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Nova S44E7: English vocabulary

Season 44, Episode 7Documentary

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  • sifter

    Word

    a tool or machine used for sifting flour, sugar, or other fine materials

  • mystify

    Word

    to confuse someone so they do not understand something

  • overlaying

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    covering one thing with a layer of something else

  • topmost

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    at the highest point or level

  • homogenous

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    having parts that are all very similar

  • permeate

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    to spread through something and fill it; to pass into every part of something

  • pyre

    Word

    a pile of wood or other material used for burning a dead body at a funeral

  • cartographer

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    a person who makes maps

  • segmented

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    to divide something into separate parts or sections

  • leavings

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

  • compacted

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    to press something so that it becomes smaller and tighter

  • brickwork

    Word

    brick walls or the bricks used to make them

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  • overlie

    Word

    to lie on top of something or cover it

  • indentation

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    a blank space at the start of a line of text

  • authenticate

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    to prove that something is real, true, or genuine

  • conductive

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    able to conduct heat or electricity

  • devastate

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    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • atrocity

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    an extremely cruel or shocking act

  • excavate

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    to dig in the ground to find something buried, especially old objects or remains

  • butchering

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    the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

  • riveting

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    very interesting and impossible to ignore

  • observant

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    good at noticing small details

  • rifling

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

  • decompose

    Word

    to break down naturally into simpler substances

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • liquidation

    Word

    the process of closing a business and selling its assets to pay debts

  • embody

    Word

    to show or express a quality, idea, or feeling very clearly

  • exterminate

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    to destroy or kill something completely

  • annihilation

    Word

    complete destruction of something

  • passover

    Word

    a Jewish festival that celebrates the Israelites' escape from Egypt

  • bayonet

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    a knife fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon

  • gravestone

    Word

    a stone marker placed on a grave to remember the person buried there

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • yiddish

    Word

    a language traditionally spoken by many Jewish communities, based on German and written in Hebrew letters

  • evener

    Word

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

  • upheaval

    Word

    a sudden, disruptive change or disturbance

  • improbable

    Word

    not likely to happen or be true

  • amir

    Word

    a ruler or high-ranking leader in some Muslim countries

  • scrolled

    Word

    moved a page or screen up or down

  • astounding

    Word

    extremely impressive or surprising

  • anomaly

    Word

    something that is different from what is normal or expected

  • extermination

    Word

    the act of destroying something completely

  • antiquity

    Word

    the ancient past, especially the time before the Middle Ages

  • kosher

    Word

    allowed or prepared according to Jewish religious dietary laws

  • commandant

    Word

    an officer in charge of a military base, prison, or similar institution

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • digger

    Word

    a person or animal that digs

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • lost to time

    Phrase

    no longer remembered, used, or preserved after a long time

  • simmer

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    to cook something gently just below boiling point

  • liberate

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    to free someone from prison, slavery, or control

  • horrific

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    extremely shocking, violent, or upsetting

  • tangible

    Word

    clear and easy to notice or feel

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • extinguish

    Word

    to stop a fire or flame from burning

  • penetrating

    Word

    clear and strong, and hard to ignore

  • distort

    Word

    to change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • work camp

    Phrase

    a camp where people are forced to do hard work

  • sacking

    Word

    the act of being dismissed from a job

  • partisan

    Word

    someone who strongly supports a political party, cause, or person

  • fives

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

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ticking

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    the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

  • systematically

    Word

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

  • layering

    Word

    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • barbarian

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    a person who is thought of as uncivilized or cruel

  • stamping

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    the act of making a mark or design by pressing a stamp onto something

  • foliage

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    the leaves of trees and plants, especially when seen as a mass

  • pleading

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    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cabling

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    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • synagogue

    Word

    a building where Jewish people go to pray and study their religion

  • stand over

    Phrase

    to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

  • piece of the puzzle

    Phrase

    one part of a bigger situation, explanation, or plan

  • lucky break

    Phrase

    a lucky event or opportunity that helps someone succeed

  • communal

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    shared by the people in a group or community

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • hit the floor

    Phrase

    to go out to dance, especially at a club or party

  • judaism

    Word

    the religion, traditions, and beliefs of Jewish people

  • unanswered

    Word

    not answered or not dealt with

  • annex

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    to add something as an extra part, especially to a document or report

  • twig

    Word

    a small thin branch from a tree or bush

  • ordeal

    Word

    a very difficult, painful, or upsetting experience

  • stoke

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    to add fuel to a fire so it burns more strongly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • holocaust

    Word

    the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis during World War II

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • ghetto

    Word

    a poor area of a city where many people from a minority group live

  • secular

    Word

    not connected with religion

  • collaborator

    Word

    a person who works with others on a project or task

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

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