tantalize
to tempt or tease someone by showing them something they want but cannot have
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Nova S39E5: English vocabulary
Season 39, Episode 5Documentary
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robustly
in a strong and healthy way
liquefy
to make a solid substance become liquid
matriarchal
relating to a society or family in which women have the main power or authority
dozer
a powerful machine with a wide blade used for moving earth or clearing land
calve
to give birth to a calf
upend
to turn something over so it rests on its end or upside down
bottomed
having a specified kind of bottom or base.
jut
to stick out from a surface or line
scapula
one of the two flat bones on your upper back, behind the shoulder
unroll
to open or spread out something that has been rolled up
riddling
hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling
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goring
to wound or kill by stabbing with a horn or tusk
windpipe
the tube in your throat that carries air to your lungs
mastodon
a large extinct animal like an elephant, with tusks
technologist
a person who works with technology, especially by developing or applying it in a practical way
jawbone
the lower jaw of a person or animal
increment
a small increase or change, especially in a series
hotly
in a heated or angry way
gnaw
to bite or chew something repeatedly, especially for a long time
twittering
the soft, repeated sound birds make
jugular
the vein in the neck that carries blood from the head back to the heart
drumbeat
the repeated sound of a drum
magnify
to make something look larger, especially with a lens or microscope