bedevil
to cause trouble or make something hard to do
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Nova S44E15: English vocabulary
Season 44, Episode 15Documentary
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bulldoze
to clear land or knock down buildings with a bulldozer
daunt
to make someone feel nervous or less confident
slacken
to become less strong, active, or intense
roofer
a person whose job is to build or repair roofs
liquidator
a person appointed to close a company and sell its assets
entomb
to bury a dead body in a tomb or grave
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
snagged
caught on something and torn or damaged
spew
to send out or throw out quickly and forcefully
clouding
the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent
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contaminate
to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material
greenery
plants and leaves, especially when they make a place look green and fresh
precarious
not safe or steady and likely to fail, fall, or change suddenly
fragmented
broken into small parts or pieces
sarcophagus
a large stone coffin, often decorated and used in ancient times
honorably
in a way that shows honesty, fairness, and good character
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
repaint
to paint something again
gearing
the arrangement of gears in a machine or vehicle
bolting
running away suddenly and quickly
fahrenheit
the Fahrenheit temperature scale, where water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°
stiffness
the quality of being stiff, tight, or hard to move