Nova S32E13: English vocabulary

the process of exposing something to radiation

to wrap or cover something with cloth or bandages

to deliberately avoid something

a person who carries out experiments or tests new ideas

from the very earliest time in history or prehistory

to become gradually smaller, fewer, or weaker

to stand or open wide, especially with the mouth open

a potassium compound used in making fertilizer and glass

too great or extreme to measure

a ruler or leader who has complete power and uses it cruelly

a strong feeling of disgust or dislike

having a lot of wrinkles

relating to nitrogen, especially in a compound with two oxygen atoms

the study of forces on structures that are not moving

the act of making a braid or braids by weaving strands together

to annoy someone by asking or telling them to do something again and again

to come from a source and spread out from it

a layer of rock or soil

the activity of betting money on uncertain results

needing a lot of care, skill, or attention

a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

to weave or twist things together

things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

a radioactive chemical element used in some medical treatments

able to catch fire and burn easily

to try to sell things by going from place to place

a person or thing that is chasing someone or something

a person who works at a royal court, often as an adviser or companion to a king or queen

friendly and pleasant

a chemical element, symbol Ba, atomic number 56

in a forceful, angry, or passionate way

to give a false or self-serving reason for something you did or felt

to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

a person or group that decides a dispute or settles an argument

to talk quickly and continuously in a confused or silly way

a feeling that something, especially something bad, is going to happen

to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

to move slightly back and forth, especially because of wind or uncertainty

a part or thing that is attached to something larger, often one that seems less important

to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially because of their beliefs or identity

the state of being married

impossible to explain

to describe or measure something in numbers

extremely bad, unpleasant, or shocking

to value something very highly

from what place or source

to make someone extremely angry

to put something firmly inside or into something else

a person who does not easily believe things and wants proof first

the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

in the form of a gas, or like a gas

very large or great; seeming to have no limit

the process of splitting into two or more parts, especially in biology or nuclear physics

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to search carefully through something, or look into something in detail

small in amount; not enough

to attack a place with bombs or shells

relating to magic, supernatural powers, or hidden knowledge

not important or powerful; low in rank or status

made to resist fire or high heat

to give out or provide something to people

a device with a heavy blade that cuts off a person's head

a connection or relationship between things

the act of breathing in

lasting only a very short time

to shine with a soft, wavering light

able to be imagined or thought possible

careful and hardworking, especially in doing tasks well

hard work, especially work that is tiring and takes a lot of time

a large French country house or castle

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

used to say something is surprising or worth noticing

basic and not yet well developed

something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

very careful about small details and exactness