whiffing
moving or drifting out in small puffs or wisps
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Nova S31E12: English vocabulary
Season 31, Episode 12Documentary
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oxygenate
to add oxygen to something or make it contain more oxygen
staggeringly
to a very surprising or impressive degree
daunt
to make someone feel nervous or less confident
phlegm
thick mucus from the throat or lungs, especially when you have a cold
scald
to burn or injure with very hot liquid or steam
tarry
to delay doing something; to stay somewhere longer than planned
snotty
rude and unpleasant, especially in a smug or superior way
multicellular
made of many cells
coalesce
to come together and form one thing or group
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
vaporize
to change a liquid or solid into a gas
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stalactite
a pointed rock formation hanging from the roof of a cave
hellish
extremely unpleasant, difficult, or severe
cataclysm
a sudden, violent disaster that causes great damage or change
wrinkly
having a lot of wrinkles
gorged
having eaten too much
hotly
in a heated or angry way
doubly
to a greater degree; in two ways or for two reasons
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
pungent
having a strong, sharp taste or smell
noxious
harmful, poisonous, or unpleasant to breathe, eat, or touch
spew
to send out or throw out quickly and forcefully
interplanetary
relating to travel or activity between planets