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The Flash S4E9: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 9DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • overtax

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    to put too much pressure or demand on something or someone

  • limiter

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    a device that keeps a sound or signal from going above a set level

  • atrophied

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    having wasted away or become smaller because of illness, age, or lack of use

  • humbug

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    deceptive or false talk or behavior

  • electrocute

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    to kill someone or something with electricity

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • tinsel

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    thin shiny strips used as decoration

  • doppelganger

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    a person who looks very much like someone else

  • sterilize

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    to make something free of all harmful germs

  • welcomer

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    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • tranquilizer

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    a medicine that helps a person or animal relax or sleep

  • frostbite

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    injury to skin and tissue caused by extreme cold

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  • jingling

    Word

    making a light, clear ringing sound

  • veiled

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    hidden or expressed in a way that is not direct or obvious

  • atrophy

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    a gradual wasting away or weakening, especially from lack of use

  • poling

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    the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water

  • shoddy

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    of poor quality and badly made

  • flotation

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    the act of keeping something floating on water or in air

  • overheat

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    to become too hot, or to make something too hot

  • villainous

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    evil or cruel, like a villain

  • savvy

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    practical knowledge and skill, especially about business or technology

  • cranial

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    relating to the skull

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • resilient

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    able to recover quickly from problems or difficult changes

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  • minion

    Word

    a person who serves or follows a powerful person, often in a weak or unimportant role

  • quaint

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    attractively old-fashioned or unusual in a charming way

  • resourceful

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    good at finding quick and clever ways to solve problems

  • unholy

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    not holy or sacred

  • christen

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    to give someone a Christian name in a baptism ceremony

  • pitying

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    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • retraction

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    the act of taking back a statement, claim, or promise

  • inhalation

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    the act of breathing in

  • fleeting

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    lasting only a very short time

  • ingenuity

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    the ability to think of clever, original solutions

  • mocha

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    a drink made with espresso, milk, and chocolate

  • thinly

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    in a thin layer or with little thickness

  • vantage

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    a place or position that gives you a good view of something

  • abode

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    a place where someone lives; a home

  • evener

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

  • felicity

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    great happiness or pleasure

  • shard

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    a sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or rock

  • latent

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    present but not yet obvious, active, or fully developed

  • bitters

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    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • syllabus

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    a list of topics, readings, and assignments for a course

  • frosty

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    covered with frost or looking cold and icy

  • lotion

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    a liquid or cream you put on your skin to make it softer or treat it

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • motoring

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    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • deteriorate

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    to become worse in quality, condition, or value

  • springing

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    moving with quick, light jumps

  • vibrate

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    to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

  • congratulation

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

  • abduct

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    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • mindless

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    showing no thought, care, or intelligence

  • amnesia

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    a condition in which a person loses some or all memory

  • stewardess

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    a woman who works on an aircraft helping passengers

  • morgue

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

  • bucking

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    moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

  • linger

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    to stay somewhere longer than needed, often because you do not want to leave

  • breadth

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    the distance from one side of something to the other; width

  • anesthetic

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    a drug used to stop pain or make someone unconscious during a medical procedure

  • humility

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    the quality of not thinking you are more important than other people

  • hereby

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    using these words or actions to make something official

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • skirting

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    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • reborn

    Word

    brought back to life, activity, or popularity

  • sprinkle

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    to scatter something in small drops or pieces over a surface

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • jackass

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    a male donkey

  • dread

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    to feel worried or afraid about something that may happen

  • fancied

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    imagined rather than real

  • intricate

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    very detailed and complicated

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • private eye

    Phrase

    a private detective

  • messiah

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    the promised savior in Jewish belief

  • enlightenment

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    the process of learning or understanding something clearly

  • roasting

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    the process of cooking food in an oven or over a fire

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • accelerator

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    something that makes a process or change happen faster

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • powerless

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    unable to act, influence events, or change a situation

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • get outta here

    Phrase

    used to show surprise or disbelief, or to ask someone to repeat what they said

  • scared to death

    Phrase

    very frightened

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • buck up

    Phrase

    to become happier, calmer, or more confident

  • gypsy

    Word

    a member of the Romani people

  • dom

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    a title given to members of the clergy.

  • restrain

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    to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

  • foremost

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    most important, famous, or powerful

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • on earth

    Phrase

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

  • chilled

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    kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • ring in

    Phrase

    to celebrate the start of something, especially a new year or season

  • naughty list

    Phrase

    a list of people who have been naughty, especially the one Santa Claus is said to keep

  • time traveler

    Phrase

    a person who travels through time, especially in science fiction

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