roil
to stir up a liquid so that it becomes cloudy or muddy
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Nova S36E16: English vocabulary
Season 36, Episode 16Documentary
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dreamless
without dreams during sleep
blankness
the state of being empty, blank, or without expression
preoccupy
to fill someone's mind so they can think of little else
panoply
a large or impressive collection or range of things
inscribe
to write or carve words, letters, or a message on something
superimpose
to place one thing over another so both can still be seen
gratify
to give someone pleasure or satisfaction
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
intuitively
in a way that uses instinct or feeling rather than careful thought
hieroglyphic
relating to hieroglyphs or written in hieroglyphs
recur
to happen again, especially regularly
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mantelpiece
the shelf or ledge above a fireplace
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
painstaking
done with a lot of care and attention to detail
brimming
full to the top and likely to spill over
innumerable
too many to count
nonsensical
not making sense; absurd or meaningless
functionally
in a way that is practical and useful rather than attractive
fanciful
imaginative, unusual, or not based on reality
droop
to bend or hang downward, often because of weakness or tiredness
silvering
the process of turning silver in color
impurity
the presence of unwanted or dirty substances in something
spiky
covered with or having many sharp points