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Supergirl S5E18: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 18DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure

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  • ringlet

    Word

    a small curl of hair

  • patisserie

    Word

    a shop that sells cakes, pastries, and other sweet baked goods

  • megalomania

    Word

    an extreme belief that you are more powerful, important, or successful than you really are

  • skittish

    Word

    easily frightened and quick to move or react

  • soiree

    Word

    a small evening social gathering

  • inducer

    Word

    a person or thing that causes a process or reaction to start

  • biter

    Word

    a person or animal that bites often or habitually

  • semiotics

    Word

    the study of signs and symbols and how people interpret them

  • riddling

    Word

    hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling

  • obsidian

    Word

    a hard, dark volcanic glass formed when lava cools very quickly

  • trinket

    Word

    a small decorative object that is not worth much

  • depravity

    Word

    extreme moral wickedness or corruption

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  • gloat

    Word

    to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

  • leviathan

    Word

    something extremely large and powerful

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • archivist

    Word

    a person whose job is to collect, organize, and look after archives

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • iconography

    Word

    the images and symbols used in a work of art, or the study of them

  • repercussion

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    an effect or consequence, especially one that happens later and is not wanted

  • impersonate

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    pretend to be someone else, often to trick people or for entertainment

  • vitals

    Word

    the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing

  • pacify

    Word

    to calm someone or make a situation peaceful

  • eventful

    Word

    full of interesting or exciting events

  • overdrive

    Word

    a state of very high activity, energy, or speed

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  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • brainy

    Word

    smart and quick to learn or understand

  • bolting

    Word

    running away suddenly and quickly

  • appreciative

    Word

    feeling or showing gratitude

  • dissect

    Word

    to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

  • myriad

    Word

    a very large number of things or people

  • delusional

    Word

    having false beliefs that are not based in reality

  • evener

    Word

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

  • locust

    Word

    a large grasshopper that can travel in huge swarms and damage crops

  • inhale

    Word

    to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • dumpling

    Word

    a small piece of dough, often filled, that is boiled, steamed, or fried

  • lull

    Word

    a short pause in activity or noise

  • glitch

    Word

    a small fault or problem in a machine, computer, or system

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • idiotic

    Word

    very stupid or silly, often in a way that annoys you

  • neutralize

    Word

    to make a substance or effect harmless or inactive

  • logics

    Word

    the study of correct reasoning

  • seismic

    Word

    relating to earthquakes or other movements in the earth

  • obnoxious

    Word

    very unpleasant or annoying

  • martian

    Word

    relating to the planet Mars or to imagined life there

  • hypocrisy

    Word

    the behavior of pretending to have beliefs or standards that your actions do not match

  • ruptured

    Word

    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • sublime

    Word

    extremely beautiful or impressive

  • inhibitor

    Word

    a person or thing that slows or stops a process

  • syntax

    Word

    the way words are arranged to make sentences in a language

  • crop circle

    Phrase

    a pattern made in a field by flattening crops into a circle or other shape

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • rightful

    Word

    deserved or legally owned; having a valid claim to something

  • disobey

    Word

    to not do what a person, rule, or order says

  • rupture

    Word

    a serious break in a relationship or situation

  • roll out the red carpet

    Phrase

    to give someone special attention and treat them like an honored guest

  • fives

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • linguist

    Word

    a person who studies language and how it works

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • quake

    Word

    to shake or tremble

  • intellect

    Word

    a person's ability to think and understand things well

  • nothing short of

    Phrase

    used to say that something is completely true, extreme, or impressive

  • get to the bottom of

    Phrase

    to find out the real reason for something or solve a problem

  • provoke

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    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • cozy up

    Phrase

    to try to get someone to like you or support you, often in an insincere way

  • wrestle with

    Phrase

    to struggle to deal with a difficult problem, decision, or feeling

  • manifesto

    Word

    a public statement of a group's aims or beliefs, especially in politics

  • coming on

    Phrase

    almost; very nearly

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • domino

    Word

    a small flat piece used in the game of dominoes, usually marked with dots

  • brew

    Word

    to make beer, tea, or coffee by soaking or boiling ingredients in water

  • trust the process

    Phrase

    to believe that things will work out if you keep going

  • down cold

    Phrase

    known so well that you can say or do it easily

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • on earth

    Phrase

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

  • make with

    Phrase

    to create or produce something using a particular material or method

  • rush in

    Phrase

    to act too quickly without thinking carefully

  • directive

    Word

    an official instruction or order

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • catastrophic

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    causing or involving very great damage, suffering, or loss

  • savior

    Word

    a person who saves someone from danger or serious trouble

  • override

    Word

    to use your authority to cancel or ignore a decision

  • imagery

    Word

    words or images that create strong pictures or feelings in the mind

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • momentum

    Word

    the force or energy that keeps something moving or helps it keep growing or developing

  • porcelain

    Word

    a hard, white material used to make cups, plates, and other objects

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • sabotage

    Word

    the deliberate damaging or blocking of something to stop it working or succeeding

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • dreamer

    Word

    a person who has big hopes or ideas, especially unrealistic ones

  • willingly

    Word

    in a willing or ready way

  • iris

    Word

    the colored part of the eye around the pupil

  • interrogation

    Word

    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

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