disabuse
to make someone stop believing something that is wrong
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Nova S39E7: English vocabulary
Season 39, Episode 7Documentary
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teachable
willing to learn and accept advice or correction
deprecate
to say that you do not approve of something
stigmatization
the act of making people feel ashamed or rejected because of a condition or situation
relapsing
happening again after a period of improvement
predispose
to make someone more likely to have a feeling, behavior, or condition
thyself
an old-fashioned or poetic form of "yourself
myopia
a condition in which faraway objects look blurry
impugn
to challenge or question the truth, validity, or honesty of something
immobility
the state of not moving or being able to move
pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
gratify
to give someone pleasure or satisfaction
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intractable
very difficult to control, solve, or deal with
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
baldness
the condition of having little or no hair on the head
actionable
able to be used to take practical action
intermix
to mix things together so they are combined
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
prejudicial
causing harm or making something worse
elongate
to make something longer
beery
smelling or tasting like beer
personalize
to change something so it fits a person's needs or preferences
recessive
describing a gene or trait that appears only when both copies of a gene are the same
eugenics
the idea that human breeding can be improved by controlling who has children