tenon
a projecting piece of wood that fits into a matching hole in another piece
Episode vocabulary
Nova Season 1 Episode 1: English vocabulary
Season 1 Episode 11974Documentary
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daunt
to make someone feel nervous or less confident
mortise
a hole or slot cut in wood to fit a tenon
megalith
a very large stone used in a prehistoric monument
cribbing
the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission
tallow
a hard animal fat used in making candles and soap
processional
relating to a procession
chambered
having separate chambers or compartments
puller
a person or thing that pulls something
blinker
a flashing light on a vehicle that shows which way it will turn
lintel
a horizontal beam above a door or window
earthwork
a bank, mound, or other structure made of earth
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breastplate
a piece of armor that covers the chest
implausible
not believable or not likely to be true
gummy
soft and sticky, like chewing gum or gummy candy
statics
the study of forces on structures that are not moving
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
undulate
to move in a smooth, wave-like way
retrace
to go back over the same route or path
submerge
to put something under water or another liquid
lasso
a long rope with a loop at one end, used for catching animals
druid
a priest in the ancient Celtic religion
microorganism
a very tiny living thing that can only be seen with a microscope
buckling
the bending or curving of something under pressure