Supergirl S1E15: English vocabulary

to fall or drop very quickly and suddenly

dishonest, immoral, or unpleasant in a way that seems dirty or cheap

more able or skilled than someone or something else

so silly or unreasonable that it seems ridiculous

to stay hidden and wait for a chance to act

a chemical compound that contains two oxygen atoms joined together

the act of turning something the opposite way, or the state of being turned that way

a person who cheats or acts dishonestly to get an advantage

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

a very large number of things or people

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

warm, friendly, and enthusiastic

a tall structure on a farm used for storing grain or animal feed

unable to protect yourself or stop others from harming you

made invalid or no longer legally effective

the study of correct reasoning

to fill something up again

very unpleasant or annoying

to enter a place, organization, or group secretly in order to get information or cause harm

sad because you are away from home and miss it

a rapid increase in the number or amount of something

to borrow something, especially money

connected with adoption; having been adopted

a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

locked with a key

a person who says they believe or support something but acts differently

to join together to defend yourself against criticism or an attack

a small printed sheet used for advertising or sharing information

to clean something thoroughly, especially by removing dirt or harmful substances

the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

a deep blue-purple color

a command telling someone to stand in a relaxed military position

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

a person who takes revenge for a wrong

food; a meal or something to eat

lasting or appealing across different times and styles; not easily dated

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

the life or world believed to exist after death

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

the state of being alone, often by choice

the act of moving something on wheels

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

a person who acts or is used instead of another

a person who develops theories, especially in science or politics

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

the quality of being accepted as legal, real, or valid

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

to speak quietly and unclearly, so that it is hard to understand

to do something with full effort or confidence

officially so, but not really important or real

the market where stocks, bonds, and other financial assets are bought and sold

to hate or strongly dislike someone or something

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

to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

a large snake that kills animals by squeezing them

used for investigating or intended to investigate

careful behavior or speech that avoids offending people or revealing private information

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

far away; at a great distance

a computer virus that hides inside another file or program

a person who has committed a sin

a long strand of twisted fibers used for knitting or weaving

coated or mixed with sugar

to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

impossible to defeat or overcome

a man with extraordinary strength, ability, or courage

to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

to enter a room or place and unexpectedly see someone doing something private

a harmful program that can copy itself and spread to other computers

someone whose job is to help a person manage daily work and personal tasks

an underground structure where missiles are kept and launched

a person who is well known to the public, especially in media or politics

a person whose job is to give therapeutic massages

to steal something from someone

curved like an arch