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Nova S42E13: English vocabulary

Season 42, Episode 13Documentary

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  • bushiness

    the quality of being bushy or thick and full

  • tantalize

    to tempt or tease someone by showing them something they want but cannot have

  • overgrow

    to grow so much that it covers or takes over something

  • fossilization

    the process of becoming a fossil

  • deprecate

    to say that you do not approve of something

  • opposable

    able to be moved so that it touches or crosses another part, especially a thumb that can touch the other fingers

  • biped

    an animal or person that walks on two legs

  • interbreed

    to breed animals from different groups or breeds

  • encase

    to cover or enclose something completely

  • rivulet

    a very small stream

  • antechamber

    a small room that leads to a larger room

  • ulna

    the thinner of the two bones in the forearm, on the side of the little finger

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  • barbarity

    extreme cruelty or brutal behavior

  • trepidation

    a feeling of nervous fear or worry about something that may happen

  • stomaching

    the present participle of stomach

  • wellspring

    a source of something, especially something good or useful

  • dynamiting

    the act of blowing something up with dynamite

  • emotive

    causing strong feelings or emotions

  • clavicle

    the bone between your shoulder and chest

  • scapula

    one of the two flat bones on your upper back, behind the shoulder

  • cresting

    to rise and become visible over the horizon

  • characteristically

    in a way that is typical of someone or something

  • vertebral

    relating to the spine or the vertebrae

  • laborious

    taking a lot of time and effort

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