overlaying
covering one thing with a layer of something else
Episode vocabulary
Nova S39E4: English vocabulary
Season 39, Episode 4Documentary
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splurge
to spend money freely or extravagantly
doubter
a person who does not believe something is true
personify
to show a strong example of a quality or feeling
staid
serious, calm, and a little old-fashioned or dull
frontispiece
an illustration printed facing the title page of a book
vellum
a fine, smooth material made from animal skin, used for writing or art
sinew
a tough band of tissue that connects muscles and bones
exquisitely
in a very beautiful, delicate, or skillful way
pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
tacking
the act of sailing a boat in a zigzag pattern to move against the wind
riddling
hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling
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possessor
a person who owns or has something
experimenter
a person who carries out experiments or tests new ideas
faker
a person who pretends to be something they are not in order to trick people
annotation
a note added to a text, image, or data to explain or comment on it
technologist
a person who works with technology, especially by developing or applying it in a practical way
consign
to send or give something to someone to keep, sell, or deal with
doubly
to a greater degree; in two ways or for two reasons
twittering
the soft, repeated sound birds make
magnify
to make something look larger, especially with a lens or microscope
forger
a person who makes fake copies of documents, money, or works of art
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
overlie
to lie on top of something or cover it