daunt
to make someone feel nervous or less confident
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Nova S44E4: English vocabulary
Season 44, Episode 4Documentary
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seaworthy
safe and strong enough to travel on the sea
wheelhouse
the part of a ship where the person steering it stands or sits
blare
to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that
flail
to wave or swing your arms or legs wildly
wrangle
to argue noisily and angrily
shipbuilder
a person or company that builds ships
capsize
to turn over in the water, especially a boat or ship
painstaking
done with a lot of care and attention to detail
sumptuous
very rich, elegant, and expensive-looking
shafting
unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
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anxiously
in a worried or uneasy way
hydraulics
the use of pressurized liquid to power machines or equipment
ladle
a large spoon with a deep bowl and a long handle, used for serving soup or sauce
pegging
the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes
hulled
having the outer husk or shell removed
pulley
a wheel with a rope or chain running over it, used for lifting heavy things or changing the direction of a pull
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
welder
a person whose job is to join pieces of metal together
punter
a person who bets money, especially on horse racing or football
gearing
the arrangement of gears in a machine or vehicle
fahrenheit
the Fahrenheit temperature scale, where water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°
christen
to give someone a Christian name in a baptism ceremony