centigrade
Wordrelating 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
Wordthe quality of being curved outward
interbreed
Wordto breed animals from different groups or breeds
gammon
Wordthe back leg of a pig, cured and usually cooked
shamble
Wordto walk slowly with heavy, dragging steps
sinew
Worda tough band of tissue that connects muscles and bones
adornment
Wordsomething added to make a person or thing look more attractive
brutish
Wordcruel, rough, and lacking kindness or sensitivity
intertwine
Wordto twist or wind together
hotbed
Worda place where something, especially trouble or activity, develops quickly and strongly
hotly
Wordin a heated or angry way
shafting
Wordunfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated
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reexamine
Wordto examine something again, especially to check it more carefully or consider it differently
infertile
Wordnot able to produce babies, seeds, or fruit
preeminent
Wordmore important, successful, or respected than others in a field
stringer
Worda freelance journalist who writes for a news organization from a particular area
statuette
Worda small statue or figure, often decorative
condense
Wordto make something smaller, shorter, or more compact
distillation
Wordthe process of boiling a liquid and cooling the vapor to separate and purify it
fossilize
Wordto change into a fossil over a very long time
uniformly
Wordin a way that is even and the same throughout
brawn
Wordphysical strength, especially when seen as more important than intelligence
excavate
Wordto dig in the ground to find something buried, especially old objects or remains
fragmented
Wordbroken into small parts or pieces
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fluke
Worda lucky result that seems unlikely or accidental
seashell
Wordthe hard outer shell of a sea creature, often found on a beach
stocky
Wordhaving a short, broad, and solid build
manganese
Worda hard gray metal used in steel and other alloys
quirk
Worda small habit or feature that is a little unusual but not serious
gait
Wordthe way someone walks
neanderthal
Worda member of an extinct human species that lived in Europe and parts of Asia long ago
abler
Wordmore able or skilled than someone or something else
sliver
Worda very small, thin piece of something that has broken off or been cut from a larger piece
tuscan
Wordrelating to Tuscany or its people, language, or culture
fetal
Wordrelating to a fetus
colonize
Wordto settle in a place and take control of it, especially by sending people there to live
articulated
Wordmade of parts joined by flexible joints
forerunner
Wordsomething that came before and helped lead to a later development
graver
Worda small tool used for engraving or carving hard material
rudimentary
Wordbasic and not yet well developed
brood
Worda group of young animals born or hatched at the same time
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
adept
Wordvery skilled at doing something
boning
Wordthe process of removing bones from meat or fish
distantly
Wordin a way that is far away or not very clearly
grasping
Wordgreedy and always wanting more money or possessions
spearhead
Wordthe pointed metal tip of a spear
smeared
Wordcovered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around
bitters
Worda bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails
infer
Wordto form an opinion or guess based on evidence
colossal
Wordextremely large
stagger
Wordto walk or move in an unsteady way, as if you might fall
feasible
Wordpossible to do successfully
unearth
Wordto dig up something that is buried or hidden
torque
Worda twisting force that makes something turn
elusive
Worddifficult to find, catch, understand, or remember
symbolism
Wordthe use of an object, image, or action to stand for an idea or feeling
confer
Wordto give someone a title, honor, right, or benefit
homo sapien
Phrasea misspelling of Homo sapiens, the species that includes modern humans
keyed
Wordlocked with a key
shed light upon
Phraseto help explain something or make it easier to understand
paw off
Phraseto masturbate
intrigue
Wordto make someone very interested or curious
brow
Wordthe part of the face above the eyes and below the hairline
anthropologist
Worda person who studies human societies, cultures, and how they change over time
replicate
Wordto make an exact copy of something or repeat an experiment or result
despairing
Wordfeeling or showing that you have lost all hope
statistically
Wordusing statistics or based on statistical data
elaborated
Wordto explain something in more detail
done for
Phrasein a situation where failure or disaster seems certain
tooling
Wordthe equipment and setup used to make products in a factory
cleanup
Wordan act of cleaning a place or area
genetic material
PhraseDNA or RNA that carries an organism’s hereditary information
infancy
Wordthe early stage of something's development
bacterial
Wordrelating to bacteria or caused by bacteria
outnumber
Wordto be greater in number than someone or something
affinity
Worda natural liking for or connection with someone or something
sterile
Wordfree from germs or other living microorganisms
marginal
Wordsmall or not very important
fives
Worda game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
dosage
Wordthe amount of medicine or a drug that should be taken at one time or over a period of time
pigment
Worda substance that gives color to paint, ink, or other materials
bead
Worda small round object with a hole through it, used in jewelry or decoration
absorption
Wordthe process of taking in or soaking up a substance, light, heat, or sound
layering
Wordthe use of several layers, especially in clothing
brute
Wordan insulting word for a cruel or unpleasant person
light on
Phraseto land or settle lightly on something
reflective
Wordthinking carefully about your own thoughts, feelings, or actions
sap
Wordthe liquid that flows through a plant and carries food and other substances
adhere
Wordto stick to something firmly; to stay loyal to a rule, belief, or plan
hunch
Worda feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts
smear
Worda messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance
chromosome
Worda structure in a cell that carries genes and passes on genetic information
genetically
Wordin a way that relates to genes or genetics
characterize
Wordto describe the main qualities of someone or something
crayon
Worda small stick of colored wax used for drawing or coloring
revise
Wordto change something after thinking about it again or getting new information
gunning
Wordto shoot and kill someone with a gun
cut off
Phraseseparated from the rest by cutting
sever
Wordto cut something off or separate it by force