama

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  • hurtle

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    to move very fast, often in a wild or uncontrolled way

  • bringer

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    a person or thing that brings something

  • blinder

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    a very good shot, pass, or piece of play in football

  • foretell

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    to say or show that something will happen in the future

  • whisking

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    to beat or stir food quickly with a whisk

  • quip

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    a short, witty remark

  • grafting

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    the process of joining parts of two plants so they grow as one

  • dervish

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    a member of a Muslim Sufi religious order

  • starched

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    made stiff with starch

  • obliterate

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    destroy completely; leave nothing behind

  • krypton

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    a rare, colorless gas used in some lights

  • inquisitor

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    an official who questioned people in an inquisition, often using harsh methods

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  • godlike

    Word

    having the power, beauty, or qualities of a god

  • leavings

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

  • spew

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    to send out or throw out quickly and forcefully

  • eon

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    a very long period of time

  • ditto

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    used to say that something is the same as what was just said

  • hounding

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    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

  • rustle

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    to make a soft, dry sound like leaves or paper moving

  • paralyze

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    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • aggravate

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    make a problem, injury, or situation worse

  • scalpel

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    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • matron

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    a woman who is in charge of a hospital or similar institution

  • proverbial

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    used to describe something that is well known or typical, often in a fixed phrase

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  • vanquish

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    to defeat someone or something completely

  • astonishment

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    a feeling of great surprise or amazement

  • watchtower

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    a tall tower used for watching for danger or keeping guard

  • rapture

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    a feeling of great joy or delight

  • crusading

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    strongly and publicly committed to a cause or campaign

  • annihilate

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    to destroy completely

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • grounding

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    a basic understanding of a subject or the practical experience needed to do a job well

  • unholy

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    not holy or sacred

  • yearn

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    to want something very much, especially something you have lost or cannot have

  • crackling

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    the sound of many short, sharp pops or snaps

  • crackle

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    to make a series of short, sharp, snapping sounds

  • lucifer

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    a match that lights when struck

  • pearly

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    shiny and pale, like a pearl

  • relish

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    to enjoy something very much

  • hades

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    the Greek god who rules the underworld

  • dented

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    slightly damaged by a dent

  • bender

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    a period of heavy drinking

  • jacketed

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    covered with a protective outer layer

  • limitless

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    having no limits or end

  • undoing

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    the process of reversing or canceling something

  • combing

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    the act of combing hair

  • pave

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    to cover a road, path, or area with stone, bricks, concrete, or asphalt

  • evener

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

  • whirl

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    move or make something move quickly around and around

  • labyrinth

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    a place with many paths or passages that are hard to find your way through

  • graft

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    a piece of a plant that is joined to another plant so they grow together

  • obsess

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    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • orb

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    a round object or shape

  • crutch

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    a stick with a support at the top that helps someone walk

  • bridesmaid

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    a woman who helps the bride at a wedding

  • resurrect

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    bring back to life

  • martian

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    relating to the planet Mars or to imagined life there

  • oblivion

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    the state of being forgotten or no longer remembered

  • cleverly

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    in an intelligent, skillful, or effective way

  • molten

    Word

    melted by heat and in a liquid state

  • prince charming

    Phrase

    the ideal man in a fairy tale or romance story

  • whisk

    Word

    a kitchen tool with wire loops used for beating eggs, cream, or batter

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • gravitational

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    relating to the force of gravity

  • fender

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    a metal or plastic guard over a car wheel that helps protect it from mud and damage

  • far out

    Phrase

    very unusual, unconventional, or extreme

  • insecurity

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    a feeling of not being confident or safe

  • penetrating

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    clear and strong, and hard to ignore

  • genetic engineering

    Phrase

    the use of techniques to change the genes of living things

  • metropolis

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

  • graced

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    to honor an event or place by being present

  • inaccessible

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    not easy to reach, enter, or use

  • fives

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    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • chauffeur

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    a person whose job is to drive a private car for someone

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • stacking

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    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • tumble

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    to fall suddenly, often in a messy or uncontrolled way

  • visionary

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    having original ideas about the future and how things could be improved

  • meteorite

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    a piece of rock or metal from space that lands on Earth

  • bossy

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    too ready to tell other people what to do

  • dread

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    to feel worried or afraid about something that may happen

  • cognitive

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    relating to thinking, learning, memory, and understanding

  • meteor

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

  • rumbling

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    a deep, low, continuous sound

  • birdie

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    a small bird, especially a young one

  • 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

  • prevailing

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    most common or widely accepted at a particular time

  • apocalypse

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    a complete and terrible destruction, especially one that is thought of as the end of the world

  • get stuck in

    Phrase

    to start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • lineage

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    your family history and the people you come from

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • disarm

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    to take weapons away from someone or something

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • prevail

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    to become stronger or more successful than something else

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • uptown

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    the upper part of a city or town, especially away from the center

  • superman

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    a man with extraordinary strength, ability, or courage

  • on earth

    Phrase

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

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