Supergirl S2E10: English vocabulary

a building where soldiers live

a person or thing that is very difficult to defeat or deal with

the process of finding how much something is worth

people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

unable to protect yourself or stop others from harming you

a fight or struggle, especially one involving many people

relating to the planet Mars or to imagined life there

to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

to have or show a bad opinion of something

used to cheer on or strongly praise someone or something

connected with adoption; having been adopted

to make something move in a different direction

the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

an act of breaking a law, rule, or agreement

(of a place or situation) empty, cold, and without much hope or comfort

feeling or showing that you have lost all hope

the act of keeping something dangerous, unwanted, or spreading under control

a pattern made by weaving three or more strands together

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

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

to find out the truth about something by investigating it

to look at something with attention or wonder

a fence made of upright wooden stakes

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 medical treatment that uses electric shocks to treat severe mental illness

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

a young man who belongs to a college fraternity

the act of fastening something with a screw

to start recording audio or video

to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

to deliberately do things that are likely to cause trouble or a fight

extreme or very intense, often in a loud or energetic way

force someone to leave a place, school, or organization

to walk or travel around without a fixed direction or purpose

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

an informal way of saying that something is impossible or will definitely not happen

the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

a lot of damage, destruction, or confusion

a friendly way to address a man or show approval or excitement

a man with extraordinary strength, ability, or courage

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

used to say that something should have happened earlier

carefully planned or considered

completely; in every way

the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

a violent criminal or troublemaker

a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

to take care of someone, especially by watching over them

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

someone who claims to have special powers to know things or see the future

deserving praise, help, or respect

wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

a device that produces a narrow beam of light for use in technology, medicine, and science

continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

as; in the same way that

to feed on grass in a field or pasture

used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain

to deal with a difficult situation successfully

a tendency or preference toward something

to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

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

a small icy object that moves around the sun and can form a bright tail near it

to some extent; fairly

not working properly because of a defect or mistake

a casual way to say goodbye

to make something newer, better, or more advanced

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

a person who is kept in prison or another institution

to become healthier or improve

with the inside surface turned outward

an entrance or route into a place