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Nova S42E22: English vocabulary

Season 42, Episode 22Documentary

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  • utterer

    a person who says or speaks something

  • whir

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • careen

    to move fast in an uncontrolled way, often while turning or swerving

  • inundate

    to flood or fill something with a large amount of water or other things

  • encase

    to cover or enclose something completely

  • herculean

    requiring a lot of effort or strength

  • ampere

    the unit used to measure electric current

  • gird

    to wrap or fasten something around the body, especially with a belt or band

  • bottomed

    having a specified kind of bottom or base.

  • forecaster

    a person who predicts future events or trends

  • blare

    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

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  • condenser

    a device that cools gas so it turns into a liquid

  • scavenge

    to search for and collect useful things, especially from waste or discarded material

  • inexcusable

    too bad or wrong to be accepted or forgiven

  • spool

    a round object that thread, tape, wire, or film is wound around

  • insatiable

    impossible to satisfy; always wanting more

  • devastate

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • habitable

    good enough for people to live in

  • paralyze

    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • seep

    to flow slowly through small holes or a porous material

  • fathom

    a unit of length equal to six feet, used mainly for measuring water depth

  • schematic

    shown in a simple, symbolic, or diagram-like way

  • pneumatic

    relating to air or gas

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