consequences- n. a result or an effect of something Ex. After going to sleep at 2 in the morning the day of the SATs, Ben consequently bombed the test. -nonconsequential [from M.Fr. conséquent "following, resulting," from L. consequentem "an event which follows another"]
undernourished- adj. to not provide enough for health or growth Ex. Fred slowly walked down the poor suburban street sadly pitying the undernourished Haitian people lying around. -undernourishment [from L. infernus "lower, below" + nutrire "to feed, nurse, foster, support, preserve,"]
extract- v. to remove Ex. The surgeon gingerly cut into the patient's brain and carefully extracted the tumor.
-unextractable [from L.L. extractum "to draw out"]
modify- v. to make changes, alter Ex. The programmer let out a relieved breath after finishing his new modified program so it was now almost impossible to hack; encrypted with a 20-number code, hundreds of firewalls, and a burn system if anyone tried to copy the data. -unmodifiable [from L. modificare "to limit, restrain,"]
DNA- n. an abbreviated name for the part of plants and animals that carries genetic information inside each cell Ex. The frustrated homicide detectives continued to vigorously search the crime scene for any DNA the killer may have left behind, but so far the killer had not left a single fingerprint, hair strand, or blood sample.-deoxyribonucleic acid [from 1931 deoxy-, from de- + oxy(gen), 2' hydroxyl (-OH), oxygen + ribose]
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