Nova S47E6: English vocabulary

the fact of being likely to be affected or harmed by something

to move repeatedly from side to side or up and down between two points

very attractive and able to hold your attention

a very small drop of liquid

to feel very hungry

so similar that you cannot tell the difference

spending a lot of time sitting and not moving much

red, swollen, and painful because of infection or irritation

more able or skilled than someone or something else

to take food, drink, or a substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it

an exercise machine with a moving belt that lets you walk or run in one place

to breathe air out of your lungs

an organ behind the stomach that helps digest food and makes insulin

relating to brothers or like the relationship between brothers

tasting or smelling of a lot of sugar; very sweet

the work of measuring land and recording its features, often for a map or building plan

extremely overweight, especially in a way that affects health

a reduction in the amount of something, especially a gradual one

either of the two rounded parts at the back of the body below the waist

a gland in the neck that makes hormones controlling growth and metabolism

a person who is trying to lose weight by following a diet

the act of combing hair

used to say something is surprising or worth noticing

the act of keeping horses in stables

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

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

to pay attention to and follow advice, a warning, or a request

to feel deep respect and admiration for someone or something

closed and no longer open for business

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

to make a short, high sound, especially like a small bird or insect

to walk or move in an unsteady way, as if you might fall

farthest away in space or time

relating to metabolism, the chemical processes in the body

in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment

a unit used to measure energy, especially the energy in food

to search for food or supplies in the wild

the round part of the eye

to make a general statement or conclusion from specific facts or examples

a substance in foods such as bread, rice, and pasta that gives the body energy

a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

to make something less active, strong, or effective

locked with a key

the act of gathering a crop from the fields

covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

sunk below the surface of water

to help explain something or make it easier to understand

a mistaken belief or idea

in a way that is complete and causes major change

the act of adding salt to food or water

very stylish and elegant

to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

to fall forward and land face first

a simple sugar that the body uses for energy

used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

the early stage of something's development

a famous female singer, especially in opera or pop music

a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

the stage in life when a child's body begins to change into an adult body

past tense and past participle of shoot

cruel and unfair control by a ruler or government

in a careful, organized way that follows a plan or method

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to land or settle lightly on something

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

to represent or stand for something

a mammal in the group that includes monkeys, apes, and humans

to record that you have started work or a shift

hard and dry, so it breaks or crumbles easily

a structure in a cell that carries genes and passes on genetic information

to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

to a very great degree; extremely

to deal with a problem before it gets worse

producing fruit

the condition of having too much body fat