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Smallville S4E18: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 18Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama

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  • paring

    Word

    the act of cutting off small pieces from something

  • disfigure

    Word

    to spoil the appearance of something or someone

  • taffeta

    Word

    a smooth, shiny fabric that is often used for dresses and formal clothes

  • stile

    Word

    a set of steps that lets people climb over a fence or wall

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • mortify

    Word

    to make someone feel very embarrassed or ashamed

  • lode

    Word

    a rich source of something useful or valuable

  • gorged

    Word

    having eaten too much

  • stereotyped

    Word

    lacking originality and sounding familiar in a dull way

  • impersonation

    Word

    the act of pretending to be someone else, often to trick people or for entertainment

  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • chivalry

    Word

    the traditional qualities of a knight, such as honor, courage, and courtesy

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • drool

    Word

    to let saliva run from your mouth

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • talon

    Word

    a sharp claw on a bird of prey

  • evener

    Word

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

  • culmination

    Word

    the final and most important stage or point of something

  • hoe

    Word

    a long-handled gardening tool with a flat metal blade, used for cutting weeds and loosening soil

  • tiara

    Word

    a small decorative crown worn on the head

  • rut

    Word

    a deep track made by wheels in soft ground

  • ballooned

    Word

    to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

  • archaic

    Word

    very old and no longer used in modern life, language, or style

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  • pinnacle

    Word

    the pointed top of a mountain or building

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • tanning

    Word

    the process of making skin darker by exposure to the sun or a tanning bed

  • best boy

    Phrase

    the first assistant to the key grip or the gaffer on a film set

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • sherry

    Word

    a type of strong, pale wine from Spain

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • come with it

    Phrase

    to challenge someone to fight, compete, or prove themselves

  • metropolis

    Word

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

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • sash

    Word

    a long strip of cloth worn around the waist or over one shoulder

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • back into

    Phrase

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

  • channeling

    Word

    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • in deep

    Phrase

    deeply involved in a difficult or troublesome situation

  • meteor

    Word

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

  • control freak

    Phrase

    a person who wants to control other people or every detail of a situation

  • media circus

    Phrase

    a situation in which a news event gets too much attention from reporters and cameras

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • lay it on

    Phrase

    to exaggerate something when speaking

  • yearbook

    Word

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

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • down low

    Phrase

    done secretly or kept private

  • intimidate

    Word

    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • lost in translation

    Phrase

    a phrase used when something loses its meaning or effect because it is translated badly

  • 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).

  • stereotype

    Word

    a fixed and oversimplified idea about a group of people or things

  • persuasion

    Word

    the act of convincing someone to do or believe something

  • tabloid

    Word

    a newspaper with small pages, often full of sensational stories

  • lighten up

    Phrase

    to become less serious, tense, or upset

  • crack open

    Phrase

    to open something quickly or roughly

  • gorge

    Word

    a deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often with a river running through it

  • emptiness

    Word

    the state of having nothing in it

  • itchy

    Word

    causing an itch or feeling itchy

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • shake up

    Phrase

    to upset or disturb someone badly

  • murder mystery

    Phrase

    a story, film, or game in which a murder has to be solved

  • popularity contest

    Phrase

    a situation where people are judged or chosen mainly because they are popular, not because they are best

  • lighten

    Word

    to make or become lighter in color, weight, or mood

  • worked up

    Phrase

    very upset, angry, or excited

  • crush on

    Phrase

    to feel a romantic attraction to someone

  • fall back into

    Phrase

    to start doing something bad, difficult, or unwanted again

  • rite

    Word

    a religious ceremony or formal act

  • boycott

    Word

    to refuse to buy from, use, or support a person, company, or country as a protest

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • blacked out

    Phrase

    made dark so that light cannot pass through

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • yank

    Word

    a sudden hard pull or jerk

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • keep up

    Phrase

    to stay informed about something or to stay at the same speed or level as others

  • look back

    Phrase

    to think about the past, or about what happened before

  • pull into

    Phrase

    to drive a vehicle into a place and stop there

  • break up

    Phrase

    to make a group of people separate and go away

  • highness

    Word

    a title used when speaking to or about a member of a royal family

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • adolescent

    Word

    a teenager

  • raging

    Word

    very strong and violent

  • take over

    Phrase

    to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

  • cherish

    Word

    to care about someone or something very much and value them deeply

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • first off

    Phrase

    before anything else; first of all

  • par

    Word

    the standard score for a hole in golf

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • cotton candy

    Phrase

    a soft sweet made from spun sugar

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • vicious

    Word

    very cruel or violent

  • digit

    Word

    a number from 0 to 9

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