sifter
a tool or machine used for sifting flour, sugar, or other fine materials
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Nova S44E7: English vocabulary
Season 44, Episode 7Documentary
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mystify
to confuse someone so they do not understand something
overlaying
covering one thing with a layer of something else
topmost
at the highest point or level
homogenous
having parts that are all very similar
permeate
to spread through something and fill it; to pass into every part of something
pyre
a pile of wood or other material used for burning a dead body at a funeral
cartographer
a person who makes maps
segmented
to divide something into separate parts or sections
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
compacted
to press something so that it becomes smaller and tighter
brickwork
brick walls or the bricks used to make them
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overlie
to lie on top of something or cover it
indentation
a blank space at the start of a line of text
authenticate
to prove that something is real, true, or genuine
conductive
able to conduct heat or electricity
devastate
to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely
atrocity
an extremely cruel or shocking act
excavate
to dig in the ground to find something buried, especially old objects or remains
butchering
the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat
riveting
very interesting and impossible to ignore
observant
good at noticing small details
rifling
the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin
decompose
to break down naturally into simpler substances