100 Words High Schoolers Should Know Pt 6

lugubrious

(adj) mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree

metamorphosis

(n) a marked change in appearance character, condition, or function; a transformation

mitosis

(n) cell division

moiety

(n) a half; a pat, portion, or share

nanotechnology

(n) the science & technology of building devices such as electric circuits, from individual atoms & molecules —- tiny technology

nihilism

(n) philosophy, an extreme form of skepticism that denies that existence is real; the belief that all values are baseless & that nothing can be known of communicated (believe in nothing)

nomenclature

(n) a system of names used in an art or science; the procedure of assigning names to organisms listed in a taxonomic classification

nonsectarian

(adj) not limited to associated with a particular religious denomination

notarized

(v) to certify or attest to as a notary public

obsequious

(adj) full of or exihibiting servile compliance; fawning