quadrillion
the number 1,000,000,000,000,000
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Nova S31E13: English vocabulary
Season 31, Episode 13Documentary
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overstate
to describe something as bigger, better, or more important than it really is
inhospitable
harsh, empty, or difficult to live in
latching
the act of fastening something with a latch
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
heredity
the process of passing traits from parents to children through genes
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
compacted
to press something so that it becomes smaller and tighter
eon
a very long period of time
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
microorganism
a very tiny living thing that can only be seen with a microscope
minuscule
extremely small
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reshape
to change the shape of something
phonograph
an early machine for recording and playing sound, using a cylinder or disc
subvert
to weaken or destroy the power or authority of a system or institution
plumb
exactly vertical or straight up and down
sedimentary
relating to rock formed from layers of sediment
scorching
extremely hot
inconceivable
impossible to believe or imagine
prizing
to value something very highly
paleontologist
a scientist who studies fossils and the history of life on Earth
fluke
a lucky result that seems unlikely or accidental
pegging
the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes
detectable
able to be seen, noticed, or measured