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The Avengers (2012) English vocabulary

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  • spry

    Word

    active, lively, and full of energy

  • sweepings

    Word

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

  • calisthenics

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    simple physical exercises, especially ones done to improve fitness and coordination

  • cower

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    to crouch low because you are afraid

  • gird

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    to wrap or fasten something around the body, especially with a belt or band

  • prise

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    to force something open with a tool or by using leverage

  • unmade

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    not made up or prepared, especially a bed

  • dynamiting

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    the act of blowing something up with dynamite

  • suiting

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    a fabric used for making suits

  • idly

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    in a lazy or inactive way

  • muss

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    to make hair or clothes look untidy by touching or moving them

  • tidings

    Word

    news or information, especially about something important or welcome

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • swoon

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    to faint, especially from strong emotion or excitement

  • demigod

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    a mythological being with the power of a god but also human qualities

  • meagre

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    too small or not enough

  • recompense

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    a reward or payment given for work, loss, or harm

  • bilge

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    the lowest part of a ship’s hull, where water collects

  • afield

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    away from home or the usual place

  • bayed

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    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • wallop

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    to hit something hard, often with a single strong blow

  • foxed

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    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • subjugation

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    the act of bringing a person or group under control or domination

  • snipe

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    to attack someone from far away, especially with a gun

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  • mooned

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    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • hawked

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    to try to sell things in public by calling out to people

  • sentimentality

    Word

    the quality of being sentimental, especially in a way that seems too emotional

  • calibrate

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    to adjust a measuring instrument so it gives accurate results

  • leavings

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

  • jib

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    a triangular sail at the front of a sailing boat

  • concoct

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    to make something by mixing different ingredients

  • sceptre

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    a ceremonial staff carried by a king or queen as a symbol of power

  • acme

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    the highest or best point of something

  • puny

    Word

    small, weak, and not very strong

  • submerge

    Word

    to put something under water or another liquid

  • parentage

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    a person's family background or ancestry

  • peppering

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    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • dislodge

    Word

    to force something out of the place where it is stuck or fixed

  • antler

    Word

    one of the branched bony growths on a deer, elk, or moose

  • polarity

    Word

    the state of having two opposite sides, forces, or charges

  • sorely

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    very much; to a great degree

  • unparalleled

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    better than anything else of the same kind; unmatched

  • impenetrable

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    impossible or very hard to pass through, enter, or see through

  • astrophysics

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    the study of the physical nature of stars, planets, and other objects in space

  • scaly

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    covered with scales or small scale-like pieces

  • feller

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    a man or boy; a guy

  • drape

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    to hang or place something loosely over something else

  • shredding

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    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • gush

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    to flow out quickly in a large amount

  • wishbone

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    the forked bone from a bird's chest that people break and pull apart to make a wish

  • trample

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    to step heavily on something or crush it under your feet

  • disengage

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    to separate something from what it is attached to or connected with

  • repulsive

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    causing strong disgust or dislike

  • misbehave

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    to behave badly or in a way that is not acceptable

  • cyclic

    Word

    happening in a regular cycle and repeating again and again

  • hydra

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    a small freshwater animal with a tubular body and tentacles

  • wretch

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    a person who is very unhappy, unlucky, or in a miserable state

  • crevice

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    a narrow crack or opening, especially in rock or a wall

  • slighting

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    showing disrespect or contempt

  • deterrent

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    something that discourages people from doing something

  • clench

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    to close or squeeze tightly

  • unruly

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    difficult to control, because of bad behavior or wild energy

  • balm

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    a soft ointment used to soothe or heal skin

  • jacketed

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    covered with a protective outer layer

  • conjure

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    to make something seem to appear from nowhere, often by using imagination or magic

  • stow

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    to put something neatly into a space or container

  • rotor

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    a part of a machine that spins around a central point

  • fret

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    to worry or feel anxious, especially about something small or uncertain

  • councilman

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    a man who is a member of a local government council

  • detonation

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    the act of making an explosive device explode

  • mistrust

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    a feeling that you do not trust someone or something

  • fife

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    a small flute with a high sound, used especially in marching bands

  • bongo

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    a pair of small drums played with the hands

  • virtuous

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    having high moral standards and behaving in a good and honest way

  • futile

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    not likely to succeed or have any useful result

  • intimately

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    in a very close and personal way

  • ledger

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    a book or system for recording financial accounts

  • streaked

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    having thin lines or marks of a different color

  • wield

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    to hold and use a weapon, tool, or other object skillfully

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • yay

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    used to show happiness, excitement, or approval

  • weeding

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    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • eyeball

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    the round part of the eye

  • stuff you

    Phrase

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • abyss

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    a very deep hole or empty space that seems to have no bottom

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • mindless

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    showing no thought, care, or intelligence

  • glad tidings

    Phrase

    good news, especially news that brings relief or happiness

  • shadowing

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

  • on my life

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that you are telling the truth or are completely serious

  • hulk

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    a large, heavy, awkward-looking person or thing

  • precedence

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    the right of one thing to be considered before another because it is more important or comes first

  • tailing

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

  • decoy

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    something used to trick or attract someone or something

  • tripping

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    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • strut

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    to walk in a proud, showy way

  • mileage

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    the number of miles a vehicle has traveled

  • replicate

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    to make an exact copy of something or repeat an experiment or result

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