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concourse?a crowd; a space for crowds to gather
concupiscent?having strong sexual desire or lust
concurrent?running together or at the same time
condescend?to deal with someone beneath oneself on his own level, sometimes patronizingly
condign?-deserved or suitable
condolence?expression of sympathy
condone?to pardon or overlook
conducive?tending or leading
conduit?a pipe or channel for liquids
configuration?an arrangement
confiscate?to seize by authority
connagration?a large fire
confute?to prove wrong
coffer?a strongbox
cogent?forceful
cogitate?to think over
cognate?related
cognizant?aware
cognomen?a name
cohesion?tendency to stick together
cohort?a group or band; an associate
coincident?happening at the same time
collaborate?to work together
collateral?side by side; parallel
collocation?an arrangement
colloquial?conversational; informal (speech)
colloquy?a formal discussion or conference
collusion?conspiracy
colossal?huge
comatose?pertaining to a coma
comely?attractive
cede?to give up one?s rights to (something); to transfer ownership of
celerity?speed
celestial?heavenly
celibate?unmarried
censure?to blame or criticize
cerebration?thought; thinking
cessation?stopping
cession?the giving up (of something) to another
chafe?to rub for warmth; to irritate
chaff?husks of grain; anything worthless
chagrin?embarrassment
chaotic?totally disorderly
charlatan?imposter; quack
chary?watchful
chaste?pure
chastise?to punish
chattel?personal property
cabal?a small group of conspirators
cache?a hiding place; hidden things
cacophony?harsh sound
cadaver?a corpse
cadence?rhythm
cadre?a basic structure; a nucleus or framework
caitiff?a mean person
cajole?to coax or wheedle
caliber?quality or value
calk, caulk?to fill cracks or seams
calligraphy?penmanship
callous?unfeeling
callow?immature
calumny?slander
camaraderie?fellowship
canaille?rabble; mob
canard?a false, often malicious report
candor?frankness
canny?shrewd
bigot?an intolerant person
bilious?bad-tempered
billingsgate?vulgar, abusive talk
binate?paired
bivouac?a temporary encampment
bizarre?odd; eccentric
blanch?to make white; to bleach; (a person) to turn white
bland?mild
blandishment?flattery
blasphemy?profanity
blalant?unpleasantly loud
blazon?to make known; to adorn or decorate
bleak?unsheltered; bare
blight?anything that kills, withers, or stunts
blithe?gay
bloated?swollen
bludgeon?a club
bluster?to act in a noisy manner
bacchanal?a drunken party
badger?to tease or annoy
badinage?playful talk; banter
baffle?to perplex
baleful?harmful
balk?to obstruct; to refuse to move
balm?something that soothes or heals
banal?trite; commonplace
bandy?to toss back and forth; exchange
baneful?deadly
barbaric?uncivilized
baroque?very ornate
barrage?a prolonged attack of artillery fire or words
barrister?a man of the legal profession
bastion?a fortification or defense
bate?to lessen
bathos?sentimentality
arrogate?to appropriate
articulate?to join; to speak clearly
artifact?a manmade object, particularly a primitive one
artifice?ingenuity; trickery
artisan?a skilled craftsman
ascendant?rising
ascetic?self-denying
ascribe?to assign or attribute
aseptic?free of bacteria
askance?with a sideways look; suspiciously
askew?crookedly
asperity?harshness
aspersion?a slanderous remark
assail?to assault
assay?to test or analyze; to try
asseverate?to assert
assiduous?diligent
anchorite?a recluse
ancillary?serving as an aid
animadversion?a critical comment
animate?to bring to life
animosity?hatred
annals?yearly records
anneal?to heat and then cool; to strengthen
annuity?a yearly payment
annul?to invalidate
anomaly?an abnormality
antediluvian?before the Biblical flood; very old
anterior?toward the front
anthropoid?resembling man
antipathy?a strong dislike
antipodes?exact opposites
antithesis?opposite
apathetic?indifferent
aperture?an opening
advent?an arrival
adventitious?accidental
adversity?misfortune
advocate?to support
aesthetic?pertaining to beauty
affable?friendly
affected?artificial
affidavit?a sworn statement in writing
affinity?a close relationship
affirmation?assertion
affluent?wealthy
affray?a noisy quarrel
affront?an insult
agenda?a program
agglomerate?to gather into a mass
aggrandize?to make greater
aggravate?to make worse
aggregate?a group of things together
aggrieved?wronged
abase?to degrade
abash?to embarrass
abate?to decrease
abattoir?a slaughterhouse
abdicate?to give up
aberration?a deviation
abet?to aid
abeyance?temporary suspension
abhor?to detest
abject?miserable
abjure?to give up on oath
ablution?washing the body
abnegate?to renounce
abominate?to loathe
aboriginal?first; existing someplace since the beginning
abort?to cut short
abrade?to rub off
abridge?to shorten
abrogate?to cancel by authority
abscond?to run away
DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis
DNA
-The species-particular DNA sequences produce the species-particular proteins
-Genes code for proteins
-Genes are long strands of DNA of chromosomes
WHAT IS DNA?
-DNA is genetic code
-Instructions for heredity
-Components of genes
-Director of protein synthesis
-A type of nucleic acid
-A type of organic compound
-A polymer {a compound made of repeating subunits}
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