tantalize
to tempt or tease someone by showing them something they want but cannot have
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Nova S44E16: English vocabulary
Season 44, Episode 16Documentary
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unstudied
not planned or rehearsed; natural and spontaneous
deprecate
to say that you do not approve of something
blighting
causing damage or harm
climatologist
a scientist who studies climate and how it changes
foamy
covered with foam or looking like foam
sulphuric
relating to sulfur or containing sulfur
entomb
to bury a dead body in a tomb or grave
distinctively
in a way that is easy to notice because it is typical of one thing or person
cataclysmic
causing or involving sudden great damage or suffering
pumice
a very light, porous volcanic rock used for cleaning or polishing
livid
very angry
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torrential
very heavy and falling fast, especially rain
geologically
in a way that relates to geology or the Earth's structure and history
compacted
to press something so that it becomes smaller and tighter
droplet
a very small drop of liquid
magnification
the amount by which something is enlarged, especially in a microscope or lens
palmed
to hide something in your hand, especially secretly
devastate
to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely
solidify
to make something hard, firm, or solid
clouding
the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent
excavate
to dig in the ground to find something buried, especially old objects or remains
ravage
to cause serious damage to something
telltale
showing that something is present or true, often in a way that is not obvious