impale
to pierce or pin something with a sharp object
Episode vocabulary
Smallville S3E3: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 3Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
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addendum
extra information added at the end of a book, report, or document
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
underwrite
to agree to pay for something, especially a project or loan
brimming
full to the top and likely to spill over
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
devastate
to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely
enigmatic
mysterious and hard to understand
pegging
the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes
purgatory
in Roman Catholic teaching, a place or state where souls are purified before heaven
cranked
turned or operated by a crank
rifling
the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin
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philanthropy
the act of giving money, time, or help to support good causes
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
recruiter
a person whose job is to find and interview people for jobs or for an organization
ether
a clear, colorless liquid once used as an anesthetic and solvent
stalked
to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
glitch
a small fault or problem in a machine, computer, or system
fruitful
producing good or useful results; successful and effective
psychics
people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future
idiotic
very stupid or silly, often in a way that annoys you
subterranean
existing, happening, or found under the earth's surface
loaning
the act of lending something to someone