phantasmagoric
strikingly strange, dreamlike, or unreal
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Nova S35E2: English vocabulary
Season 35, Episode 2Documentary
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centigrade
relating to the temperature scale in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100°
predetermine
to decide or arrange something in advance
frictionless
offering little or no resistance to movement or action
evaporative
relating to evaporation or using evaporation to cool something
mystify
to confuse someone so they do not understand something
gaily
in a cheerful, lively, and lighthearted way
daunt
to make someone feel nervous or less confident
liquefy
to make a solid substance become liquid
farsighted
able to see distant objects clearly; long-sighted
potentiality
the possibility that something may develop or happen in the future
magnetically
in a way that is related to magnetism or a magnet
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porosity
the quality of having tiny holes that let air or liquid pass through
micron
a unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
canny
good at making careful and practical decisions, especially about money or business
levitate
to make something rise and hover in the air, especially by magic or special power
mantling
a decorative cloth used to cover an altar or lectern
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
dignitary
a person who is important because of a high rank or official position
experimenter
a person who carries out experiments or tests new ideas
repulsion
a strong feeling of disgust or dislike
crisscross
a pattern of lines, roads, or paths that cross each other
berate
to criticize someone angrily and at length
fester
to become infected and start producing pus