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Nova S48E20: English vocabulary

Season 48, Episode 20Documentary

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  • serenely

    in a calm, peaceful, and untroubled way

  • gluttonous

    very greedy about food; eating too much

  • ensnare

    to catch or trap someone or something, especially by tricking them

  • tumult

    a loud, confused noise and activity, especially from a crowd

  • contort

    to twist or bend something out of its normal shape

  • vaporize

    to change a liquid or solid into a gas

  • ramification

    a result or effect of an action, especially one that is complicated or unwanted

  • accretion

    a gradual increase caused by layers or material building up

  • inconsequential

    not important or likely to have much effect

  • elongate

    to make something longer

  • bayed

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

  • statics

    the study of forces on structures that are not moving

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  • gorged

    having eaten too much

  • veiling

    a thin piece of cloth used to cover or partly cover something

  • behemoth

    something extremely large, powerful, or impressive

  • leavings

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • sagittarius

    the ninth sign of the zodiac, represented by an archer

  • weirdness

    the quality of being strange or unusual

  • aberration

    a change from what is normal or expected, especially one that seems strange or unwanted

  • outlive

    to live longer than someone or something

  • minuscule

    extremely small

  • fascinate

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • clouding

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • placid

    calm and peaceful; not easily upset or excited

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