tantalize
to tempt or tease someone by showing them something they want but cannot have
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Nova S48E21: English vocabulary
Season 48, Episode 21Documentary
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roil
to stir up a liquid so that it becomes cloudy or muddy
infinitesimally
to an extremely small degree
featureless
lacking clear or interesting features
maelstrom
a powerful whirlpool
astrophysical
relating to astrophysics
teeter
to move or stand unsteadily, as if you might fall
ceaseless
continuing without stopping
tempestuous
very stormy or rough
hellish
extremely unpleasant, difficult, or severe
inhospitable
harsh, empty, or difficult to live in
humbles
to make someone feel less proud or less important
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crisscross
a pattern of lines, roads, or paths that cross each other
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
palpable
easy to notice or feel
clouding
the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent
churn
to stir cream or milk until it becomes butter
cosmology
the study of the universe and how it began and developed
gloom
darkness or a dark, gloomy atmosphere
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
concur
to agree with someone or with a statement
slighting
showing disrespect or contempt
primordial
existing from the earliest time; very ancient
fluctuation
a change in size, amount, or level that goes up and down repeatedly