overgrow
to grow so much that it covers or takes over something
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Nova S23E18: English vocabulary
Season 23, Episode 18Documentary
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silverfish
a small insect with a silvery body that lives in damp places
borer
a tool used for boring holes
coagulate
to change from a liquid into a thick, semi-solid mass, especially blood
jointed
having joints or sections that are connected by joints
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
ravenous
extremely hungry
denizen
a person, animal, or plant that lives in a particular place
unwitting
not knowing about something, so not intentional
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
impregnable
impossible or very hard to capture or defeat
aphid
a very small insect that feeds on plant sap
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purveyor
a person or company that supplies or sells a particular kind of goods
indignity
something that makes you feel humiliated or treated without respect
wormed
treated with medicine to remove worms from the body
trespasser
a person who enters land or property without permission
scavenge
to search for and collect useful things, especially from waste or discarded material
inescapable
impossible to avoid or escape
misstep
a small mistake or wrong move, especially one that causes a problem
entree
the main dish in a meal
handiwork
work made by hand, especially something carefully crafted
prowl
to move around quietly and carefully, especially while looking for something or someone
furrow
a long, narrow groove or trench made in the ground by a plow
gnaw
to bite or chew something repeatedly, especially for a long time