tantalize
to tempt or tease someone by showing them something they want but cannot have
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Nova S48E14: English vocabulary
Season 48, Episode 14Documentary
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utterer
a person who says or speaks something
whir
to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect
bedevil
to cause trouble or make something hard to do
cosmologist
a scientist who studies the universe, especially its origin, structure, and development
shoehorn
a curved tool used to help put on a shoe
smithereens
very small pieces after something breaks or explodes
upend
to turn something over so it rests on its end or upside down
coincident
happening at the same time or in the same place
immigrate
to move to and live in a new country
experimentally
in a way that involves experiments or testing
indivisible
impossible to divide or separate
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amiss
not quite right or normal
deplete
to use up or greatly reduce the amount of something
emanate
to come from a source and spread out from it
fervor
strong, intense enthusiasm or feeling
argon
a colorless, odorless noble gas used in lights and welding
shafting
unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated
revolutionize
to change something completely, especially in a way that has a big effect
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
oscillate
to move repeatedly from side to side or up and down between two points
spew
to send out or throw out quickly and forcefully
cusp
a pointed part where two curves meet
defection
the act of leaving a country, group, or cause to join the other side