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Nova S48E4: English vocabulary

Season 48, Episode 4Documentary

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  • oxygenate

    to add oxygen to something or make it contain more oxygen

  • stickiness

    the quality of being sticky or hard to remove

  • gobbler

    a male turkey

  • overstatement

    a statement that makes something sound bigger, better, or worse than it really is

  • stringy

    made of or looking like long thin strands

  • earwax

    a waxy substance produced in the ear

  • multicellular

    made of many cells

  • pique

    a feeling of annoyance or hurt pride after being slighted

  • wormed

    treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

  • apothecary

    a person who prepared and sold medicines in the past

  • bushel

    a unit used for measuring dry goods, especially grain or fruit

  • bayed

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

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  • starched

    made stiff with starch

  • transformative

    causing a big and important change

  • soapy

    covered with soap or a layer of soap suds

  • glassware

    objects made of glass, especially cups, bowls, and decorative items

  • audacious

    showing a willingness to take bold risks

  • sorghum

    a tall grass grown for its grain, which is used as food and animal feed

  • spew

    to send out or throw out quickly and forcefully

  • muscling

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • trappings

    the outward signs or objects that go with a particular role, status, or way of life

  • condense

    to make something smaller, shorter, or more compact

  • microorganism

    a very tiny living thing that can only be seen with a microscope

  • inefficiency

    the fact of not being efficient or not using time, money, or effort well

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