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Smallville S3E21: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 21Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama

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  • confiding

    Word

    showing a tendency to trust people easily and tell them personal things

  • sweepings

    Word

    bits of dirt, dust, and other small waste collected when you sweep a floor

  • misplace

    Word

    to put something in the wrong place and then be unable to find it

  • judgeship

    Word

    the position or office of a judge

  • heartburn

    Word

    a painful burning feeling in the chest caused by stomach acid moving up into the throat

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • obliterate

    Word

    destroy completely; leave nothing behind

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • fester

    Word

    to become infected and start producing pus

  • incriminate

    Word

    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • sedation

    Word

    the use of sedative drugs to make someone calm or sleepy

  • inexplicable

    Word

    impossible to explain

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  • tenement

    Word

    a large building with many apartments, often in a poor area

  • nab

    Word

    to catch or seize someone or something quickly and suddenly

  • deceitful

    Word

    dishonest and likely to trick people

  • judas

    Word

    a person who betrays someone they trust

  • disloyal

    Word

    not loyal or faithful to a person, group, or cause

  • racking

    Word

    causing a lot of pain or suffering

  • brownie

    Word

    a small square of rich chocolate cake

  • trespass

    Word

    to enter land or property without permission

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • talon

    Word

    a sharp claw on a bird of prey

  • evener

    Word

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

  • sarcasm

    Word

    speech or writing that uses irony to mock or show contempt

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  • colossal

    Word

    extremely large

  • resurrect

    Word

    bring back to life

  • volt

    Word

    a unit for measuring electric voltage

  • vibrate

    Word

    to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • F off

    Phrase

    a rude way of telling someone to go away

  • trustworthy

    Word

    able to be trusted because you are honest and reliable

  • morgue

    Word

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

  • mishap

    Word

    a small unlucky accident or mistake

  • cover up

    Phrase

    to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • metropolis

    Word

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

  • guise

    Word

    an outward appearance that hides the real nature of something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • get out from under

    Phrase

    to become free from debt or financial trouble

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • confide in

    Phrase

    to tell someone private thoughts or feelings in confidence

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • lang

    Word

    a measure of length, equal to about 33 inches (84 centimeters).

  • smoothing

    Word

    the process of making a surface or material smooth

  • now for

    Phrase

    used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

  • stoop

    Word

    to bend your body forward and down

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • sink in

    Phrase

    to gradually become fully understood or emotionally felt

  • garage sale

    Phrase

    a sale of used items held at someone's home, usually in the garage or yard

  • rat out

    Phrase

    to tell the police or other authorities about someone’s wrongdoing

  • step up

    Phrase

    to take action and become more involved or helpful

  • belle

    Word

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

  • go through with

    Phrase

    to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • feed off

    Phrase

    to get energy, excitement, or motivation from something or someone

  • toss in

    Phrase

    to add something casually, especially a comment or extra detail

  • imperative

    Word

    extremely important or necessary

  • encore

    Word

    a request for an extra performance at the end of a concert or show

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • zoned

    Word

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

  • walk through

    Phrase

    to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

  • bridging

    Word

    the act of building a bridge

  • stand in

    Phrase

    to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

  • interrogation

    Word

    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • molecule

    Word

    the smallest part of a substance that can exist on its own and still keep its chemical properties

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • ruthless

    Word

    showing no pity or mercy

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • slab

    Word

    a large, thick, flat piece of stone, concrete, or similar material

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • 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

  • congratulate

    Word

    to tell someone that you are happy about their success or good luck

  • wiring

    Word

    the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

  • logging

    Word

    the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • upgrade

    Word

    to make something newer, better, or more advanced

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • see you around

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye when you expect to meet again

  • accomplishment

    Word

    something you have done successfully, especially something difficult

  • get on with

    Phrase

    continue doing something, especially after a pause or interruption

  • childhood friend

    Phrase

    a friend you have known since you were a child

  • ticketing

    Word

    the sale and issuing of tickets

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • instinct

    Word

    a natural feeling or reaction that makes you act without thinking

  • obscure

    Word

    not well known or not easily understood

  • log off

    Phrase

    to sign out of a computer account or system

  • asylum

    Word

    protection given by a country to someone who has left their own country because they are in danger

  • learner

    Word

    a person who is learning something

  • upsetting

    Word

    making someone feel unhappy, worried, or upset

  • what's going on

    Phrase

    an informal way to greet someone or start a casual conversation

  • no way

    Phrase

    an emphatic way of saying that something is impossible or that you strongly refuse it

  • voice mail

    Phrase

    a service that stores recorded phone messages for you

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