Star Trek S2E21: English vocabulary

a substance that makes the body or brain more active

a serious mental illness that can cause a person to lose touch with reality

covered with a protective outer layer

a person who is believed to be able to predict the future

to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

your native country; your homeland

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

not logical or reasonable

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a plant disease that causes leaves, flowers, or crops to wither and die

to publicly say that something or someone is wrong, bad, or illegal

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

operated by remote control or automatically, without a person on board

to make people or a place more civilized and polite

used to show happiness, excitement, or approval

a formal title used for some important officials, such as ambassadors or governors

a person who is good at expressing ideas clearly

to repair a hole in knitted cloth by sewing yarn through it

to calculate a number or amount

in a confident and courageous way

something that causes a reaction, interest, or activity

a noisy, confused disturbance

a rough calculation or guess of the size, amount, or cost of something

A naval reply meaning yes, sir, or I understand and will obey

an expression used to show disbelief or strong disagreement

among ordinary people, especially in public life

smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

a pig, especially one raised for meat

suitable or appropriate for a particular situation

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

to show strong contempt for someone or something

to kill an important person, especially for political reasons

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

the amount of medicine or a drug that should be taken at one time or over a period of time

past tense and past participle of shoot

to punish someone severely in order to warn other people

to be a sign or symbol of something; mean

used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

to land or settle lightly on something

the killing and wounding of many people, especially in war or violence

the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

burning very brightly and strongly

behavior that shows very poor judgment or common sense

to record that you have started work or a shift

cause something to improve a lot

something you do to prevent harm or trouble

to hate or strongly dislike someone or something

a feeling of being separate from other people or from your emotions

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a very large number of people or things

the process of starting a computer

an instruction to your bank to pay a fixed amount of money regularly to another account

a medicine that stops a poison from harming someone

a situation where there is no government or no control, often causing chaos

a person who is good at talking to and working with other people

to delay doing or deciding something so you have more time

the less bad of two bad choices

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a state of severe mental illness

not working well or not producing the result you want

the act of convincing someone to do or believe something

suggesting that something bad, dangerous, or evil may happen

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

used to ask someone to agree with what you have just said

to get free of something unwanted

a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

the act of controlling or having power over people or things

to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

to start opposing someone or something you used to support

to gradually damage or wear something away

a political party that supports socialist ideas

an official instruction or order

happening or done too early, before the right time