Nova S46E7: English vocabulary

a person or group that is affected by or has an interest in a business, project, or decision

to completely cover or surround something, often suddenly

to cut or mark a design into a hard surface, often with acid or a sharp tool

to move back or farther away

to increase very quickly

a unit of length equal to six feet, used mainly for measuring water depth

the process that green plants use to make food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide

a region in northern Israel

to give someone the Christian rite of baptism

the hard outer shell of a sea creature, often found on a beach

able to be seen, noticed, or measured

able to recover quickly from problems or difficult changes

relating to the treatment of bones and joints

to have to pay or suffer something unpleasant, especially because of your actions

the process of changing from a liquid into a gas

make something stronger, more intense, or more noticeable

too bad, difficult, or unpleasant to accept or deal with

clean, fresh, and in perfect condition, as if new

to exist in large numbers or amounts

a raised road or path built across water or wet ground

an animal with a hard shell, such as a crab, lobster, or shrimp

a language traditionally spoken by many Jewish communities, based on German and written in Hebrew letters

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

a small shellfish with a dark shell, eaten as food

very salty water, or water mixed with a lot of salt

to make something less severe, harmful, or painful

to know or guess that something will happen before it happens

very dry because there is little rain

relating to ice or glaciers

extremely small; too small to see without a microscope

so full of water or another liquid that it cannot absorb any more

to fill something up again

a chemical compound containing chlorine

tiny organisms that float in water and are eaten by many sea animals

to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

to change from a liquid into a gas

the ancient past, especially the time before the Middle Ages

damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

to borrow something, especially money

British slang for asking someone for money or a loan

locked with a key

a chemical element, symbol Mg, used in alloys and important for the body

the act of adding salt to food or water

the young form of an insect that hatches from an egg and changes into an adult

to end well or be resolved successfully

in a way that shows good judgment

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

to explain something in more detail

to talk in a casual, lively way

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

to dance in a lively, energetic way

a scientist who studies sea life

a serious break in a relationship or situation

to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

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

making or likely to make a lot of money

a person whose job is to study rocks, the earth, and how they change over time

to adjust a gun's sights so it shoots accurately

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

starting to develop or show promise

growing thickly and looking healthy and green

to fall suddenly, often in a messy or uncontrolled way

to make something smaller, weaker, or less intense

the use of several layers, especially in clothing

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

a large arrival of people or things at the same time

to record that you have started work or a shift

connected with spiritual experiences or mysterious religious feelings

separated from the rest by cutting

to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start

not agreeing with something else; contradictory

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

the study of rocks, the earth, and how it changes over time

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

a humorous or informal way of saying death

the religion, traditions, and beliefs of Jewish people