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Nova S33E16: English vocabulary

Season 33, Episode 16Documentary

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  • guider

    a person who leads or shows other people the way

  • teaspoonful

    the amount that a teaspoon holds, about 5 milliliters

  • imploded

    collapsed inward suddenly and violently

  • boggle

    to confuse or surprise someone so much that they do not know what to think

  • entwine

    to twist or weave together

  • maelstrom

    a powerful whirlpool

  • hither

    to or toward this place

  • yon

    at a distance that you can still see

  • ravenous

    extremely hungry

  • pervade

    to spread through something and be present in every part of it

  • wisp

    a small thin piece or amount of something

  • coalesce

    to come together and form one thing or group

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  • anathema

    something that is strongly disliked or rejected

  • vaporize

    to change a liquid or solid into a gas

  • kea

    a large New Zealand parrot with a reputation for curiosity and intelligence

  • apaches

    a member of a Native American people from the southwestern United States

  • sterilize

    to make something free of all harmful germs

  • wormhole

    a tunnel-like connection that could link two far-apart places in space-time

  • brimming

    full to the top and likely to spill over

  • veiling

    a thin piece of cloth used to cover or partly cover something

  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

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

  • spew

    to send out or throw out quickly and forcefully

  • sagittarius

    the ninth sign of the zodiac, represented by an archer

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