trainable
Wordable to be trained or taught
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Nova S47E3: English vocabulary
Season 47, Episode 3Documentary
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domesticate
Wordto tame an animal and keep it as a pet or for farming
spay
Wordto have a female animal surgically sterilized
melanin
Worda dark substance in skin, hair, and eyes that gives them color
vocalize
Wordto make sounds with your voice
angora
Wordsoft wool or fabric made from the hair of an Angora goat or rabbit
predispose
Wordto make someone more likely to have a feeling, behavior, or condition
inscrutable
Worddifficult or impossible to understand
musculature
Wordthe muscles in a body or in one part of a body
pinking
Wordto cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
domestication
Wordthe process of making an animal tame and keeping it with humans
wildness
Wordthe quality of being wild, uncontrolled, or untamed
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acuity
Wordthe sharpness of sight, hearing, or thought
clicker
Worda handheld device used to control a device from a distance
impregnable
Wordimpossible or very hard to capture or defeat
scowl
Wordto frown in an angry or bad-tempered way
venerate
Wordto respect and admire someone or something deeply
diurnal
Wordhappening or active during the day
exhibitor
Worda person or company that shows products, art, or other items at an event
obligate
Wordto make someone legally or morally required to do something
ratting
Wordthe act of hunting or trapping rats
purr
Wordthe low soft sound a cat makes when it is content
prowl
Wordto move around quietly and carefully, especially while looking for something or someone
welcomer
Worda person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
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seafaring
Wordthe activity of traveling or working at sea
communicative
Wordwilling to talk and share information
muscling
Wordthe use of force or pressure to get something
utilitarian
Worddesigned to be useful and practical rather than attractive
diverge
Wordto split into different directions or paths
sacrificial
Wordrelating to a sacrifice or the act of sacrificing something
nosing
Wordthe front edge of a step or stair
neuter
Wordin grammar, used to describe the form that is neither masculine nor feminine
aloof
Wordnot friendly or involved with other people; distant and reserved
peppering
Wordto scatter or cover something with small bits or drops
excavate
Wordto dig in the ground to find something buried, especially old objects or remains
enigmatic
Wordmysterious and hard to understand
telltale
Wordshowing that something is present or true, often in a way that is not obvious
persecute
Wordto treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially because of their beliefs or identity
boldness
Wordthe quality of being bold, confident, and willing to take risks
definitively
Wordin a way that settles something clearly and finally
auditory
Wordrelated to hearing or the sense of hearing
satanic
Wordrelating to Satan or to satanism
docile
Wordeasy to train, control, or manage
cognition
Wordthe process of thinking, learning, and understanding
frustrate
Wordto make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed
allure
Wordthe quality of being very attractive or fascinating
progenitor
Worda person from whom someone is descended; an ancestor or parent
neurology
Wordthe branch of medicine that deals with the brain, nerves, and nervous system
abler
Wordmore able or skilled than someone or something else
carnivore
Wordan animal that eats meat
instinctive
Worddone naturally and without thinking
feral
Wordwild and not tame, especially after living with people before
retina
Wordthe part at the back of the eye that senses light and sends visual signals to the brain
neuron
Worda nerve cell that sends signals in the body and brain
colonize
Wordto settle in a place and take control of it, especially by sending people there to live
metaphysical
Wordrelating to ideas about reality, existence, and what lies beyond the physical world
fixation
Wordthe state of being fixed or made firm
encampment
Worda temporary camp, especially for soldiers or travelers
vigilant
Wordwatching carefully for danger or problems
interestingly
Wordused to say something is surprising or worth noticing
graver
Worda small tool used for engraving or carving hard material
stabling
Wordthe act of keeping horses in stables
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
intestinal
Wordrelating to the intestines
boning
Wordthe process of removing bones from meat or fish
feline
Wordrelating to cats or the cat family
sphinx
Worda mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head
edict
Wordan official order or announcement from a person in authority
irresistible
Wordso attractive, pleasant, or tempting that it is hard to refuse
squeak
Wordto make a short, high-pitched sound
revere
Wordto feel deep respect and admiration for someone or something
drowsy
Wordfeeling sleepy and unable to stay fully awake
coloration
Wordthe natural pattern or shade of an animal, bird, or plant
lapping
Wordmoving gently against something with a soft, light sound
obsess
Wordto fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else
chimpanzee
Worda large ape that lives in Africa and is closely related to humans
brilliance
Wordgreat intelligence, skill, or talent
hone
Wordto sharpen a blade or tool
prowess
Wordgreat skill or ability in doing something
lynx
Worda wild cat with tufted ears and a short tail
papal
Wordrelating to the Pope or the office of the Pope
subspecies
Worda group within a species, usually with small but stable differences
envious
Wordfeeling unhappy because someone has something you want
sedative
Worda drug that makes someone calm or sleepy
temperament
Worda person's usual way of reacting and behaving
coon
Worda raccoon
unravel
Wordto separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads
carbohydrate
Worda substance in foods such as bread, rice, and pasta that gives the body energy
inhibit
Wordto make something less active, strong, or effective
witchcraft
Wordthe use of magic, especially spells and evil magic
devour
Wordto eat something very quickly and eagerly
harvesting
Wordthe act of gathering a crop from the fields
siamese
Worda breed of cat with a pale coat and dark points, often blue-eyed
on the prowl
Phraselooking for someone or something, often in a sneaky or predatory way
cache
Worda hidden store of things kept for later use
outwards
Wordtoward or on the outside
cram
Wordto fill something too full by pushing things in
anatomical
Wordrelating to the structure of the body or of a body part
tailing
Wordthe act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them
skeletal
Wordrelating to bones or a skeleton