Nova S37E6: English vocabulary

a small remaining sign of something that has mostly disappeared

having small holes made through it

a yellowish-brown color

to change into a fossil over a very long time

to dig in the ground to find something buried, especially old objects or remains

to make a person or part of the body unable to move

to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

not willing to compromise or change your position

an animal that eats plants

the process of thinking, learning, and understanding

to live in or fill a place with people or animals

the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

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

more able or skilled than someone or something else

an animal that eats meat

to search carefully through something, or look into something in detail

the lower jaw or lower jawbone

able to change easily to fit new conditions or situations

to pass dry ingredients through a sieve to remove lumps or coarse bits

a line or path that turns sharply back and forth

relating to climate or weather

affected by disease; not healthy

the ability to think of clever, original solutions

a place where people or animals live

a building or room used for storing things

a hard, shiny coating used to protect or decorate something

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

a sudden, disruptive change or disturbance

the ability to do many different things well

a place with many paths or passages that are hard to find your way through

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

to become stronger, more serious, or more intense

to form an opinion or guess based on evidence

relating to ice or glaciers

an object that is thrown or fired through the air

a hard mineral often used in jewelry and clocks

a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

to make something more varied or different

to dig up something that is buried or hidden

the use of an object, image, or action to stand for an idea or feeling

a person or thing that eats

the pointed top of a mountain or building

the act of moving along without using power

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

in a way that uses science or scientific methods

to figure out or read something that is hard to understand, especially a code or message

locked with a key

something that is hard to understand or explain

the act of gathering a crop from the fields

to make someone very interested or curious

a tool with a sharp edge, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, or metal

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

a large back tooth used for grinding food

relating to space and the position of things in it

to treat someone in a cruel or insulting way

a large wild animal like a cow, with a big head and shaggy front shoulders

to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

clear and strong, and hard to ignore

to talk in a casual, lively way

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

the most important or leading position

small or not very important

not easy to reach, enter, or use

to look through something carefully from start to finish

past tense and past participle of shoot

a deep crack or split in something

sea animals with shells or hard outer coverings that people eat, such as clams, mussels, and lobster

a small waterfall, or a series of small waterfalls

to land or settle lightly on something

a short text that explains a picture or photo

relating to thinking, learning, memory, and understanding

relating to the front part of something

to throw or hit something in a high arc

to deal with a difficult situation or problem

a very large extinct elephant with long curved tusks