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Arrow S6E12: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 12CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • imploded

    Word

    collapsed inward suddenly and violently

  • dynamiting

    Word

    the act of blowing something up with dynamite

  • lode

    Word

    a rich source of something useful or valuable

  • vise

    Word

    a tool with two jaws that holds an object tightly in place

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • fabricate

    Word

    to invent false information or a story

  • thumbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • appendicitis

    Word

    a painful swelling of the appendix that usually needs urgent treatment

  • debacle

    Word

    a complete and embarrassing failure

  • inflow

    Word

    the movement of something into a place or system

  • populate

    Word

    to live in or fill a place with people or animals

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  • tenacity

    Word

    the quality of being very determined and not giving up easily

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • helix

    Word

    a spiral shape or line, especially one that curves around a central axis

  • optics

    Word

    the scientific study of light and how it behaves

  • chatty

    Word

    talkative and eager to chat

  • flattery

    Word

    praise that is too much and not sincere, often used to get something

  • ahem

    Word

    used to get someone's attention, or to show mild embarrassment or disapproval

  • cordon

    Word

    a line of police, soldiers, or guards that blocks access to an area

  • evener

    Word

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

  • felicity

    Word

    great happiness or pleasure

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  • loom

    Word

    to appear as a large, often threatening shape, especially in the distance

  • contingency

    Word

    a possible future event or situation that may happen but is not certain

  • detonate

    Word

    to make something explode

  • ordinarily

    Word

    usually; in the normal way

  • paranoia

    Word

    a strong fear or suspicion that other people are trying to harm you, often without a good reason

  • whew

    Word

    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • massively

    Word

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • enigma

    Word

    something that is hard to understand or explain

  • circle the wagons

    Phrase

    to join together to defend yourself against criticism or an attack

  • swat

    Word

    to hit something quickly with your hand

  • large it

    Phrase

    To go out and have fun in a lively, carefree way

  • amplifier

    Word

    a device that makes a sound or signal stronger

  • abort

    Word

    to stop something before it is finished because of a problem

  • vested

    Word

    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • holed up

    Phrase

    staying hidden or shut away in a place, often for safety or privacy

  • engraving

    Word

    the process of cutting a design or words into a hard surface

  • optic

    Word

    relating to the eyes or vision

  • fiber optic

    Phrase

    using thin glass or plastic fibers to send data or signals

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • desperation

    Word

    a feeling of hopelessness, often when you think a situation cannot improve

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • city council

    Phrase

    the elected group that runs a city

  • and counting

    Phrase

    used after a number to show that there are more of the same kind than the number mentioned

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • clubhouse

    Word

    a building or room where members of a club meet and spend time together

  • maximize

    Word

    to make something as effective, useful, or large as possible

  • rattle

    Word

    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • safe house

    Phrase

    a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

  • damn well

    Phrase

    used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

  • in the black

    Phrase

    having more money coming in than going out, so that there is a profit

  • run high

    Phrase

    to become very strong or intense, especially feelings or emotions

  • bogus

    Word

    not real, true, or honest; fake

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • dominion

    Word

    power or control over a place or people

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • dive in

    Phrase

    To start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

  • time management

    Phrase

    the skill of planning and using your time well

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • phrasing

    Word

    the way words are chosen and put together in speech or writing

  • float around

    Phrase

    to be around in a casual or unnoticed way, or to be available somewhere by chance

  • root out

    Phrase

    to find and remove something bad or hidden

  • laurel

    Word

    a wreath made from laurel leaves, used as a sign of victory or honor

  • reach out

    Phrase

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

  • engrave

    Word

    to cut or carve words or a design into a hard surface

  • alteration

    Word

    a change made to something, especially to improve it or make it fit better

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • infrastructure

    Word

    the basic systems and services a society needs, such as roads, power, and water

  • zoned

    Word

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

  • fibre optic

    Phrase

    using optical fibres to send data or signals

  • underestimate

    Word

    to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • hold up

    Phrase

    to support the weight of something so it does not fall

  • operative

    Word

    working or in effect

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • sentimental

    Word

    showing strong feelings of love, sadness, or tenderness

  • offshore

    Word

    located or happening at sea, away from the shore

  • dynamite

    Word

    a powerful explosive used for blasting or demolition

  • comrade

    Word

    a close companion or fellow member of a group, especially in the military or in politics

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • all clear

    Phrase

    a signal that danger or an emergency has ended and it is safe to continue

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • lance

    Word

    a long weapon with a pointed metal tip, used for thrusting

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • casualty

    Word

    a person who is killed or injured in an accident, war, or other event

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • manually

    Word

    by hand, not with a machine or computer

  • debating

    Word

    the activity of discussing a topic in a formal way, especially to argue different sides

  • wiring

    Word

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

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • withstand

    Word

    to be strong enough to deal with something difficult or harmful

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