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Blood, concrete, and dynamite: Building the Hoover Dam - Alex Gendler

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TED-Ed

Video Language:

  • English

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Accent:

  • English (US)

Speech Time:

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  • 4:31 / 5:11

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Video Vocabulary

unprecedented

/ˌənˈpresədən(t)əd/

adjective

Not having happened before, or to such a degree.

continually

/kənˈtinyo͞oəlē/

adverb

repeated frequently in same way.

engineer

/ˌenjəˈnir/

noun verb

Someone whose job is to repair or maintain engines. design and build.

oncoming

/ˈänˌkəmiNG/

adjective noun

(E.g. of traffic) moving towards. approach or onset of something.

structure

/ˈstrək(t)SHər/

noun verb

arrangement of and relations between parts or elements of something complex. construct or arrange according to plan.

growing

/ˈɡrōiNG/

adjective noun verb

undergoing natural development by increasing in size and changing physically. Act of cultivating plants for food. To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this.

governments

/ˈɡəvər(n)mənt/

noun other

governing body of state. Groups of people and systems that rule a nation.

determined

/dəˈtərmənd/

adjective verb

having made firm decision and being resolved not to change it. To establish the facts about; discover.

project
noun verb

A planned piece of work for specific purpose. estimate on basis of present trends.

massive

/ˈmasiv/

adjective

large and heavy.

carried

/ˈkerē/

verb

(Of stores) to sell a particular product.

frequent
adjective verb

Happening often. To go to a place regularly.

stumbled

/ˈstəmbəl/

verb

trip or momentarily lose one's balance.

repelled

/rəˈpel/

verb

drive or force attack or attacker back or away.

diverted

/dəˈvərt/

verb

To attract someone's attention from something.

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