hurtle
to move very fast, often in a wild or uncontrolled way
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Nova S38E17: English vocabulary
Season 38, Episode 17Documentary
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billow
a large wave or a swelling mass of water, smoke, or fabric
elapse
to pass, especially of time
disorganization
a lack of order or planning
timekeeper
a person who measures or records time in an event or activity
thousandth
the ordinal form of 1,000th
immutable
not able to be changed
celluloid
a type of plastic once used to make early movie film
intuitively
in a way that uses instinct or feeling rather than careful thought
disordered
not neat or organized; in a state of disorder
sundial
a device that tells the time by the shadow cast by the sun
wormhole
a tunnel-like connection that could link two far-apart places in space-time
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mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
etch
to cut or mark a design into a hard surface, often with acid or a sharp tool
intrepid
brave and willing to take risks
clouding
the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent
leisurely
done in a relaxed, unhurried way
synchronize
to make things happen at the same time or in the same way
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
bombard
to attack a place with bombs or shells
momentary
lasting only a very short time
startle
to make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed
splatter
to make liquid, paint, or mud fly and land in small drops