whir
to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect
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Nova S35E18: English vocabulary
Season 35, Episode 18Documentary
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sunless
without sunlight; dark because the sun is not shining
apropos
appropriate or relevant to what is being said or done
seethe
to be very angry but not show it openly
sublimate
to change a strong feeling or desire into a more acceptable form of activity
scald
to burn or injure with very hot liquid or steam
intermingle
to mix together or become mixed together
entomb
to bury a dead body in a tomb or grave
cataclysmic
causing or involving sudden great damage or suffering
misshapen
not having a normal shape; bent or badly formed
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
vaporize
to change a liquid or solid into a gas
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incessantly
continuously, without stopping or pausing
dwindle
to become gradually smaller, fewer, or weaker
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
brimming
full to the top and likely to spill over
indescribable
too strong, beautiful, strange, or emotional to describe well in words
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
wring
to twist and squeeze something to force liquid out of it
cloaking
the act of hiding something so it is not easily seen or detected
fossilize
to change into a fossil over a very long time
crucible
a container used for heating substances to very high temperatures
murmuring
a soft, low, continuous sound
baffle
to confuse or puzzle someone