centigrade
relating to the temperature scale in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100°
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Nova S40E2: English vocabulary
Season 40, Episode 2Documentary
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convexity
the quality of being curved outward
interbreed
to breed animals from different groups or breeds
gammon
the back leg of a pig, cured and usually cooked
shamble
to walk slowly with heavy, dragging steps
sinew
a tough band of tissue that connects muscles and bones
adornment
something added to make a person or thing look more attractive
brutish
cruel, rough, and lacking kindness or sensitivity
intertwine
to twist or wind together
hotbed
a place where something, especially trouble or activity, develops quickly and strongly
hotly
in a heated or angry way
shafting
unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated
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reexamine
to examine something again, especially to check it more carefully or consider it differently
infertile
not able to produce babies, seeds, or fruit
preeminent
more important, successful, or respected than others in a field
stringer
a freelance journalist who writes for a news organization from a particular area
statuette
a small statue or figure, often decorative
condense
to make something smaller, shorter, or more compact
distillation
the process of boiling a liquid and cooling the vapor to separate and purify it
fossilize
to change into a fossil over a very long time
uniformly
in a way that is even and the same throughout
brawn
physical strength, especially when seen as more important than intelligence
excavate
to dig in the ground to find something buried, especially old objects or remains
fragmented
broken into small parts or pieces