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The Flash S1E5: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 5DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • distil

    Word

    to separate a liquid by heating it and cooling the vapor

  • smithereens

    Word

    very small pieces after something breaks or explodes

  • digitize

    Word

    to change pictures, documents, or data into digital form

  • crimp

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    to bend or press the edge of something into small folds or ridges

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • oxidize

    Word

    to combine with oxygen, or to cause a substance to do this

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • tactile

    Word

    related to the sense of touch

  • trappings

    Word

    the outward signs or objects that go with a particular role, status, or way of life

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • prizing

    Word

    to value something very highly

  • amicable

    Word

    friendly and peaceful, especially after a disagreement

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  • ferment

    Word

    to change sugar or other substances into alcohol, gas, or acid using yeast or bacteria

  • booby

    Word

    a stupid or foolish person

  • bolting

    Word

    running away suddenly and quickly

  • rousing

    Word

    very exciting and able to make people feel enthusiastic

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • outrun

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    to run faster than someone or something, or to escape by running

  • recuperate

    Word

    to get better after an illness, injury, or hard work

  • idealist

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    a person who believes that the world can be improved and wants to make it better

  • braving

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    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • sophistication

    Word

    the quality of being cultured, stylish, and knowledgeable

  • evener

    Word

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

  • washer

    Word

    a small flat ring used with a bolt or screw to spread pressure or make a joint tighter

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  • detonation

    Word

    the act of making an explosive device explode

  • felicity

    Word

    great happiness or pleasure

  • defuse

    Word

    make a dangerous or tense situation less serious or less likely to cause trouble

  • insurgent

    Word

    a person who fights against a government or other authority, especially as part of an armed group

  • streaked

    Word

    having thin lines or marks of a different color

  • detonate

    Word

    to make something explode

  • vibrate

    Word

    to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

  • befriend

    Word

    to make friends with someone

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • humane

    Word

    kind and caring, especially toward people or animals who are suffering

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • gene therapy

    Phrase

    a medical treatment that changes a person's genes to help treat or prevent disease

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • tracker

    Word

    a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

  • stuff up

    Phrase

    to make a serious mistake or do something badly

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • shrapnel

    Word

    small pieces of metal or other material thrown out by an explosion

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • crumble

    Word

    to break into small pieces or fall apart

  • combustion

    Word

    the process of burning

  • genetically

    Word

    in a way that relates to genes or genetics

  • accelerator

    Word

    something that makes a process or change happen faster

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • off guard

    Phrase

    caught by surprise and not ready for what happens

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • rendezvous

    Word

    a meeting that has been arranged for a particular time and place

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • stellar

    Word

    relating to stars

  • potent

    Word

    having a strong effect or influence

  • cocky

    Word

    too confident in yourself in a way that annoys other people

  • diagnose

    Word

    to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • can't stand

    Phrase

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

  • vocal cords

    Phrase

    the two bands of tissue in your throat that help make your voice

  • vocal cord

    Phrase

    one of the two bands in the larynx that vibrate to make the voice

  • built up

    Phrase

    closely packed with buildings or houses

  • garner

    Word

    to get or collect something, especially support, praise, or information

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • walk on

    Phrase

    to come onto the stage in a performance

  • crush on

    Phrase

    to feel a romantic attraction to someone

  • emblem

    Word

    a symbol or design that represents a country, group, or idea

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • run up

    Phrase

    to make something increase or build up, especially a debt or a score

  • clue in

    Phrase

    to tell someone important information they need to know

  • going over

    Phrase

    a quick, informal check or inspection

  • do not want

    Phrase

    used to say that you strongly dislike or reject something

  • iris

    Word

    the colored part of the eye around the pupil

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • catch up

    Phrase

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

  • bomb site

    Phrase

    an area that has been badly damaged by bombing

  • interrogation

    Word

    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

  • spontaneous

    Word

    done in a natural, unplanned way

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • disperse

    Word

    to spread people or things over a wider area

  • graze

    Word

    to feed on grass in a field or pasture

  • don't ask

    Phrase

    used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • roadside

    Word

    the area at the side of a road

  • head start

    Phrase

    an advantage gained by starting before other people

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • illustrate

    Word

    to make something easier to understand by giving an example, picture, or diagram

  • get late

    Phrase

    to become late in the day or evening

  • wiring

    Word

    the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • premise

    Word

    a statement or idea that forms the basis of an argument or theory

  • nitrogen

    Word

    a colorless, odorless gas that makes up most of the air in Earth's atmosphere

  • subtitle

    Word

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

  • wade

    Word

    to walk through water or another liquid with effort

  • cellular

    Word

    relating to living cells

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

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