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15 Cards in this Set
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CHROMOSOME
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Any of the rod shaped or threadlike DNA containing structures of cellular organisms that are located in the nucleus
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CHURLISH
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of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl: vulgar; marked by a lack of civility or graciousness: surly; difficult to work with or deal with.
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CIRCUMLOCUTION
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the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea; evasion in speech
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CIRCUMNAVIGATE
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to go completely around (as the earth) esp. by water; to go around instead of through: bypass
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DECIDUOUS
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walling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
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DELETERIOUS
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harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
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DIFFIDENT
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hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence; distrustful; reserved, unassertive
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ENERVATE
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lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor; to reduce the mental or moral vigor of; to lessen the vitality or strength of.
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ENFRANCHISE
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to set free (as from slavery); to endow with a franchise; as to admit to the privileges of a citizen and especially to the right of suffrage; to admit to political privileges or rights.
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EPIPHANY
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an appearance or manifestation especially of a divine being;a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something
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LUGUBRIOUS
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exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful, brooding
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MITOSIS
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a process that takes place in the nucleus of a dividing cell, involves typically a series of steps consisting of a prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, and results in the formation of two new nuclei each having the same number of chromosomes as the parent nucleus
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NANOTECHNOLOGY
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the art of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale especially to build microscopic devices (as robots)
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NOMENCLATURE
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name, designation; the act or process or an instance of naming; a system or set of terms or symbols in a particular science, discipline or art
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NOTARIZE
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to acknowledge or attest as a notary public
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