Nova S36E14: English vocabulary

a member of certain peoples in central Africa and parts of Southeast Asia

to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

to confuse or puzzle someone

not willing to compromise or change your position

broken into small parts or pieces

a painful swollen area in the body that contains pus

the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

relating to the area around the pubic bone or genitals

very difficult and needing a lot of effort

a dead human body

to become too hot, or to make something too hot

to live in or fill a place with people or animals

a member of an extinct human species that lived in Europe and parts of Asia long ago

to break down naturally into simpler substances

more able or skilled than someone or something else

an animal that eats meat

a difference or split between two things, ideas, or people

a fast way of moving that a horse uses, with all four feet off the ground at times

a substance made by a cell or gland and released into the body or outside it

a narrow crack or opening, especially in rock or a wall

a wide area of grassland in a tropical or subtropical region with few trees

a person who makes animated films or cartoons

to settle in a place and take control of it, especially by sending people there to live

someone who knows a lot about a subject, especially art, food, or wine

based on guesses or not certain

a wide open area of land, sea, or sky

a hard, shiny coating used to protect or decorate something

something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

the process of spreading people or things over a wide area

a large plant-eating animal with one or two horns on its nose

to cut stone out of the ground in a quarry

something that is very helpful or brings an advantage

having no hair on the body or skin

in a very close and personal way

an object that is thrown or fired through the air

a large ape that lives in Africa and is closely related to humans

the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

to move or shake unsteadily from side to side

a piece of clothing with trousers and a bib front, worn over a shirt for work or casual wear

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

a unit used to measure energy, especially the energy in food

a difficult or unpleasant situation

to make something more varied or different

a person's usual way of reacting and behaving

the fact of living for a long time

to change from a liquid into a gas

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

a misspelling of Homo sapiens, the species that includes modern humans

locked with a key

a solid shape with flat sides, often used to split light into colors

something that is hard to understand or explain

to help explain something or make it easier to understand

a hidden store of things kept for later use

likely to cause a strong reaction, especially by upsetting or challenging people

the part of the face above the eyes and below the hairline

relating to the structure of the body or of a body part

a person who studies human societies, cultures, and how they change over time

to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

to talk in a casual, lively way

able to be trusted to do what is needed or expected

the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

the set of rules that tells cells how to make proteins from DNA

a microscope that uses electrons instead of light to see very tiny objects

a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

the stage in life when a child's body begins to change into an adult body

a deep crack or split in something

a person who is skilled at making things by hand

a small round object with a hole through it, used in jewelry or decoration

a person who has conquered a place or people

the use of several layers, especially in clothing

to cut and gather a crop from a field

to land or settle lightly on something

a short text that explains a picture or photo

a large movement of people leaving a place