Supergirl S6E8: English vocabulary

a way of getting around a rule or law because of a gap or weakness in it

a feeling that something may not be true or may not work

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

easily annoyed or made angry

in a way that lasts forever; permanently

seeming reasonable or likely to be true

to make something explode

sad because you are away from home and miss it

the act of moving along without using power

a fictional engine that lets a spaceship travel faster than light

to pass a moving vehicle, person, or thing that is going in the same direction

willing to do something or likely to agree to it

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

involved in something, especially a secret plan or a wrong action

the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

the life or world believed to exist after death

an act of cleaning a place or area

relating to the ocean or the sea

the state of being alone, often by choice

the quality of being poisonous or harmful

not getting much attention or being noticed

the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

the path that something moving through the air or space follows

a strong negative reaction from many people, especially to a social or political change

a small, soft, orange fruit with a sweet taste

the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

to shoot or burst out suddenly

a way of showing or presenting something, especially in art, film, or speech

a sofa that can be turned into a bed

used for investigating or intended to investigate

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

in a way that is shared by both sides or people

far away; at a great distance

a group of wild boars

to get rid of something

a plant grown for its small edible seeds

to put too much into something, or to make something have too much to handle

to come together again after being apart

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

helpful or good for something; likely to have a positive effect

in a way that uses time, money, or effort well with little waste

moving or able to move people strongly

a harmful program that can copy itself and spread to other computers

causing worry, sadness, or pain

by a very small amount; almost not

at the very last possible moment before something happens

to appear again after being gone or hidden

to give someone or something the name of another person or thing, usually to honor them

a small part of something that is left after the rest is gone

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

ready, arranged, or working properly

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

deserving praise, help, or respect

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

to bend or twist out of shape

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

not seen or noticed

the colored part of the eye around the pupil

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

to make secret or new information known

as; in the same way that

to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

past tense and past participle of bed

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

by hand, not with a machine or computer

a ghost or a figure that seems real but is not

soft material used to make something more comfortable, protect it, or give it shape

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

a casual way to say goodbye

to make something newer, better, or more advanced

coffee that has gone cold